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Officials say 16 people died in Florida because of Hurricane Michael, doubling the numbers of deaths in the state The Associated Press had previously attributed to last week's storm.

The Alachua County Humane Society rescues cats after Hurricane Michael.

Half of eligible voters might go to the polls this fall, which would be the highest turnout level in a midterm election since the mid-1960s, another time of cultural and social upheaval.

The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a challenge to three proposed constitutional amendments on the November ballot.

Residents and city commissioners spoke for three and a half hours regarding the issue, with a final compromise — a second delay of the vote until late November — not coming until 10 p.m., as the two groups discussed the best method for the plan's implementation.

A group of ten volunteers were sent to the panhandle to assist in the hurricane relief.

A winning lottery ticket was confirmed to have been sold in South Carolina. That and more in 90 seconds.

A 7-pound capuchin monkey named Carli escaped from the Jungle Friends Primate Sanctuary on Oct. 21. Staff members have searched and tried to lure her home with food, but she hasn't been found.

Gainesville breaks ground on new eco-industrial park.

Trader Joe's, a national grocery store chain, made its debut in Gainesville at 8 a.m. to a crowd that braved the rain to line up outside the Butler Plaza location.