Florida

Should wearing masks be mandatory? A question many are asking since restrictions have eased and coronavirus case numbers have climbed in our state.

A North Central Florida museum is welcoming visitors once again.

FSU President John Thrasher announced a new multi-part initiative to promote racial equality and justice on campus. Some student leaders remain skeptical enough is being done.

They say they’re essentially another member of the team as they go through the same physical and firearm training.

The Commissioner of the Florida Department of Education has issued an emergency order mandating schools must open buildings in August.

The Malone Tigers have lost one of their own after a Sunday morning car crash. Star athlete, Ocasio Murff and soon to be senior at Malone School was ejected from a vehicle after it had overturned.

Several new safety measures will be in place as the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom reopen for guests on Saturday. Disney’s Hollywood Studios and EPCOT open July 15.

Police say they arrested Marcus Jones, Murray Horton, Tyshon Jones, and Tywann Sistrunk over the weekend after they allegedly battered a man and his wife.

$41 million in unused funds was cut from the program that pays law enforcement agencies to train armed school staff or volunteers to act during a shooting.

You do not have to have symptoms to be tested, and the tests are free.

An autopsy is scheduled and more details will be released later.

Malone basketball head coach Steve Welch said he and the extended Malone family are heartbroken with this loss.

Health officials say there are 10,059 new positive COVID-19 cases as of Sunday.

Just 24 hours after breaking a single day record for new COVID-19 cases in the Sunshine State, the Florida Department of Health adds 10,059 new cases, and carries the state total over 200,000 cases.

Several visitors say this is a weekend to celebrate our country and our freedom, but they say it’s also a way to celebrate freedom from being locked inside their homes during pandemic.

Airport traffic is down this Fourth of July holiday weekend, compared to last year.

The Red Bar has set a reopening date for mid-July.

Jackson County School District seniors will have to wait a little longer for their graduation ceremonies.

The organizers of the Destin Seafood Festival have canceled 2020′s event.

Some beachgoers got to see an amazing sight over Myrtle Beach.

The program was initially suspended in mid-March when the theme parks and hotels closed down due to the coronavirus pandemic.

After several inmates had fevers higher than 100.4 degrees, officials with the Walton County Jail say they're now testing all inmates for COVID-19.

Walton County Sheriff Michael Adkinson was one of five invited from around the nation to provide testimony Tuesday to the Presidential Commission on Law Enforcement and the Administration of Justice – the first commission on law enforcement in half a century.

A federal appellate court has stayed a lower court ruling that gave impoverished Florida felons the right to vote

The Florida High School Athletic Association task force met to discuss the start date for fall sports on Wednesday.

The Sheriff's office has already moved onto the property with plans for an autism transition academy in the works.

Blue Springs is also hosting its freedom springs triathlon Saturday morning to kick off Independence Day.

In a stong Facebook statement, Clay County Sheriff Darryl Daniels has said that he will not tolerate violent protests in Clay County.

Without fanfare, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law an expansion of Florida’s use of a federal database to verify an employee’s immigration status.

Despite neighboring cities like Apalachicola and Pensacola mandating wearing face masks, Panama City Beach leaders are not. Beaches will also stay open 4th of July weekend.