Posted: 9:55 AM Officials say they've found traces of red tide on some Collier County beaches.

Posted: 9:54 AM A Georgia judge has denied bond for one of the twin brothers charged in the death of a former newspaper reporter from Florida.

Posted: 9:51 AM Florida voters are getting a chance to give tax relief to first-time home buyers, businesses and second-home owners as well as put a stricter cap on state revenue growth.

Posted: 10:37 AM Jurors are to resume their deliberations in the trial for five men facing charges in connection with the raid of a cockfighting operation in August 2011.

Posted: 10:35 AM A gun rights organization is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to resolve differing decisions on whether states can ban firearms in churches and other places of worship.

Posted: 10:34 AM A man has pleaded not guilty to riding his horse while intoxicated during a half-hour police chase through the streets of a north Florida city.

Posted: 10:32 AM A north Florida sheriff says his deputies will begin a training program to help them better handle situations involving the mentally ill.

Posted: 10:31 AM One of the tea party's most recognizable faces in Congress is fighting for his political future.

Posted: 3:43 PM One of Florida's incoming legislative leaders wants to make sweeping changes to the state's ethics laws.

Posted: 1:55 PM Police in Hueytown have imposed a curfew for one week only leading up to Hueytown High School's homecoming football game.

Posted: 10:12 AM The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has opened a disaster response center in Mobile.

Posted: 10:11 AM A Clayton woman has been charged with felony interference with child custody.

Posted: 10:09 AM State transportation officials say work on the new bridge to Skidaway Island has halted after it was discovered that parts of the high-span structure didn't meet specifications.

Posted: 10:08 AM A judge is hearing a challenge to Rep. Barbara Watson's 13-vote victory in the Democratic primary for a South Florida seat in the state House.

Posted: 10:05 AM The search continues in Suwannee for a kayaker last seen two days ago.

Posted: 9:51 AM Gun-rights advocates are set to testify before a Florida task force charged with reviewing the state's "stand your ground" law following the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager.

Updated: 7:17 AM OXFORD, Ala. (AP) -- A small earthquake hit northeast Alabama on Monday morning.

Posted: 4:27 PM Authorities have located the body of a fourth victim in the rubble of a Florida college parking garage that partially collapsed last week.

Posted: 4:21 PM Authorities say a lawyer from Anniston drowned while diving in Glencoe.

Posted: 3:58 PM The two-state board working on a $5 billion containership terminal on the Savannah River is going ahead with an updated market and other studies amid concern the terminal won't be needed as early as projected.

Posted: 2:13 PM Attorneys for former neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman say prosecutors are dragging their feet on turning over some evidence and not turning over other information in a timely manner.

Posted: 2:11 PM A federal appeals court has ruled the Internal Revenue Service can proceed with its efforts to obtain the financial records of an Indian tribe in Florida.

Posted: 2:10 PM Authorities are going to conduct an autopsy on a body found in rural Levy County to determine if it is a missing 18-year-old University of Florida student.

Posted: 9:55 AM A new exhibit at the University of South Alabama showcases archaeological finds in the Mobile area spanning the last 14,000 years.

Posted: 9:53 AM Authorities say a lawyer from Anniston is believed to have drowned while diving in Glencoe.