Florida poll: Republicans lead in the races for governor and Senate

Republican Byron Donalds holds a 7-percentage-point advantage over Democrat David Jolly in the Florida governor’s race, according to a new NBC South Florida/Telemundo Station Group poll, while Republican Sen. Ashley Moody is up by 10 points in her …

Florida Democrats try to regain their mojo after years of Republican dominance

An Alluring Catch in the Florida Keys Isn’t a Fish. It’s Cocaine.

Plastic-wrapped bricks of drugs floating in the waters of the Florida Keys are common enough that they have a locally flavored nickname: square grouper. This summer, lobster divers plucked a brick of cocaine from the waters off Big Pine Key, about 30 miles …

Florida Isn’t Red. Democrats Just Stopped Showing Up.

Activism / October 7, 2026 With more than 900,000 Puerto Rican voters, Florida can be won in 2026 and put in play for 2028. Give Angie Nixon the chance she deserves. Ad Policy A supporter holds a campaign brochure supporting Democratic US Senate …

Florida ranks second in school book removals nationwide, report says

Credit: Image via Adobe Florida, once the nation’s leader in the movement to rid schools of books that some consider offensive, inappropriate or just too gay, is now trailing the state of Texas in book bans. The Sunshine State this year ranked second to …

American Airlines dropping 2 Florida flights, here's when and where

American Airlines is dropping five routes, including two in Florida, in 2027 as the carrier scales back some of its expansion plans for next summer. The airline is ending routes between Miami and Tulum, Mexico, and Miami and Montreal in January 2027, along …

Newest voters in Central Florida skewed blue ahead of Oct. 5 deadline

In the five weeks ahead of Florida’s Oct. 5 deadline to register to vote in the Nov. 3 General Election, tens of thousands of voters joined the rolls across the state, including more than 25,000 voters in Central Florida. The Florida Department of State …

Northern Florida beach towns facing a coastal flood threat as relentless rain soaks region throughout the week

THE TAKEAWAY Several inches of rainfall are expected across Florida through the end of the week, with some places seeing more than 5 inches by Thursday. A coastal storm has developed just off the northeastern Florida coast, bringing a coastal flood threat …

Florida’s Wildside to our Paradise: Carlton Ward Jr. spoke on his ‘Path of the Panther’ Documentary at FAU

On Monday, Florida Atlantic University students, faculty, and public viewers shifted in their seats, awaiting the arrival of Carlton Ward Jr., a conservation photographer for National Geographic and founder of the Wildpath organization. He made his way to …

Florida Defense Looks to Turn Survival into Hunting

After allowing 45 points in its loss to Missouri, Florida’s defense isn’t looking to simply forget what happened last Saturday but learn from the lackluster performance. Florida defensive coordinator Brad White said Tuesday the Gators have spent the week …