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Florida has abandoned its efforts to ask the Supreme Court to force criminal suspects to unlock their iPhones. (Justin Bright/Fresh Take Florida)

Florida Supreme Court Won’t Hear Cellphone Passcode Case

The question of whether police in Florida can legally force criminal defendants to unlock their cellphones will remain unresolved for now, after the state Supreme Court agreed not to consider the issue.

Arthur Marcoux (foreground) watches the dogs race along with many patrons at the Sanford Orlando Kennel Club on Nov. 23, 2020. (Sam Thomas/Fresh Take Florida)

The Final Blow: Pandemic Shuts The Door Permanently At Florida Dog Track

Sanford Orlando Kennel Club had planned to stay open until June. But now, in two short days, everything would be over.

Bill Braswell stops his granddaughter, Kamryn, from plucking a bushel of blueberries that will ripen in the following weeks. He has cultivated the 60-acre orchards at Polkdale Farms for 20 years. (Gabriella Paul/WUFT News)

How Florida Agriculture Has Been Affected By COVID-19

The state Department of Agriculture will continue to work to help farmers that have been affected by COVID-19.

Senate president Bill Galvano, R-Bradenton, right, confers with Sen. Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, during a session Friday March 13, 2020 in Tallahassee, Fla. The spread of the new coronavirus has stoked worries about Florida's economy, prompting lawmakers to rethink spending on big-ticket items as negotiations continue over the state budget. (AP Photo/Steve Cannon)

Galvano Says Cuts To State Budget Shouldn't Be Necessary

In his memorandum to senators, Galvano says fiscal responsibility in prior years, a budget reserve of over $2 billion, and anticipated federal aid should protect the state from the need for cuts.

The Point, April 5, 2020: Coronavirus: Florida's Cases By ZIP Code, Another Sharp Rise In Cases, And Fear About The Villages

Subscribe to The Point, arriving in your inbox Monday through Friday at 8 a.m. The top stories near you• Tampa Bay Times: In the Villages, America’s…

Victims of sexual assualt to get support through new ten-week session

This Friday the Alachua County Victims' Services and Rape Crisis Center will start a ten-week session aimed at helping groups of women who are victims of…

Virus During Holy Week: How The Faithful Are Managing

Holy Week will look different across Florida, as spiritual communities opt for at-home religious services amid coronavirus.

A Bradford County EMT stands by, ready for any emergency calls. The county went from five to 11 cases of COVID-19 in the past four days. (Kyle Chambers/WUFT News)

COVID-19 Strains Emergency Personnel Nerves And Resources In Florida’s Rural Counties

COVID-19 has changed the way rural departments approach, evaluate and transport patients.

Special education teacher Teri Jones teaches a special-needs first-grader how to communicate with an iPad. Jones has taught at Newberry Elementary since 2005.

North Central Florida Adapts To Remote Learning For Students With Disabilities Amid Pandemic

Teachers and administrators of North Central Florida are discovering the unique challenges of teaching students with disabilities remotely.

The pictured tents, resident Mike Mcneal said, belonged to Anthony Davis, who attacked another resident with an axe Saturday. A Gainesville Police Officer patrols nearby. “I’m not saying that Dignity Village is 100 percent criminals. There are some very good people that live out there, some very good people that are truly down on their luck.” But, there is a criminal element that lives out there. If it wasn’t, we would not have to put two full-time police officers out there,” GPD spokesman Officer Ben Tobias said. (Photo by Giuseppe Sabella).

COVID-19 Forces Another Extension to Dignity Village Closing Date

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused the latest in a series of delays to the closing of Dignity Village, a homeless tent camp in Gainesville.

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