17 hours agoHouse GOP leader: Won’t punish US Rep. Matt Gaetz unless charges filedThe top House Republican says Rep. Matt Gaetz is innocent until proven guilty.
1 day agoFlorida nurse accused in scam that cons victims into sending cashA nurse practitioner in South Florida is accused of conning senior citizens into wiring or mailing large amounts of money.
1 day agoHero: Homeless Army veteran pulls man from burning vehicle in FloridaA homeless Army veteran is being called a hero for pulling the driver of a burning car to safety following a head-on crash in Florida’s Panhandle.
1 day agoCocoa City Council to draft letter to State Attorney on teen shooting caseThe Cocoa City Council voted unanimously to draft a letter to the State Attorney's office urging it to make a decision on whether to file charges against a deputy who sho...
2 days ago9th time in 2021: Florida panther struck, killed by vehicleAn endangered Florida panther has died after being struck by a vehicle.
2 days agoFlorida pausing use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine, Gov. Ron DeSantis saysGov. Ron DeSantis says Florida is temporarily suspending Johnson & Johnson vaccinations because a half-dozen people developed blood clots after getting the shot.
2 days agoGov. DeSantis orders Florida Department of Environmental Protection to close Piney PointThe state expects to put more than $115 million toward closing the site of a former phosphate plant where a reservoir leak set off a wastewater crisis in Manatee County.
3 days agoTeen electrocuted during Florida storm was ‘outstanding student’A Florida teen less than two months away from high school graduation was electrocuted when she stepped on a live power line that fell onto the road during a severe thunde...
Evacuation order lifted at Florida leaky phosphate reservoirA mandatory evacuation order near a leaking Florida wastewater reservoir that affected more than 300 homes and additional businesses has been lifted.
Florida teacher offered $200 for sex with 2-year-old, police sayA Florida school district has fired a fourth-grade teacher charged with offering $200 to have sex with a 2-year-old girl.
Florida Congressman Alcee Hastings dead at 84Alcee Hastings is dead after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
Federal prison guard in Florida charged in drug smuggling schemeOfficials say a federal prison guard in Florida has been accused of participating in a scheme to smuggle drugs into a facility.
2 men plead guilty in fatal robbery of Florida plumberTwo men have been convicted of robbing and killing a South Florida plumber.
‘It’s always been a dream:’ Man runs from Disneyland to Walt Disney WorldFor Texas resident Don Muchow anything is possible, including a run from Disneyland to Walt Disney World.
2nd breach a concern in Florida phosphate reservoir, officials sayA Florida state agency says dam safety experts consider the risk of a possible second breach in a leaking wastewater reservoir to be “unsubstantiated.”.
Norwegian Cruises asks CDC to allow trips from US in JulyNorwegian Cruise Line’s parent company wants to resume sailing from U.S. ports in July.
Land, ahoy: Boat falls on Florida interstateA 38-foot boat fell of its trailer on Thursday, landing in the road and blocking traffic for three hours.
Florida on pace for record number of manatee deaths in 2021A combination of cold weather, a decline in seagrass and contaminated waterways has put Florida on pace to see one of its deadliest years for manatees in a decade.
Debate brews in Florida about parental consent over sex education Culture-war politics over sex education is brewing in Florida’s statehouse, as a Senate Committee advanced a measure that would require public school boards to hold heari...
Florida professor’s murder puts focus on grandparents’ rightsFlorida State University law professor Dan Markel was killed outside his Tallahassee home in a murder-for-hire plot in 2014, amid a bitter child-custody dispute with his ...
Woman in car with 2 children fatally shot in FloridaPolice say a 21-year-old woman was fatally shot while sitting in a car with two small children at a busy intersection in St. Petersburg.
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz staying on Judiciary panel, despite investigationRepublican Rep. Matt Gaetz, a prominent conservative who has been under federal investigation for a former relationship, would lose his House seat if convicted of a felon...
Alligator interrupts Florida couple’s poolside morning coffee and takes a swimYou know you’re from Florida when the sight of an alligator swimming in your pool on a Friday morning is what you call “a great start to your weekend.”
Florida Senate weighs school, college pandemic concernsIn an effort to offset COVID-19’s impacts on Florida’s education system, a committee gave bipartisan support to a proposal that would shield public-school students from t...
‘Completely unacceptable:’ Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to forbid ‘vaccine passports’Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is forbidding local governments and businesses from requiring so-called “vaccine passports” to show proof that customers have been inoculated ag...
Federal charges leveled against Florida man accused of firing AK-47 at rangersFederal prosecutors have announced charges against a Florida man who opened fire with an AK-47 rifle on officers inside Everglades National Park.
‘It’s all about getting that water back to the natural flow’: DeSantis says legislature will prioritize Everglades restorationThe governor previously committed $2.5 billion to restore Everglades.
Florida Senate looks to shield colleges from COVID-19 lawsuitsA Senate committee will take up a bill that would shield colleges and universities from lawsuits over decisions to shut campuses due to the virus.
