These Florida lotteries were drawn Thursday:Cash4Life: 18-22-23-41-53, Cash Ball 1Fantasy 5: 02-13-19-27-28Pick 2 Evening: 1-3Pick 2 Midday: 3-6Pick 3 Evening: 9-4-1Pick 3 Midday: 3-0-6Pick 4 Evening: 9-2-2-8Pick 4 Midday: 5-1-6-1Pick 5 Evening: 8-4-8-2-4Pick 5 [...]

"We are seeing a spike in our flu reports, much like most of the nation, including Florida."

The change will require adults between the ages of 19 and 64 to complete 80 hours per month of "community engagement." That includes getting a job, going to school, taking a job training course and community service.

The U.S. Department of Commerce has decided to levy tariffs on imports of Canadian newsprint and other paper products – including paper used by many newspapers in Gatehouse Media.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports patient traffic for flu is no longer skyrocketing the way it was in December

OKALOOSA ISLAND — Sheldon Haig showed up for the Winter Guest Fest on Friday morning wearing a Destin sweatshirt and an Indian Bayou ball cap.He’d have passed for a local if he wasn't wearing shorts."I don’t think I’ve had long pants on since I got here in December," the Ontario native said.Haig and his wife Pam have been snowbirding in Northwest Florida for five years now. They like to play golf and "not shovel snow," according to Pam. [...]

SANTA ROSA BEACH — A salesman is behind bars after he allegedly stole a package off the porch of a man to whom he tried to sell steaks.Deputies were called to South Church Street in Santa Rosa Beach about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in reference to a theft, according to a press release from the Walton County Sheriff's Office. The caller told them a man in a white older model Chevrolet pickup with a white deep freezer in the truck bed stopped at his home a few days [...]

A look at the veracity of claims by the U.S. president

States have asked federal regulators to make sure power users get a break; here's what you should know:

TALLAHASSEE — A 20-year-old man has claimed the $451 million Mega Millions jackpot.A Florida Lottery news release said Friday that 20-year-old Shane Missler of Port Richey had claimed the jackpot from the multistate game's Jan. 5 drawing. The release said Missler chose to receive his winnings in a one-time, lump-sum payment of $282 million rather than more installments."I'm only 20, but I hope to use it to pursue a variety of passions, help my family and do [...]