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When browsing through the local wine selections, one might be used to seeing a Chilean Cabernet Sauvignon or an Australian Shiraz on the shelves, as they are both popular choices in wines.

In a new motion on Tuesday, George Zimmerman's defense team argues that they believe Trayvon Martin was high on marijuana the night he was killed by George Zimmerman.

Donald Trump has cleared a regulatory hurdle in his efforts to redevelop the Old Post Office in downtown Washington, D.C. into a luxury hotel, but is still in financial negotiations with the federal government.

The images of destruction from Moore, OK are bringing back memories for Southwest Floridians who survived Hurricane Charley in 2004.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who had a tough time winning cooperation this past year from the Republican-led Legislature, struck back on Monday by vetoing nearly $400 million from the state's new budget.

I recently met Florida death penalty exonerees 23 and 24. They are, respectively, Herman Lindsey of Pompano Beach and Seth Penalver of Fort Lauderdale.

A national study by of federal data shows that Florida is the leader in identity theft incidents and its not even a close competition.

Heavy storms are expected to roll into South Florida again on Tuesday, bringing waves of rain, possible hail, strong winds, lightning and flooded streets.

Being a finalist on season nine of Bravo's Top Chef , may have brought Tastemaker number 9, Lindsay Autry into our living rooms, but the chef had been working on her culinary career long before that.

Gov. Rick Scott on Monday signed a bill requiring Florida school districts to start paying for the classes that teenagers take at local colleges through their high schools' dual-enrollment programs.

A South Florida woman has been charged with visa fraud after authorities say she falsely promised 143 Haitians and told the federal government there were jobs waiting for them in the U.S. Prosecutors say 59-year-old Jetta McPhee of Tamarac prepared a fake contract claiming a U.S. company needed construction workers under the H-2B guest worker visa ... (more)

For 10 years, political pros have taken it almost as gospel that the strongest statewide Democratic candidates are centrists from Florida's top battleground region of Tampa Bay.

In the early afternoon of April 4, 2012, Roy Cribb emerged from the smoke of one fire in the Ocala National Forest and entered another.

A 20-year-old woman has died after the scooter she was riding in was rear ended by a Hummer in southwest Florida.

As conferences go, this one was supposed to be pretty standard: a 7,000-person affair at the Orange County Convention Center that - although not among Orlando's biggest shows - still would have brought a $13 million economic boost to the Orlando area.

The Miami Herald reports the 10-month old child was not harmed. She's now in the custody of the Florida Department of Children & Families.

Kids are invited to learn about Florida's past through archaeology and the clues left behind by ancient societies Monday, May 20 at 6 p.m. at the North Tampa Branch Library, 8916 N. Boulevard, Tampa.

Florida Highway Patrol officials say they have arrested an inmate who escaped from a Mississippi state work camp.

Local governments in our region should follow Martin County's lead and make their own inquiries about the potential cost of this project in their jurisdictions.

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, seen in a recent interview with NBC 6, planned to sign the budget into law on Monday.