The nation’s credit crunch has frozen Florida’s ability to borrow money, but that isn’t yet causing problems for the state, a top state money manager said Tuesday.

A 40-year-old man walking his dog in the nude was Tasered by police when he refused to follow an officer’s commands. David McCranie of the Tallahassee Police Department said an officer on patrol spotted the man shortly after 8 p.m. Friday.

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist has issued a state of emergency as Tropical Storm Hanna looms.

The remnants of Tropical Storm Fay spread over a wide swath of the South on Monday, bringing heavy rain and wind from Georgia to Louisiana that many hoped would help land parched for months by drought conditions.

Florida officials say at least 11 people have died from Tropical Storm Fay’s trek across the state.

Florida authorities say two more people have been killed by Tropical Storm Fay, raising the storm’s death toll to 10.

Florida authorities are investigating a threatening letter sent to Gov. Charlie Crist that contained a suspicious but nontoxic white powder.

Sen. Barack Obama isn’t just inspiring black voters to register in large numbers as he gets closer to being the Democratic presidential nominee. Evidence indicates that he’s motivating some black Republicans to switch parties.

Democrat Barack Obama’s plan to bring the debate over gas prices straight to the pumps hit a roadblock Wednesday.