Florida

NBCLX storyteller Noah Pransky explains why Florida, and its 29 electoral votes, is so crucial to determining the outcome of the 2020 presidential election. And while Joe Biden is doing some really good things to capture Florida voters, Donald Trump is too.

A woman in Central Florida wouldn’t let anything stop her from casting a ballot in the 2020 election – even going into labor.

President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden held dueling rallies in Florida Thursday, putting their focus on a crucial swing state.

President Donald Trump held a rally in Tampa, Fla., Thursday while former Vice President Joe Biden held a drive-in rally in Broward County.

With many of its live entertainment shows gone dark because of the coronavirus, Walt Disney World is laying off 720 actors and singers

A man is facing charges after authorities said he illegally changed the address of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis in a voter database. Anthony Steven Guevara, 20, was arrested Tuesday on charges of altering voter registration without knowledge or consent and accessing a computer or electronic device without authorization, according to a Collier County Sheriff’s Office arrest report. The report said…

In Florida, African Americans make up 16% of the voting population but account for more than 20% of those who have lost their right to vote due to prior felony convictions. Even after a permanent ban on voting was lifted for people with felonies on their records, the state continues to bar them from casting ballots until they have paid...

A rare two-headed snake was discovered at a home in Florida, state wildlife officials said. The southern black racer was found at a home in Palm Harbor, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials said. The snake was being cared for and monitored by FWC. It has a low chance of survival in the wild since its brains will make…

Epsilon has strengthened into a hurricane, the 10th of the Atlantic season, as it approaches Bermuda on Thursday.

Authorities say a Florida man fatally shot his twin brother while they were joking around in an SUV.

During his first campaign rally since testing positive for COVID-19, President Donald Trump claimed he was now immune to the virus. “The nice part, I went through it. Now they say I’m immune,” he told supporters in Orlando, Fla. “I feel so powerful. I’ll walk into that audience. I’ll walk in there. I’ll kiss everyone in that...

Carnival Cruise Line says it’s canceling its remaining cruises scheduled for November out of two Florida ports, as well as five cruises from Australia at the beginning of next year

Republicans in Florida are fighting to energize President Donald Trump’s base while the president recovers from the coronavirus

Hurricane Delta rapidly intensified into a dangerous Category 4 storm with 145 mph winds Tuesday while following a course to hammer southeastern Mexico and then continue on to the U.S. Gulf Coast later in the week.

SpaceX successfully launched another set of satellites into space after multiple delays due to inclement weather.

As President Donald Trump recovers from the coronavirus, Joe Biden is capitalizing on having the campaign trail largely to himself by hitting critical swing states and investing in longtime Republican bastions that he hopes might expand his path to victory.

Authorities in Florida say a woman has been killed and a man hospitalized following a shooting at an Amazon Fulfillment Center in Jacksonville

The Tampa International Airport announced Tuesday that it will be the first in the nation to test passengers for the coronavirus in the terminal

It’s no wonder so many Americans retire down south. The Sunshine State has four of the top five places for retirement, according to the latest WalletHub Best & Worst Places to Retire report. “Florida is a tax haven for everyone, but especially for the elderly, so when it comes to affordable living, all of these cities are going to be hard...

Florida state prosecutors on Thursday dropped charges against New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and other men accused of soliciting prostitution at a Jupiter spa, after the court ruled key surveillance videos could not be used in the case. State Attorney Dave Aronberg said during a virtual press conference that without surveillance video of the men — including Kraft —…