Gov. Rick Scott says Floridians who need to evacuate due to Hurricane Irma should leave immediately, creating a sense of urgency as Hurricane Irma inches its way towards Florida. 

With North Korea conducting its sixth test of missiles this past weekend,  members of the Florida delegation weighed in and offered their takes on the growing tensions with that nation.

Videos, in the words of an administrative law judge, showed a “series of races involving --- as a rule --- tired, reluctant, skittish, or disinterested horses moving at a slow pace down the dust-choked path.”

But an appeals court Tuesday said regulators were wrong to try to punish a tiny North Florida pari-mutuel facility that in 2014 turned to slow-motion, two-horse races as it tried to meet the requirements of its state license.

The Republican field to replace state Rep. Larry Ahern in Florida’s House District 66 just got a little bit more crowded. On Tuesday, Pinellas County Republican Party chair Nick DiCeglie formally announced his candidacy for the seat, which covers parts of Pinellas County including the Seminole area.