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A ransomware attack by hackers demanding $40 million could lead the Broward School District to spend more than $20 million to help protect itself from cyber threats.

Anthony Jean claims self-defense after shooting Angel Diaz in the back during a road rage dispute in Pembroke Pines, defense lawyer said.

Florida lawmakers want to block transgender girls from playing on school sports teams that align with their gender. On Wednesday, Florida’s House of Representatives brought the state one huge step closer to a ban on transgender athletes.

Florida Education Commissioner Richard Corcoran asked school superintendents to make masks voluntary instead of mandatory for the 2021-22 school year.

Four Democratic members of Congress — Ted Deutch, Lois Frankel, Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Darren Soto — want Gov. Ron DeSantis to make it easier for undocumented immigrants living in Florida to receive the COVID-19 vaccine.

A proposal in the Florida Senate sponsored by Ocala Republican Dennis Baxley calls for making changes to the state’s vote-by-mail process and banning ballot drop boxes. And a day after he filed an amendment that would remove or ease numerous restrictions in the bill, the bill sparked heated debate in a committee.

Palm Beach County Judge Marni Bryson is under fire for apparently taking too much time off when she should have been working at the courthouse, according to the official state watchdog that polices judicial misconduct.

Florida reported 6,772 new coronavirus cases and another 44 deaths.

Tyson Pierre Louis, 20, is accused of punching the mother of his unborn child and killing her 9-week-old puppy in Hollywood on Saturday night.

South Florida high temperatures could reach the mid and low 90s over the weekend, meaning the area could see record heat.