A judge on Thursday pushed back a criminal case that went viral over a man accused of abandoning his bull terrier tied to a ...

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A 23-year-old Florida man is facing a felony aggravated animal cruelty charge in a case that drew the attention of Gov. Ron ...

Giovanny Aldama Garcia, 23, of Ruskin, east of St. Petersburg, is facing a felony aggravated animal cruelty charge in a case ...

Four candidates qualified to run for the Florida House District 32 seat, which Debbie Mayfield plans to resign from to run ...

DeSantis last week threatened to channel “huge sums of money” to legislative and gubernatorial candidates in Republican ...

The administration of Gov. Ron DeSantis blocked Rep. Debbie Mayfield from qualifying to run in a special election.

The Melbourne Republican says the governor is thwarting her candidacy because she didn’t back him for president. DeSantis’ ...

Republican state Rep. Debbie Mayfield of Melbourne lashed out Wednesday against Gov. Ron DeSantis after his administration blocked her from qualifying to run in a special election to replace outgoing ...

Legal experts say a decision is imminent. At the same time, state lawmakers could take up several gun-related proposals aiming to reverse post-Parkland laws.

In Florida, it’s still DeSantis vs. Trump. Once hailed as a potential heir to Donald Trump — and widely expected to have ...

House Republican Rep. Debbie Mayfield, who had filed to run in the special election scheduled for the state Senate seat she ...