ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida tax collector already facing charges of stalking a political opponent and sex trafficking of a minor has been ordered to remain in jail after his latest...

No. 6 seed Troy (10-16, 4-12) vs. No. 3 seed Texas-Arlington (13-12, 9-8)

Sun Belt Conference Tourney First Round, Pensacola Bay Center, Pensacola, Florida; Friday, 9 p.m. EST

No. 5 seed Georgia Southern (13-12, 7-9) vs. No. 4 seed Arkansas State (10-12, 7-8)

Sun Belt Conference Tourney First Round, Hartsell Arena, Pensacola, Florida; Friday, 6 p.m....

No. 5 seed Arkansas-Little Rock (11-14, 7-11) vs. No. 4 seed App State (13-11, 7-8)

Sun Belt Conference Tourney First Round, Hartsell Arena, Pensacola, Florida; Friday, 8:30 p.m....

MLB

NEW YORK (AP) — Yankees manager Aaron Boone took a leave of absence from the team to get a pacemaker and intends to return to work in a few days.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida State’s seniors departed from their home court one final time with a resounding victory — and one game away from an Atlantic Coast Conference regular-season...

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Bryce Moragne scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds as Florida A&M erased a 13-point second-half gap for a 65-58 win over North Carolina Central on Wednesday...

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Bryce Moragne tallied 12 points and 10 rebounds to carry Florida A&M to a 65-58 win over North Carolina Central on Wednesday night.

GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Kiki Smith scored 19 points, Danielle Rainey added 13 and 12th-seeded Florida opened the Southeastern Conference tournament with a 69-62 win over 13th-seeded Auburn on...

MIAMI (AP) — The CVS Pharmacy chain is vaccinating Florida teachers under age 50, circumventing state orders that continue to limit coronavirus inoculations to those over that age.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) _ Heritage Insurance Holdings Inc. (HRTG) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $2.8 million.

On a per-share basis, the Clearwater, Florida-based company said...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A couple driving home from Florida flipped and wrecked their car while swerving to avoid a couch that fell off a truck. And though both escaped serious injury, there...

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — The body of a Texas woman who went missing while scuba diving in the Florida Keys was found Wednesday near the wreck she was exploring, officials said.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Black resource officer at a Florida high school was fired after a random audit of his body-worn camera captured him using a racial slur multiple times, police said.

Middle Tennessee (5-15, 3-11) vs. Florida Atlantic (10-9, 5-5)

FAU Arena, Boca Raton, Florida; Thursday, 6 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Florida Atlantic looks to extend Middle Tennessee's...

PALM BEACH GARDENS, Fla. (AP) _ Dycom Industries Inc. (DY) on Wednesday reported a loss of $4.2 million in its fiscal fourth quarter.

The Palm Beach Gardens, Florida-based company said it...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A man riding a scooter was struck and killed by a South Florida commuter train, officials said.

Johnny Joseph, 28, was fatally injured around noon Monday at a...

Florida Panthers (13-4-4, third in the Central Division) vs. Nashville Predators (10-12-0, sixth in the Central Division)

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Boogie Ellis had 18 points, DeAndre Williams scored 13 points and had 10 rebounds, and Memphis beat South Florida 73-52 on Tuesday night.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Isaiah Adams had 19 points as Central Florida narrowly defeated Tulsa 73-69 on Tuesday night.

Darius Perry and Darin Green Jr. each added 14 points for Central Florida...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Elisa Pinzan scored 18 points with eight assists, Bethy Mununga had 11 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 15 South Florida beat Central Florida 65-62 on Tuesday night for its first...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Elisa Pinzan scored 18 points with eight assists, Bethy Mununga had 11 points and 13 rebounds, and No. 15 South Florida beat Central Florida 65-62 on Tuesday night for its first...

NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — A Florida elementary school student was arrested Tuesday after bringing an unloaded gun to school and threatening two classmates, authorities said.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A former candidate for a district attorney in Maine was arrested in Florida on Tuesday on sexual misconduct charges.

Orlando police arrested Seth Carey of Rumford, the...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A company based in Kissimmee, Florida, has been fined for violating Mississippi's phone call laws.

The Mississippi Public Service Commission fined Arrowbridge Holdings,...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A central Florida sheriff's deputy was suspended for nearly a month after a civil rights group asked for an investigation into his Facebook posts about Muslims.

MIAMI (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has called off the search for an 87-year-old pilot who went missing last week in his single-engine plane.

PGA TOUR

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Two woman were killed early Tuesday when one driver heading the wrong way down a Tampa highway crashed into another driver, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) _ TherapeuticsMD Inc. (TXMD) on Tuesday reported a loss of $42.1 million in its fourth quarter.

The Boca Raton, Florida-based company said it had a loss of 15 cents per...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A federal judge called a South Florida pediatrician a “danger" to the community and ordered that he must remain in jail until his trial on possession of child...

Boston College (4-13, 2-9) vs. No. 11 Florida State (14-4, 10-3)

Donald L. Tucker Center, Tallahassee, Florida; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida officials are recommending that the state's antiquated unemployment processing system be replaced after a review confirmed what had long been known: a broken...

BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) _ Bluegreen Vacations Corp. (BXG) on Monday reported fourth-quarter net income of $7 million.

The Boca Raton, Florida-based company said it had profit of 10 cents per...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Coronavirus vaccine eligibility is expanding to older teachers and first responders and becoming more available for younger people considered vulnerable to COVID-19 under...