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WASHINGTON (AP) — Tuesday’s special elections to replace Florida’s Republican former U.S. Reps ... streak in some of the ...

Florida has been working for years to crack down on employers that hire undocumented immigrants. But that presented a problem for businesses in the state that are desperate for workers to fill low ...

When Aparna Sai Nimmagadda looks around the discussion section in her Operating Systems course, the 21-year-old computer science senior sees only five women among her 30 classmates. At UF, that ...

For decades, women have faced an uphill battle in the workplace. Equal Pay Day — which this year falls on March 25 — is a reminder of the persistent income inequality between men and women.

PRISON OR 25 YEARS AT THE LEAST. OUT IN POLK COUNTY. A MISSING CHILD HAS BEEN RECOVERED IN POLK COUNTY. LAKE OUT THERE. INVESTIGATORS SAY A 12 YEAR OLD WAS OUT SWIMMING WITH FAMILY BEFORE HE GOT ...

The body of a 12-year-old boy who disappeared while swimming in Lake Roy in Winter Haven was found on Thursday. Polk Sheriff Grady Judd said a man took his two sons and a nephew out on a boat to swim ...

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — A boy was found dead at a lake in Polk County Thursday afternooon. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office first reported the boy’s disappearance shortly before 3 p.m ...

The deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot for the upcoming special elections in Florida is Thursday, March 20. The special elections, for two U.S. congressional districts and three Florida ...

A 42-year-old man has been arrested in Florida, accused of forcing a child to steal thousands of dollars worth of fishing rods.Authorities said at least four residents in the community of ...

MONROE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Crews continued battling a brush fire Wednesday that completely shut down access to the Florida Keys. Both US-1 and Card Sound Road were shut down on Wednesday as ...