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FILE - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis gestures during a news conference, Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024, at the Tampa Electric Company offices in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)

Florida grand jury investigating COVID-19 vaccines finds no evidence of criminal activity

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A statewide grand jury convened at the request of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to investigate “any and all wrongdoing” concerning COVID-19 vaccines did not find any evidence of criminal activity, according to a report unsealed on Tuesday.

FILE - This Jan. 23, 2019, file, booking photo released by the Highlands County Sheriff's Office shows Zephen Xaver. Assistant State Attorney Bonde Johnson told jurors during closing arguments Wednesday, June 26, 2024, that Xaver, 27, committed the murders at Sebring's SunTrust bank in Florida in 2019, to satisfy his yearslong desire to experience killing, forcing the women to lie down before executing them. (Highlands County Sheriff's Office via AP, File)

Former prison guard trainee is sentenced to death for killing 5 women at a Florida bank

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A former prison guard trainee who executed five women inside a Florida bank almost six years ago was sentenced to death on Monday as his judge called the slayings calculated, heinous and cruel.

FILE - Bonnie, a seven-month-old dachshund, licks Alexandra Maxwell's face as they a protest against Gov. Ron DeSantis' plan to develop state parks with business ventures such as golf courses, pickleball courts and large hotels, during a demonstration at Oleta River State Park, Aug. 27, 2024, in North Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Bill seeks trails and cabins, not pickleball courts and hotels, for Florida state parks

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state’s environmental agency faced bipartisan backlash over a proposal to develop golf courses, pickleball courts and hotels at state parks. Now, a Republican lawmaker wants to make sure those ideas are squashed for good.

People walk past a Vote sign on the first day of early voting in the general election, Oct. 21, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)

Florida will vote on marijuana, abortion in an election that will test GOP’s dominance

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Florida’s election will test whether the state maintains its new reputation as a Republican stronghold, or whether Democrats make some gains by tapping into the support for abortion and marijuana ballot questions and the new energy Vice President Kamala Harris brings to the race.

Dog found on the side of a Florida highway during Hurricane Milton evacuations is now in foster care.

‘Trooper,’ dog found by FHP, on the mend; fundraiser raises money for rescue animals

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As “Trooper” the dog found by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper during Hurricane Milton evacuations earlier this month adjusts to his foster home, fundraising efforts to help him and dogs like him are in the works.