Supporters can start collecting signatures on petitions now. The effort would also require more testing of medical marijuana.

The preferred route for the southern segment of the Central Polk Parkway East would bisect a Dundee orange grove covered by a ...

Florida’s mid-decade redistricting battle officially began Thursday, but the House’s first meeting on the issue ended almost ...

Billy Joe Cagle, the Bartow County man accused of planning a mass shooting attack at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International ...

The developer of the Lake Wales Commons project is reducing density and intensity to avoid meeting the threshold for a regional development.

Bartow Commission votes to send the proposal for more than 2,000 homes, dubbed Emilie at Bartow, to a state agency for review.

Florida rocket launches have been seen as far as Myrtle Beach, Georgia and New Jersey. USA TODAY Network's Space Team will cover the launch, 90 minutes before liftoff ...

With climate change comes rising sea levels, and that means many parts of Florida are expected to return to the seas. Thankfully, it doesn’t appear as though the entire state will get drowned out ...

The best secrets are hiding in plain sight, and Bartow, Florida, sits right there on the map between Tampa and Orlando, quietly being everything retirees dream about while charging half the price.

Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez announced Thursday the creation of a select committee to examine the state's congressional map, a move that comes as Republicans seek to maintain control of the U.S.

Gov. Ron DeSantis won the redistricting fight he started years ago. Despite that, he’s eyeing another battle — hinting that he would be in favor of redrawing Florida’s Congressional map, which already ...