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 [...]

 TALLAHASSEE — With reported comments by President Donald Trump inflaming an already-raw immigration debate, the deeply divided Florida House on Friday passed a proposal to ban “sanctuary cities’ in the state.The 71-35 vote by the Republican-dominated House came after two days of debate, with GOP supporters pointing to a need to uphold the “rule of law” and Democratic critics contending the bill (HB 9) is unconstitutional and could lead [...]

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Additional arrests from the incident last August are possible, according to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office.

Three opera singers and a classical musician have accused him of sexually assaulting them between 1985 and 2010

FORT WALTON BEACH — Four juveniles were arrested Tuesday for burglarizing the concession stands at the Fort Walton Beach Recreation Center.Kalina Matos, 15, Anthony Schwarz, 14, Angel Jones, 15 and Liam Jones, 14, all from Fort Walton Beach, were arrested for stealing snacks and soft drinks and using fire extinguishers to cause extensive damage to the building, according to a press release from the City of Fort Walton Beach.Images of the subjects were captured on [...]

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The officer asked the driver for consent to search his vehicle because it had come from a “known drug house,” which he denied.

Incident in Niceville went from the donut shop to Highway 85 to College Boulevard to Forest Road to Rocky Bayou.

Children’s Week has become an annual tradition in Tallahassee when tens of thousands of kids contributing hand art to be hung in the Capitol Rotunda.For the first time, hundreds of pieces of hand art created by local children at the Destin Library will be part of the exhibit during Florida Children's Week on Jan 21-16.“This is the first time it’s been done here with the library in Destin,” said Will Rogers, the reference and youth services [...]