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Democrat Andrew Gillum has conceded the governor’s race to Republican Ron DeSantis after trailing by more than 30,000 votes. The 39-year-old Gillum earned national attention and financial backin...

Florida U.S. Senator Bill Nelson has conceded the Senate race to Governor Rick Scott. The final results show Scott defeated Nelson by just over 10,000 votes out of 8 million cast. The three-term incum...

A federal judge has denied a request to extend today’s 3 p.m. deadline to recount ballots for a number of tight races in Florida, including the races for Governor and U.S. Senate. Susan Bucher, ...

An Escambia County man has claimed a top prize in the Florida Lottery’s $10,000 Week for Life Scratch-Off game. 47-year-old Jonathan Wiggins of Century collected his winnings in Tallahassee. opt...

Florida secretary of State Sarah Revell has ordered a manual recount in the state’s hotly contested U.S. Senate race. Unofficial returns from a machine recount had triggered a second recount in ...

The Escambia County Supervisor of Elections office says the machine recount of three statewide races has been completed. In the Senate race, Republican Rick Scott gained three votes in Escambia County...

Florida Governor Rick Scott will recuse himself from the state’s canvassing commission. The commission is a three-member panel that officially signs off on election results in state and federal ...

Testing on the Eglin range complex in Okaloosa County by the 96th Test Wing will cause several roads to be closed for a time tomorrow. State roads 85 and 123 will be closed from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesd...

The Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office says scammers have come up with a new scheme to defraud area businesses. An employee of a Fort Walton Beach business received an email from someone who she thought...

A weekend shooting of a wanted felony suspect by an Escambia County Sheriff's deputy sent both the deputy and the suspect to the hospital. About 1 p.m., the Escambia County Sheriff's deputies attempte...