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Candidates vying for votes in November are using Labor Day to talk about how they plan on bringing jobs back to Florida.

Surfers from around the world have come to the Space Coast for the 25th annual National Kidney Foundation Surf Festival.

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — The Florida Department of Veterans Affairs is seeking land to develop two national cemeteries, one in Central Florida, the other in Tallahassee.

Investigators say a Brevard County deputy driving to work struck and killed a woman crossing the street early Monday morning.

The Volusia County Beach Patrol said it expects a busy Labor Day as rip currents continue to pose a threat along the coast.

A Volusia County football coach was arrested during a prostitution sting Saturday night.

Forecasters say a tropical depression has formed off the coast of Mexico and storm warnings have been issued.

Labor Day 2010 arrives with far too little labor to go around.

The Orange County mayor's race between Bill Segal and Teresa Jacobs likely will turn on broad themes of trust and competence, or who has the best plans to create jobs, balance budgets and keep government services intact.

Emily Grace turned up in New York City.

A missing New Jersey woman whose belongings were found in Celebration is safe in New York City, the Osceola County Sheriff's Office said Sunday.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Black Widow of eating contests has gobbled up nearly 181 chicken wings in 12 minutes, devouring the national championship record in Buffalo, N.Y.

A busy night on the road for officers as the holiday weekend wraps up.

There were mermaids in the pool, swimsuit models on the pool deck, a DJ spinning world music and about 100 guests, all dressed in white, quaffing Veuve Clicquot Champagne and snacking on grilled lobster in a chandelier-lit tent on the sixth-floor terrace of the Grand Bohemian Hotel in Orlando early Sunday evening.

Hashing out a merit-pay plan for teachers is the biggest challenge, as the state tries to meet federal deadlines

Florida's victory in the federal Race to the Top education competition was barely a day old when school superintendents learned the grant program's clock was running down — and fast.

A missing New Jersey woman has been found safe in New York.