A newly filed bill would make it easier for physicians working “in areas of critical need” in Florida to obtain full medical licensure through endorsement.

The year is nearly at a close, though 2025 certainly had its fair share of major headlines.

Alligator Alcatraz. Guns. Social media. Legal battles about those and myriad other Florida issues remain unresolved heading into 2026. Here are 10 big Florida issues to watch in the courts in the coming year.

The CDC says 64 people have been infected with a strain of Salmonella since June 21, and 20 people have been hospitalized. However, public health officials believe the number of people sickened is likely much higher. They now believe raw oysters are to blame.

SpaceX will attempt to launch a Falcon 9 rocket from Florida, sending Starlink satellites into low-Earth orbit.

New Year’s Day is nearly upon us, and that means that even more titles will be entering the public domain, according to researchers with Duke University.

A newly filed bill would make it easier for physicians working “in areas of critical need” in Florida to obtain full medical licensure through endorsement.

For the first time in 20 years, rain is expected to intrude on the Rose Parade in Southern California.

Authorities report that at least 41 young men have died from circumcision procedures during traditional initiation activities in South Africa in November and December.

The IRS announces an increase in the standard mileage rate for business use of vehicles.

A DeLand house is engulfed in flames.

Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new limits starting Thursday on soda, candy and other foods they can buy with those benefits.

A 69-year-old DeLand woman was arrested after an attempted murder-suicide attempt involving her disabled 13-year-old great-granddaughter, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.

They’re ready to embark on 2026.

Israel says it will suspend several humanitarian organizations for failing to meet its new rules to vet international organizations working in Gaza.

Troopers say a Volusia County EMS ambulance headed to a crash on I-95 was struck from behind, sending it off the highway and into a guardrail.

The big story of the upcoming midterm elections will be the fight over which party will control the U.S. House of Representatives during the last half of President Donald Trump's second term in office.

President Donald Trump’s second term has brought major changes to the Department of Health and Human Services.

A strong but mostly dry cold front is pushing through Central Florida.

South Korea says it will end its dwindling yet much-criticized bear bile farming industry.

Leaders from Europe and Canada have held talks on U.S.-led peace efforts to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Local authorities in France say Brigitte Bardot’s funeral is set for next week in the French Riviera resort of Saint-Tropez which she helped make famous.

The year is nearly at a close, though 2025 certainly had its fair share of major headlines.

Of the three restaurants forced to close a few days before Christmas, only one is located in Central Florida.