State Sen. Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater, is running for governor.

State Sen. Jack Latvala, R-Clearwater, is running for governor.
Florida congressman Francis Rooney had a wildly successful python hunting venture this week, bagging five snakes in the Florida Everglades Thursday evening.
U.S. Rep. Vern Buchanan’s, R-Fla., efforts to ban slaughtering horses for humans consumption continue to gain steam on Capitol Hill.
President Donald Trump plans to declare the ongoing opioid crisis a national emergency in the U.S., making the announcement at his Bedminster Golf Course in New Jersey Thursday.
Have I got this right? One of the leading columnists for a newspaper whose market serves the heart of last year's blue-green algae disaster is OK with septic tanks?
Well, septic tanks apparently would be OK in Sewall's Point if only the town's nearly 2,000 residents weren't behaving exactly like Glades folks portrayed them -- as "wealthy coastal elites."
State Sen. Jack Latvala all but confirmed he was running for something -- likely for Florida governor -- Thursday when he announced he would be making three stops across the state after declaring his intentions next Wednesday.
Florida's stance against the Maduro regime in Venezuela touched off an exchange this week involving anticipated 2018 political rivals Rick Scott and Bill Nelson.
The Manatee County State Attorney’s Office is now investigating a video of Florida fishermen brutally dragging a shark behind their boat at a high speed after the 11-second clip went viral, igniting a firestorm of controversy and outrage worldwide.
Members of the Florida delegation are weighing in on the increased tensions between the United States and North Korea as the communist regime in charge of that Asian nation continues to advance its nuclear ambitions and threatened to launch weapons against Guam.