The Portland Trail Blazers never trailed in the second half Thursday on its way to a dominating 101-79 win at Orlando.

Its only restaurant in Florida, built at O-Town West four years ago, is the chain’s largest and most popular. It will add new outlets in Kissimmee and Clermont as well.

President Donald Trump-endorsed candidates Jimmy Patronis and Randy Fine won their Republican primaries in the special elections to replace former Florida Reps. Matt Gaetz and Mike Waltz, notching wins in reliably conservative districts.

State Attorney Monique Worrell’s office is dropping charges against a Boone High School student accused of bringing a loaded gun to school.

As someone who's lived in Orlando for over 25 years, I think Key West, St. Augustine, and Miami are some of the the best places to visit in Florida.

Last year the world recorded over 2.2 billion lightning strikes, a shocking study shows. One Texas city was deemed the lightning capital of the U.S.

USA TODAY analysis finds 3.3 million Americans live in areas with "very high" wildfire risk and 14.8 million more at “relatively high” risk.

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New Jersey lawmakers are getting closer to asking the Miss America pageant to return to Atlantic City for a third stint where it all started over 100 years ago.

Oklahoma City visits Golden State for a Western Conference matchup Wednesday. The teams play Wednesday for the first time this season.

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