Hialeah fugitive arrested after making mistake while driving in Santa Rosa: Police

Florida plastic surgeon charged in death of wife who went into cardiac arrest while he worked on her

A plastic surgeon in the Florida Panhandle was charged with his wife’s death after she suffered a cardiac arrest and died days after he performed after-hours procedures on her in his clinic last year, authorities said.

DeSantis announces $144M in federal funding to expand broadband access for Florida counties

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis announced at a press conference Thursday in Santa Rosa County that he is putting $144 million in federal money toward expanding broadband access in 41 counties around Florida.

Escaped Florida inmate now behind bars after all-out manhunt

An escaped Florida inmate was arrested by Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday.

2 men isolated as ‘presumptive positive’ COVID-19 cases in Broward County, authorities say

The Florida Department of Health announced on Friday there are two presumptive positive cases of the coronavirus in Broward County.

Public health officials report Florida’s first 2 COVID-19 deaths

The first two Florida COVID-19 patients to die were from Santa Rosa and Lee counties, the Florida Department of Health announced on Friday night.