While more states de­crim­i­nalize fentanyl test strips, the Florida Leg­is­lature declines to do so BY Mitch Perry Tampa UPDATED 5:40 PM ET Mar. 23, 2022 ...

While Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to look over bills on his desk from the 2025 legislative session, here's a look at 20 laws ...

“It’s important to verify because there’s a lot of anxiety and fear right now as it is.” ...

The legislators say they want Trump to allow pathways to legal status for non-criminal undocumented migrants ‘with ...

Polk County's Walter Clayton Jr. traded to Utah Jazz after first-round NBA Draft selection by Wizards Bartow High School graduate and Florida Gators star Walton Clayton Jr. now knows where he'll live ...

Authorities in Alameda County said they rescued a 3-month-old baby girl and arrested six people during the bust of an alleged ...

A Bay City man will get federal prison for selling fentanyl shipped from Arizona. Meanwhile, Bay City Public Schools adopted its budget for the upcoming school year—with a $3.1 million deficit. Those ...

RUSKIN, Fla. — Florida families are continuing to feel the effects of the opioid epidemic. According to the CDC, the state saw 7,551 drug overdose deaths in 2022, the second highest number ...

A sheriff’s corporal who was in the right place at the right time helped apprehend a suspected gas station thief in Ocala on ...

The issue hits close to home in Central Florida. The Orlando Police Department said it has seized close to 1,500 grams of fentanyl this year.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — From fentanyl testing for suspected overdose patients and regulations for surrendered infants, to diabetes management in schools and liability for property damage in a hit ...

Lopez, who was born in Chicago and grew up in central Florida, was first elected as sheriff in 2020, according to his biography on the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office website.