Pinellas County (Florida)

In separate votes during a special meeting Tuesday, the Washington County Board of Education unanimously approved the appointment and contract for the school system's next superintendent, Clayton M. Wilcox. Wilcox's four-year contract, effective July 1,...

In Brevard County, a movement is afoot to change beachside rules that prohibit dogs on the beaches. A petition has been set up online and a Facebook group has been started for Make Brevard County's Beaches Dog Friendly. The petition is aiming for 1,000...

OLDSMAR, Fla. --Deputies in Florida had to handcuff a rather unusual suspect -- a 7-foot-long alligator. A crossing guard at a Tampa-area school spotted the gator lounging near an elementary school Monday morning around the time children would be walking....

Republican gubernatorial nominee Rick Scott, a first-time candidate who once joked that he hoped to learn the names of all 67 Florida counties before Election Day, has learned enough to appoint “grass-root” chairpersons in every county. His...

By John Kennedy, The News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — Florida Republicans look poised to tighten their grip on the Legislature in next week’s elections, with at least one Senate Democratic seat expected to flip to the GOP and the party...

 Thirty more businesses and local government agencies in Florida have signed up for help paying medical costs of their early retirees — people who aren't yet eligible for Medicare. Created by the Affordable Care Act,  the Early Re...

It's budget time for Florida's public schools, and this year, like the past several, that means many districts are looking for places to cut spending. The Florida Legislature, dealing with a big budget hole, is looking to reduce, on average, school...

Casey Anthony wept as jury selection began today in her murder trial, and that was big news at noon today....

On "In Session," Orlando attorney Diana Tennis said she couldn't believe they'd get through jury selection in five days. Legal analyst Sunny Hostin agreed that jury selection wouldn't happen in a week, but also highlighted that Judge Belvin Perry was...

A bizarre turn of events in jury selection for Casey Anthony," WESH-Channel 2 anchor Martha Sugalski said. "What a crazy development," WFTV-Channel 9 anchor Bob Opsahl said....

WOFL-Channel 35 legal analyst Diana Tennis predicted that the opening statements won't start sooner than next Monday, which is May 23. Jury selection is a time-consuming process, Tennis said, and Chief Judge Belvin Perry has little control over how long...

Jose Baez issued a statement this afternoon that today's adjournment in the Casey Anthony trial selection was "a private matter." He added, "Please stop the speculation as jury selection will continue at 8:30 tomorrow morning." Did television stop...