The University of Florida's board of trustees on Tuesday approved Santa Ono to be the next leader of Florida's flagship university, though one more vote is required before it becomes official. Ono, the past president of the University of Michigan,

Disease-tracking information in Florida is available again, allowing residents to learn about outbreaks in their county once more.

Thomas Gudinas, convicted of raping, assaulting and murdering a woman near a downtown Orlando bar in 1994, is scheduled to be put to death in June.

Listings are now staying up for about 90 days, compared to 60 or fewer just a few years ago, according to Andrew Vogel, a loan officer with First Trust Capital.

Amy Ronshausen was named a “Florida hero” by Gov. Ron DeSantis for her work helping to defeat a ballot measure that would have legalized marijuana.

It’s a possibility as Gov. Ron DeSantis continues to place allies in charge of the state’s university system, in an effort to change the direction of higher education. Diaz told the Pensacola News-Journal that he is open to the idea of taking the role of interim president at the University of West Florida if trustees ask him.

A 60-year-old Florida man was extradited to Michigan and arraigned in connection with an alleged sexual assault from 2007. Vincent Allen Payne, of Valrico, Florida, was arraigned May 21 in Hillsdale on one count of first-degree criminal sexual conduct.

Should Florida manage to eliminate property taxes, aspiring homebuyers could face even higher prices than now, experts told Newsweek.

A study by the Florida Policy Institute found that state leaders would need to double its sales tax to 12% to make up a chunk of the revenue lost from banning the tax. After its publication, DeSantis said he’d veto any such increase. Sadaf Knight, the CEO of the Florida Policy Institute, said any tax relief should be targeted.