Roadwork suspended for Spring Break travel

By: Aubrey Brown | WCTV Eyewitness News CHIPLEY, Fla. (WCTV) -- The Florida Department of Transportation is suspending construction projects on major roadways across Northwest Florida. FDOT's District Three office represents the Florida Panhandle, covering…

Florida passes bill to ban marriage of anyone…

By Associated Press By: Associated Press  March 9, 2018 TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida lawmakers have approved a bill that would end most child marriages. The House voted 109-1 on Friday for the bill, which would…

Woman killed, man injured in Madison County shooting

  By: WCTV Eyewitness News MADISON COUNTY, Fla. (WCTV) -- The Madison Police Department and Florida Department of Law Enforcement are currently investigating a shooting that left one person dead. The Madison County Sheriff's Office…

Temporary Hotel Program Helping 27,000 Florida Households

Press Release: ORLANDO, Fla. — A short-term emergency sheltering program that has paid for hotel rooms for Florida Hurricane Irma survivors will end March 10, six months after the Sept. 10, 2017 major disaster declaration. The March 10 end…

Florida business owner pleads guilty in $1.7M tax…

By: Associated Press  GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) -- A Florida business owner pleaded guilty in federal court to a $1.7 million tax fraud scheme and other charges related to his employment of undocumented immigrants. The Gainesville…

U.S./Israeli Man Indicted For Hate Crime and Threats…

Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office District of Columbia: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice today announced the indictment of Michael Ron David Kadar, 19, who holds dual United States and Israeli citizenship, in three…

Florida House debates school safety bill

By: Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- Florida House Republicans are rejecting Democratic-filed amendments to a school safety bill that would ban assault weapons, strip language that would allow some teachers to carry guns in…