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Fueled by lofty oil prices, more efficient drilling techniques and the promise of untapped but also largely unproven reservoirs, at least a half-dozen companies plan to expand exploration across Southwest Florida.

Kevin Foley stood before a judge in Broward County's drug court - fellow abusers sitting behind in him in the pews - talking about the fitful life of a recovering addict, the random drug tests, the counseling and what he hoped was his next, clean chapter.

The battle scars have mounted. Orlando Predators quarterback Aaron Garcia has accumulated broken bones, dislocated joints and undergone numerous arthroscopic surgeries in nearly two decades in the Arena Football League.

Bruce Rich didn't fare so well in the Florida justice system in 1999, when a Miami-Dade County jury found him guilty of murdering his parents and a judge sentenced him to life in prison.

Gov. Rick Scott will lead a state delegation to Chile next week, his eighth overseas trade mission since taking office.

Hurricane Season begins in two weeks, and even though it's been seven years since a hurricane hit the Sunshine State, state officials are gearing up for what's expected to be a busy hurricane season.

The official start of hurricane season is just two weeks away and the Florida Department of Children and Families is taking action to be ready.

THE 10:00 NEWS STARTS NOW. IT IS NOW REPLACED DRUNK DRIVING AS NUMBER ONE KILLER OF TEENS ON THE ROAD.

State Rep. Daniel Davis will become president and CEO of the JAX Chamber effective July 1, succeeding Wally Lee, who retired and stepped down last year after 23 years in the position.

The Powerball jackpot is hitting historical highs--now sitting at $360 million. And at the same time, a new big money game is hitting Florida stores.

Despite the support of Gov. Rick Scott and the Florida Senate , the 2013 legislative session ended with the Florida House unilaterally blocking the extension of health coverage to more than a million low-income, uninsured Floridians.

"I remember thinking, 'wow, you're ridiculously good looking.'" Authorities thought this about these guys.

After Gov. Rick Scott's highly prioritized manufacturing tax cut passed the Florida Legislature without receiving a two-thirds majority, legislative staff analysts have had a change of heart and now believe such a supermajority was not necessary.

A plan by Internet retailing giant Amazon.com to build at least one warehouse in Florida has been scrapped, with the company unable to reach an agreement on when it would have to start collecting state sales taxes, an official in Gov.

Environmental activists across Florida have been waiting more than two years for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to land a serious body blow against the state's enforcement branch.

A couple who has been active in the effort to have medicinal marijuana use protected in Florida had their crop Cathy Jordan, who suffers from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis , also known as Lou Gehrig's disease, and her husband Bob reportedly say smoking marijuana is the only thing that relieves her painful symptoms.

After Gov. Rick Scott's highly prioritized manufacturing tax cut passed the Florida Legislature without receiving a two-thirds vote majority, legislative staff analysts have had a change of heart and now believe such a supermajority was not necessary.

The state-created fund that backs up private insurers in Florida is in the best financial shape it has been in years - maybe the best since it was created in 1993.

An electronic digest of media coverage of interest to members of The Florida Bar compiled each workday by the Public Information and Bar Services Department.

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