Iconic Florida singer Jimmy Buffet named one of his albums “A1A” in honor of the coastal highway that winds through about 340 miles (545 kilometers) along the state’s Atlantic Coast, and now Florida is about to return the honor.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Glenna Milberg is joined Florida State Sen. Lauren Book, Broward Schools Superintendent Peter Licata, State Rep. Spencer Roach and State. Rep. Hillary Cassel.

One of the most controversial and heated questions in Florida is now in the hands of the state Supreme Court.

Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference Monday morning in Miami Beach with Florida Department of Law Enforcement Commissioner Mark Glass.

U.S. support for Israel's offensive against Hamas is being closely watched in South Florida's Jewish community.

One senator called the signing of a bill that would ban abortions after six weeks a "dark day."

Getting arrested during a demonstration didn’t stop the Florida Senate Democratic leader from continuing to protest against the Florida Republicans’ proposed abortion bill.

The Florida Senate on Monday approved a bill to ban abortions after six weeks, a measure supported by Gov. Ron DeSantis as the Republican prepares to launch his expected presidential candidacy.

The controversial Florida bill that would allow people in Florida to carry guns without a permit is now headed to the governor's desk.

Florida's controversial permitless carry bill sailed through its final committee and will soon head to a full floor vote in both houses of the state legislature.

Florida Sen, Lauren Book (D-Broward) is responding after proposing a bill which would make it illegal for dog owners to let their dogs stick their heads out of moving car windows in the state of Florida.

This week, Republicans in the Florida state legislature are closing in on their goal of getting a permit-less gun carry bill on Gov. Ron DeSantis' desk.

After a bitter battle, Lauren Book will keep her senate seat.

The Democratic challenger to Gov. Ron DeSantis is just one of the highly anticipated races that was decided Tuesday night in Florida’s Primary Election.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, host Michael Putney is joined by Broward County District 35 candidates Lauren Book and Barbara Sharief and Miami-Dade District 6 candidates Jorge Fors and Victor Vazquez.

Two veteran politicians are vying for the nomination for the state senate in newly-drawn District 35 that includes most of western Broward County.

Former Broward Commissioner Barbara Sharief filed a lawsuit against her Florida Senate District 35 opponent on Friday in Broward County.

The Democratic dogfight for one state Senate seat is getting downright nasty.

The heated race for Florida Senate District 35 is getting nasty. Two Democratic women who agree on most issues are resorting to personal attacks as they both campaign for votes in Broward County.

It was sentencing day for the then-teen who was charged with extorting Florida State Sen. Lauren Book.

Two experienced Democratic women have engaged in a contentious campaign for the Florida Senate District 25 in Broward County.

Democratic Sen. Lauren Book and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Shultz joined a group to protest the Supreme Court’s decision to do away with women’s constitutional protections for abortion on Friday in Fort Lauderdale.

A 20-year-old Broward County man accused of targeting Florida Sen. Lauren Book and threatening to leak partially nude photos to Fox News to end her political career pleaded no contest in court Wednesday.

Florida will require statewide recertification of condominiums over three stories tall under new legislation Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law.

Consumers should not be charged any dealer fees when buying out a car lease. That has been the focus of two recent Local 10 News investigations.

Advocates of women’s rights met on Tuesday in Fort Lauderdale. They were reacting to news that abortion may no longer be protected as a constitutional right in the United States.

Diapers will be tax free in the state of Florida, beginning on July 1.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says he will sign a 15-week abortion ban into law after Florida’s legislature joined the trend of Republican-led states anticipating a U.S. Supreme Court decision that could sharply limit abortion rights in America.

Florida Senate Republicans voted on Thursday night to pass a ban on abortions after 15 weeks that already passed the House and Gov. Ron DeSantis supports.

Abortions after 15 weeks would be banned in Florida under a proposal Republican senators have given final passage and sent to Gov. Ron DeSantis for his expected signature.

Lawmakers debated the bill on Wednesday, and one South Florida lawmaker revealed something very personal.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg welcome State Sen. Annette Taddeo, attorney J.C. Planas, congressional candidates Rosalind Osgood and Joseph Carter, and Chair of Miami-Dade's Black Affairs Advisory Board Stephen Johnson.

Florida Republicans have rejected a move to create exemptions for rape, incest and human trafficking in their proposal to ban abortions after 15 weeks.

On the latest episode of the This Week in South Florida podcast, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg are joined by Rep. Carlos Gimenez, state Sen. Lauren Book, head of security at the Jewish Federation of Broward County Michael Tapper, and regional director of the Anti-Defamation League Florida Division Lonny Wilk.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg are joined by Rep. Carlos Gimenez, state Sen. Lauren Book, head of security at the Jewish Federation of Broward County Michael Tapper, and regional director of the Anti-Defamation League Florida Division Lonny Wilk.

Florida State Sen. Lauren Book was sexually abused as a child for years by her nanny.

A 19-year-old Broward County man who is out on bond for allegedly attempting to extort Florida Sen. Lauren Book by threatening to leak explicit photos and videos refused to answer questions on Friday.

A 19-year-old Broward County man targeted Florida Sen. Lauren Book and threatened to leak partially nude photos to Fox News to end her political career.

On the latest episode of This Week in South Florida, hosts Michael Putney and Glenna Milberg speak with Mango's owner Josh Wallack, Miami Beach commissioner Mark Sumelian, state Sen. Lauren Book, Monroe County Administrator Roman Gastesi and Executive Director of the History Miami Museum Jorge Zamanilly.

Last week, hours after the Supreme Court declined to block a new restrictive abortion law in Texas, Florida lawmakers announced the move to pass something similar.

Miami-Dade County's town of Surfside wants you to support those impacted by the building collapse.

Alcee Hastings, the longtime Congressman serving South Florida, has died at 84 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Dr. Michael Mizrachy, a Broward County pediatrician, bonded out of the county’s main jail on Wednesday evening facing charges related to child pornography, according to the Broward Sheriff’s Office. Local 10 News’ Sanela Sabovic spoke to two parents of children that were patients of Dr. Mizrachy. She said her 9-year-old daughter saw Mizrachy just this past October. Mizrachy saw countless patients while working as a pediatrician at West Broward Pediatrics in Plantation. West Broward Pediatrics released a statement reporting Mizrachy’s employment there was terminated last year and there is no evidence that any crimes were committed in the course of his professional duties.

State Sen. Lauren Book was among those who voted to recommend reinstating suspended Sheriff Scott Israel. Copyright 2019 by WPLG Local10.com - All rights reserved.

Florida Sen. Lauren Book, D-Plantation, wants the state to investigate the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office in the aftermath of the Jeffrey Epstein sex abuse scandal. Ron DeSantis to authorize a state investigation into the circumstances of financier Jeffrey Epstein's ability to leave jail on work release. Sen. Lauren Book, D-Plantation, said in a letter Tuesday that the Republican governor should authorize a Florida Department of Law Enforcement probe into the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. Epstein was allowed out on work release 12 hours a day, six days a week, while completing a 13-month sentence on prostitution-related charges involving underage girls. If Epstein was able to abuse young girls while under supervised work release, we need to understand very clearly when and how these egregious lapses and abuses occurred so they cannot be repeated."