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It's easy to see why bookkeeper Linda Mortimer moved to the Florida Keys 20 years ago: the impossibly blue water, the year-round sunshine, a lifestyle so laid-back that every day is like a Jimmy Buffett lyric. What Mortimer didn't anticipate was falling in love – and then getting divorced less than two years after taking her wedding vows.

Tropical Storm Claudette has weakened to a tropical depression after coming ashore on the Florida Panhandle.

Seven suspects plead not guilty to first-degree murder charges in the slaying of a Florida couple who adopted 13 children, many with special needs.

Authorities say a 34-year-old southwest Florida man shot a teenager in an apparent road rage incident and then killed himself.

Florida Sen. Mel Martinez said Friday he is resigning to return to Florida and his family. The first-term U.S. senator made a formal announcement at a 3 p.m.news conference in Orlando, saying he promised he wouldn't "simply warm a seat."

A Florida man accused of downloading child pornography is blaming his cat's erratic keyboard mashing for the crime. Keith Griffin was charged Wednesday with 10 counts of possession of child pornography after detectives found more than 1000 images on ...

Former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz is mulling a run for Congress in Florida as a Republican.

The shuttle Endeavour closed out a grueling space station assembly mission with a smooth Florida landing on Friday.

The eldest daughter of a Florida couple police say were murdered last week says she is shocked at the brutal killings that left her and 16 other siblings parentless. Seven suspects, including a ...

Infomercial pitchman Billy Mays died at his Tampa, Florida, home this morning, authorities told CNN. The 50-year-old known for his shouting OxiClean ads was pronounced dead at 7:45 a.m. The Hillborough County medical examiner will perform an autopsy, Tampa police Lieutenant Brian Dugan said.