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The Groveland Four have been pardoned. The nearly 70 year old case where four black men were falsely accused of raping a white woman was discussed by the state’s clemency board Friday.

Local nonprofits are offering financial assistance and referrals to social services for federal workers struggling to pay their bills in Central Florida.

The posthumous pardons were granted Friday for the men known as the Groveland Four. The Lake County men - Earnest Thomas, Charles Greenlee, Samuel Shepherd and Walter Irvin - were accused of the 1949 rape under dubious circumstances. One was hunted down by a posse of about 1,000 men and shot more than 400 times.

Are you a lover of the Orlando Fringe Festival? Get a big heaping taste of it this weekend! The festival is putting on Winter Mini-Fest, which features 22…

Gov. Ron DeSantis requested the entire governing board of the South Florida Water Management District to resign Thursday, effective immediately. The governor also signed an executive order that will dedicate billions to environmental conservation.

Experts say there are over one million immigration cases pending nationally. With the government shutdown extending, that number is expected to rise.

Abigail Harrison wants to be the first person on Mars and she's on a mission to inspire others to help with those efforts.

The candidate at the center of the disputed congressional election in North Carolina is a pastor who worked hard to break into politics. Now, state investigators are probing his campaign's tactics.

Without these protections, people can be hired or fired solely based on their gender identity or sexual orientation.

According to data from American College Health Association, the suicide rate of young adults between the ages of 15 and 24 has tripled since the 1950s and is now the second most common cause of death among college students.