TALLAHASEE, Fla. – After the proposal was shut down by voters in 2024, a recreational marijuana amendment may once more be on the ballot in Florida this November. While there are plenty of amendments ...

The current flu season has hit Central Florida hard, with increased numbers of confirmed cases and fewer residents vaccinated against the disease. Though the state doesn’t keep track of individual ...

As lawmakers prepare to work on the state’s annual spending plan, they can expect a lot of noise: Voices of lobbyists paid to represent the wealthy interests that seek to divide Florida’s bounty ...

Make time for Candlelight: Queen vs. ABBA on the Orlando Patch calendar ...

A Florida man released from jail days earlier allegedly attacked a child at a school bus stop with a knife before being ...

Advocates spoke out against proposed legislation they call “smoke bombs” — culture war measures targeting the LGBTQ community ...

New research suggests that consistent aerobic exercise can help keep your brain biologically younger. Adults who exercised regularly for a year showed brains that appeared nearly a year younger than ...

While calling pieces of the bill a move in the right direction, Sen. Carlos Guillermo Smith, D-Orlando, said some clarity is needed to define artificial intelligence and chatbots.

The bill would revise laws that prohibit smoking and vaping of tobacco in public spaces to also prohibit smoking or vaping of ...

The Senate Commerce and Tourism Committee bipartisanly favored a bill 10-0 to establish a comprehensive Artificial Intelligence (AI) Bill of Rights aimed largely at protecting children and Floridians' ...