PENACOLA, Fla. -- Two Northwest Florida educators are closer to receiving national recognition. Kristin Maum and Emerald Barton could be named as "America's Favorite Teacher" by the Reader's Digest.

Bill would move the Florida Department of Education's A-F grade scale to match traditional percentages used for grading ...

In Florida, where teacher salaries rank among the lowest in the nation, high school English teacher Raquel Carey has built ...

The big story: Debate over the future of Florida’s taxing system took some added twists and turns Monday, as state government leaders aimed to get in front of the debate. Gov. Ron DeSantis ...

Facing an older population and an immigration crackdown, the state is introducing legislation to make it easier for companies to hire more teenagers. 32,903 people played the daily Crossword ...

TAMPA, Fla. - Homeland Security Director Kristi Noem's recent comment that she plans to close FEMA sparked debate on Wednesday among Florida leaders. During a televised cabinet meeting with President ...

The House budget, due out Friday, will be lower than the current spending plan of $118.6 billion, he said. Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida GOP lawmakers frequently tout the state’s fiscal strength ...

Languages: English Florida officials have proposed a new tax plan that would dramatically cut the state's sales tax from 6 percent to 5.25 percent. Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez called this ...

From proposal to develop to protest to bill for protection, Florida Today's John A. Torres asks our panel if this is how local and state politics should work News Space Sports Opinions Restaurants ...

History, at times, feels like a wheel spinning and bringing us back to places where we have once been. That is exactly what Indonesia’s national team are experiencing in their quest to qualify ...

03/26/25 — Convinced of its literary and anthropological value, Hurston continued to revise the unpublished manuscript until her death in 1960. When a handyman tasked with clearing out her home set ...

Legoland Florida Resort plans to open an indoor roller coaster in 2026. Merlin Entertainments, the corporate owner of the Winter Haven theme park, announced plans to build roller coasters at both ...