Florida

Florida’s state Board of Education banned “critical race theory” from public school classrooms on Thursday, adopting new rules it said would shield schoolchildren from curricula that could “distort historical events.”

Panama City will soon have a new welcome center for visitors and locals alike who want to know more about our area.

The latest in lifesaving technology is now part of DeFuniak Springs’ firefighters’ equipment.

The pilot accused of flying low over crowds at a local concert venue and dropping items on them is now in custody.

The beds were paid for by the Florida Division of Emergency Management, which saves Northwest Florida Community Hospital more than half a million dollars.

The Panama City Commission has approved Nova Engineering to perform a hurricane simulator test on the building. This test will recreate the exact weather conditions the building experienced during the storm.

Local organization Keep PCB Beautiful wants tourists to properly dispose of their trash.

As summer approaches, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is encouraging hunters to consider wild hog hunting in the state.

DeSantis vetoed more than 100 items, and some of which impacted organizations and projects in both Manatee and Sarasota counties. But funding is also being allocated here.

Three Florida men and one Alabama man were arrested for crimes related to the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the process of ascertaining and counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.