Florida’s higher education leaders are fast-tracking an ambitious, multi-state plan to form a new college accreditor — an effort which Gov. Ron DeSantis is touting as a way to subvert the grip of “woke accreditation cartels” on academia.

Higher-education leaders Friday backed a plan to form a new accrediting agency that Florida will help fund and oversee with university systems from five other Southern states.

Looking for a weekend beach getaway, but without the crowds? A Gulf Coast hotspot is expanding public beach access with a new park.

So far, only Florida is putting in $4 million, which was added to the state university system’s budget by the Legislature. A business plan for the commission says it “anticipates the other five founding university systems will dedicate funds, labor or a combination of, that is comparable to Florida’s initial contribution.”

Florida basketball is set to play George Washington in the 2025 Orange Bowl Classic. It's their first meeting since the 2016 NIT quarterfinals.

Lawmakers in both parties slammed the revelation, which comes as concerns are being raised about the lack of oversight and transparency over the millions of dollars being spent on the temporary

Florida International University Police has finalized its agreement to assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which will deputize members of its staff to act as federal immigration officials. FIU is among 13 Florida university police departments that now have a finalized 287 (g) agreement signed both by the university and ICE.

Florida's Key West voted to reinstate its immigration agreement with ICE just one week after ending it, following threats of penalties from Governor DeSantis's administration.

Temperatures in Central Florida are forecast to reach the low to mid 90s on Saturday, Spectrum News 13 meteorologist Greg Bennett said. Some scattered showers and thunderstorms are also possible,