Florida Governor Ron DeSantis appointed John Reed as an Okaloosa County judge. Reed replaces Judge Jack Schlechter, who was promoted to the 1st Judicial Circuit Court. Reed previously served as a general magistrate and a partner at a private law firm. He is a graduate of the University of Central Florida and the University of Florida Law School.

DeSantis also highlighted the state’s announcement earlier this month that 71% of all graded schools were rated ‘A’ or ‘B,’ up from 64% the previous year.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is defending his administration’s approach to property insurance, urging people to be “very wary of politicians that prattle that all of a sudden they’re going to come

The Florida Teacher of the Year will be announced July 17, and Flagler County's Brandy Anderson is a finalist.

A majority opinion written by Chief Justice Carlos Muñiz accepted DeSantis’ past arguments that the Equal Protection Clause in the U.S. Constitution overrides a demand in Florida’s Fair Districts language that the power of minority voters cannot be diminished in the redistricting process.

ORLANDO, Fla. - Governor Ron DeSantis is scheduled to deliver remarks Thursday morning at the 2026 Teacher of the Year event in Orlando. The event will be held at Rosen Shingle Creek, with the program set to begin at 9:30 a.m. FOX 35 News will stream the governor's remarks live in the video player above.

Florida’s congressional districts will stand, after the Florida Supreme Court upheld the maps, rejecting a challenge over a Black district.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis was just getting back into President Donald Trump’s good graces. But a new pick for a key state job lit a fuse in MAGA World and threatens to unravel it all.