Tallahassee

Multiple victims were reported in a shooting Thursday at Florida State University and a suspect was taken into police custody, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

An active shooter was reported Thursday on the Florida State University campus in Tallahassee, according to the school's alert system.

Amid scrutiny by lawmakers into the Hope Florida Foundation, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Tuesday the charity operated by his wife will add a liaison to every state college.

The Florida Senate on Thursday passed a wide-ranging education bill that includes eliminating a requirement that high-school students pass algebra and language-arts tests to earn standard diplomas.

A Tallahassee man advocating for a stricter distracted driving law was in Gainesville on Saturday sharing his message with University of Florida students.

The Republican-controlled House voted 78-34 to pass the bill (HB 759) Wednesday. It remains unclear whether the Senate will take up the issue. The House passed repeal bills in 2023 and 2024, but the bills did not get through the Senate.

In a big courtroom victory for Gov. Ron DeSantis, a federal judge in Tallahassee on Friday denied a request to block Florida’s ban on social media for young teens.

Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to repeal some provisions in the legislation signed by then-Gov. Rick Scott three weeks after 19-year-old Nikolas Cruz shot and killed 17 people at his Parkland high school. The governor raised the prospect during his State of the State speech Tuesday.