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        Covering Florida

        Babysitter charged with poisoning infant with antifreeze in Okeechobee

        Emma Romano
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        Covering Florida

        Florida lawmakers set sights on affordability crisis ahead of 2026 session

        Forrest Saunders
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        Covering Florida

        Florida’s vaccine rollback still lacks details as lawmakers await plan

        Forrest Saunders
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        Covering Florida

        FPL faces pushback as regulators weigh major rate hike

        Forrest Saunders
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        Covering Florida

        Hearing today over proposed electric bill increase at FPL

        WFTX Digital Team
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        Covering Florida

        Robotic sailboats set sail to improve hurricane forecasting

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        Covering Florida

        Grand Jury Reportedly to Convene in Hope Florida Controversy

        Forrest Saunders
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        Covering Florida

        DeSantis nears property tax proposal, floats special session

        Forrest Saunders

        Covering Florida

        New Florida law targets gift card scammers, makes certain thefts felonies

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        Elections Local

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        Phoenix Ikner is released from the hospital, booked into jail

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        Trial date for suspect in Florida State mass shooting has been postponed

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        Goverment shutdown Florida impacts

        Covering Florida

        Federal shutdown puts 95,000 Florida workers at risk as leaders clash over blame

        Forrest Saunders
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        Covering Florida

        ‘Alligator Alcatraz': Color-coded uniforms and strict rules

        Associated Press
        Treasure Coast Shipwreck

        Scripps News Life

        Salvage crew recovers over $1 million in gold, silver coins from 1715 shipwreck

        Scripps News Group
        President Trump Library proposal

        Covering Florida

        Trump Presidential Library planned for downtown Miami, legal fight looms

        Forrest Saunders
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        Covering Florida

        Sheriff says Florida teen faked shooting, kidnapping story

        WFTX Digital Team
        Florida farm teaches families to grow edible landscapes as grocery prices climb

        Covering Florida

        Florida farm teaches families to grow edible landscapes as grocery prices climb

        Michael Paluska
        Police ICE

        Covering Florida

        Florida officials announce more than 6,000 immigration arrests

        By KATE PAYNE
      • FL’s Governor, Surgeon General refuse to answer 'silly' question over whether their children are vaccinated 

        Investigates

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        Katie LaGrone
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        Covering Florida

        Florida’s medicaid expansion effort delayed until 2028 as petition costs soar

        WFTX Digital Team
        This courtroom sketch shows U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon listening to Ryan Routh during his trial where he is charged with attempting to assassinate Donald Trump last year at a golf course in South Florida, Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2025, in Fort Pierce, Fla.

        Covering Florida

        Why was Routh allowed to defend himself during trial?

        Ethan Stein
      • WPTV reporter Matt Sczesny talks to a resident about home insurance costs in Florida.

        Covering Florida

        Study finds 75% of homeowners fear insurance will become unaffordable

        Matt Sczesny
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        Covering Florida

        Bear hunt: Permit lottery draws 160K applications amid unlikely protest

        Annette Gutierrez
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        Florida board of education signs off on a charter school expansion

        By KATE PAYNE
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        Investigates

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        Katie LaGrone
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        Covering Florida

        No clear plan yet on property tax relief from Florida House

        Forrest Saunders
        Ryan Routh tries to stab himself with a pen on Sept. 23, 2025, after he was found guilty on all five counts of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump.

        Covering Florida

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        Roller coaster was working right when man died: State inspectors

        Associated Press
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        Covering Florida

        Florida lawmakers begin hearings on property tax cuts, 2026 ballot in sight

        Forrest Saunders
        Bear Hunt

        Covering Florida

        Second lawsuit filed to block Florida’s upcoming bear hunt

        Forrest Saunders
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