Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr. Amid Gov. Ron DeSantis’ efforts to reshape the state’s higher-education system, the University of West Florida Board of Trustees on Tuesday selected ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Northern Lights were visible in Northwest Florida Wednesday night and WEAR News received plenty of pictures from viewers.View our PHOTO G 'Food Raising Friends' to deliver ...

UWF earned a total of 91 out of 100 points - behind FIA and UF 80.1% of UWF bachelor’s grads are employed or furthering education 1 year after graduation The University of West Florida landed in the ...

K-3 school would be tuition free for children of university's faculty, staff and students If there is enough interest and funding and other factors line up, the school could open with 40 to 50 ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Another former Republican lawmaker and ally of Gov. Ron DeSantis is officially taking the helm of one of Florida’s public universities. Manny Diaz, who DeSantis previously ...

GAINESVILLE — Less than three weeks after taking over University of West Florida in Pensacola as interim president, Manny Diaz Jr. abruptly dismissed the school’s top legal officer after she objected ...

U.S. News & World Report has released its annual rankings for over 1,500 four-year colleges and universities. Princeton University in New Jersey was ranked as the number one national university in the ...

ICE and Florida Highway Patrol detained over 100 people in Tallahassee, Florida, on May 29, 2025. An ICE raid occurred at a construction site near Florida State University's Doak Campbell Stadium. ICE ...

It was a busy weekend in Port St. Lucie, where police dismantled two separate criminal escapades involving couples. Operation 'Home for the Holidays' rescues 122 missing kids in historic Florida ...