A Florida Highway Patrol trooper fatally shot a suspect during an altercation at HCA Florida Ocala Hospital, resulting in the suspect's death. The incident is under investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

OCALA, Fla. — A Florida Highway Patrol trooper fatally shot a suspect during an altercation at a central Florida hospital on Friday, authorities said.

Authorities have issued a statewide alert in Florida for Empress Moore, a missing 6-year-old girl with autism.

The Florida Legislature passed a bill to address illegal immigration, shifting significant responsibilities from the governor to the agriculture commissioner.

The Senate Appropriations Committee has cleared legislation named for President Donald Trump that would empower Florida law enforcement to administer immigration law. Sen. Joe Gruters, one of President Donald Trump’s top allies in Florida, carried the bill.

A sheriff's deputy from the Lake County Sheriff's Office in Florida has resigned after he crashed into a civilian's car while watching porn, according to reporting from local news station WSAZ.

In defiance of Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Republican-led Florida Legislature passed a bill late Tuesday night anointing Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson as the state’s chief immigration officer and zapping millions of dollars from the governor’s office for immigration enforcement.

They think by putting the name of a strong president on a weak bill that is somehow going to pull the wool over the eyes,' DeSantis said

The Lady Lake Police Department announced the arrest of Donald Eugene Fields II, one of the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives, following a routine traffic stop on Saturday morning.

At least 27 agencies across the nation are currently listed as having submitted applications to the program, including agencies in Texas, Georgia, Montana, Oklahoma and Louisiana. Nearly half of the pending applications are from Florida law enforcement agencies.

The memo comes as DeSantis pushes Florida lawmakers to broaden the state’s role in federal immigration enforcement.

The Florida Legislature convened on Monday, as required by the state constitution, for Gov. DeSantis's special session to address immigration enforcement.