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Walt Disney backed down from a long-running legal battle with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over control of the Orlando-area land that is home to the company's most important resort.
Walt Disney backed down from a long-running legal battle with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over control of the Orlando-area land that is home to the company’s most important resort.The Wall Street Journal - World - Florida -
Florida Woman Sentenced for Stealing Ashley Biden’s Diary
Aimee Harris sold the diary to Project Veritas, a right-wing group, in what prosecutors said was a brazen plot to damage Joseph R. Biden Jr. in the 2020 election.The New York Times - Top stories - Florida -
Florida pre-med student stabs mother more than 70 times, authorities say
A Florida pre-med university student killed his mother by stabbing her over 70 times without saying a word when he visited her from college over the weekend, authorities said.NBC News - Top stories - Florida -
Settlement reached in lawsuit between Disney and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' allies
A settlement was reached, ending almost two years of litigation.ABC News - Entertainment - Florida -
Florida man charged in killing of his girlfriend’s 13-year-old daughter
The longtime boyfriend of a central Florida mother whose teenage daughter was reported missing in February was charged Wednesday with the 13-year-old girl’s murder, officials said.NBC News - Top stories - Florida -
Bob Graham, Former Florida Governor and Senator, Dies at 87
After the 9/11 attacks, Mr. Graham became an outspoken critic of President George W. Bush’s response and voted against invading Iraq.The New York Times - Top stories - Florida -
Cold case murder of WWII veteran in Florida is solved after more than 50 years
The cold case murder of a decorated World War II veteran, killed "execution-style" in the Florida woods in 1968, has been solved 56 years later, authorities announced Thursday.NBC News - Top stories - Florida -
Stolarz gets assist, Florida blanks Ottawa 2-0 for third shutout over Senators this season
Anthony Stolarz stopped 25 shots and had an assist, and the Florida Panthers shut out the Ottawa Senators for the third time this season with a 2-0 victoryABC News - Sports - Florida -
1 killed, 2 hospitalized after crane section falls from a Florida high-rise
One person was killed and two others were hospitalized Thursday afternoon when a section of crane fell from a building in downtown Fort Lauderdale, officials said.NBC News - Top stories - Florida -
Florida man sentenced to 14 months in prison for threatening to kill Supreme Court justice
A Florida man was sentenced to 14 months in prison for threatening to kill a Supreme Court justice last year, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.NBC News - Top stories - Florida -
Faculty and students protest Florida law that they say could keep top Chinese talent out of grad schools
A Florida law is prompting backlash from professors, students and advocates across university campuses in the state who say the measure could keep Chinese grad students out of their schools.NBC News - Top stories - Florida -
Florida community tries unique solution to peacock nuisance
Pinecrest, Florida, has seen its peacock population explode, leading to plenty of noise, property damage and more havoc. Now, the community is trying a unique solution to slow the growth of the birds' population.CBS News - Top stories - Florida -
Bob Graham, ex-U.S. senator and Florida governor, dies at 87
Former U.S. Sen. and two-term Florida Gov. Bob Graham, who gained national prominence as chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee in the aftermath of the 2001 terrorist attacks and as an early critic of the Iraq war, has died. He was 87.NBC News - Politics - Florida -
NASA confirms mystery object that crashed through roof of Florida home came from space station
NASA says it determined that an object that crashed through the roof of a Florida home last month was a chunk of space junk from equipment discarded at the International Space StationABC News - Tech - Florida -
Reinhart gets his 55th goal to win it, Florida tops Buffalo 3-2 in OT to clinch home ice for Round 1
Sam Reinhart got his 55th goal of the season with 1:02 left in overtime, and the Florida Panthers clinched home ice for at least Round 1 of the Stanley Cup playoffs by beating the Buffalo Sabres 3-2 in the next-to-last regular season game for both ...ABC News - Sports - Florida -
Officials find body after Florida woman was carjacked at gunpoint; called husband to say she was followed
Authorities believe they’ve found the body of a woman whose carjacking at gunpoint in central Florida was caught on camera, moments after she called her husband to tell him that she was being followed.NBC News - Top stories - Florida -
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis privately tells donors he plans to fundraise for Trump
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis told donors and supporters at a private retreat last weekend that he plans to help raise money for Trump’s presidential campaign, according to three sources familiar with the matter.NBC News - Politics - Florida -
Florida woman is sentenced to a month in jail for selling Biden's daughter's diary
Aimee Harris admitted in 2022 that she received half of the $40,000 that was paid by Project Veritas for personal items belonging to Ashley Biden.NBC News - Politics - Florida -
Woman accused of shooting drivers on Florida interstate says she was directed by God
A Georgia woman accused of wounding two drivers on a Florida interstate Monday told people God directed her to carry out the shootings "in relation to" the solar eclipse, authorities said.NBC News - Top stories - Florida -
Disney allowed to pause its federal lawsuit against Florida governor as part of settlement deal
An appellate court has granted Disney’s request for a two-month pause in its federal lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and his appointees to Walt Disney World’s governing districtABC News - Entertainment - Florida -
Ron DeSantis hosts donors at South Florida casino with an eye toward what's next
Ron DeSantis gathered top supporters over the weekend at South Florida’s Hard Rock Hotel and Casino to say “thank you” — and to foreshadow what might be next.NBC News - Politics - Florida -
NASA probes whether object that crashed into Florida home came from space station
NASA says it’s investigating whether an object that crashed into the roof of a home in southwest Florida last month came from the international space stationABC News - Tech - Florida -
Rick Scott to launch a multi-million dollar ad buy focused on Florida Hispanics
Sen. Rick Scott is rolling out a multimillion-dollar ad buy focused on Florida’s block of Hispanic voters, which have increasingly supported Republicans.NBC News - Politics - Florida -
From NC State's Kevin Keatts to Florida St's Leonard Hamilton, ACC is home to 9 Black head coaches
While fewer than 1 in 3 head coaches at the top level of men’s college basketball are Black, the Atlantic Coast Conference is something of anomalyABC News - Sports - Florida -
Florida Supreme Court allows statewide ballot measure on recreational marijuana
The measure requires 60% approval to pass in November, when Democrats are hoping to make electoral gains in a state where they have struggled for years.NBC News - Politics - Florida