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Nashali Alma is partnering with YouFit Gyms to help teach other women how to defend themselves in similar situations.

A woman was arrested Thursday night at a McDonald’s in Cocoa, accused of brandishing a gun in the drive-thru and pointing it at an employee due to an argument over a nonexistent menu item, according to the Cocoa Police Department.

If you're an angler who's always wanted to catch a great white shark, a North Dakota family recently took a fishing trip in South Florida that might make you red in the gills.

A teenage boy is facing a felony charge in Broward County after recently causing a scare with a graphic of a cat holding a rifle.

A 16-year-old girl died when multiple trees fell onto a vehicle she was in during a storm, according to sheriff's officials.

Even birds need a break. A Florida wildlife biologist was dispatched to catch a stowaway on a Royal Caribbean cruise ship in Miami this week — a burrowing owl.

A Florida woman — who authorities say chartered a private jet to fly her cross-country with some of the more than $1 million in federal coronavirus relief funds that she fraudulently obtained by using stolen identities — has pleaded guilty.

Federal officials say they have fixed a problem that briefly halted flights to and from parts of South Florida.

Drug Enforcement Agency officials said that on Sunday morning, a drug-detection canine reacted to one of the bags coming in from a recently-arrived Los Angeles flight at MCO.

The Sumter County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help locating a woman they said lifted 8 bottles of champagne from a Walmart in the Villages.

A Daytona Beach man bitten by a 9-foot alligator heard a noise at his front door and opened it to find an unexpected visitor.

Researchers have uncovered a network of tens of thousands of fake Twitter accounts created to support former President Donald Trump and attack his critics and potential rivals.

A flight to Florida from Cuba was forced to turn back after it struck birds that caused an engine to catch fire and fill the cabin with smoke.

A man in Daytona Beach was sent to the hospital Saturday after being bitten on the leg by an alligator, according to police.

Victoria Triece is suing Orange County Public Schools because she says the district banned her from volunteering in her child’s classroom due to her participation on adult websites.

Senators Marco Rubio and Rick Scott reintroduced the Sunshine Protection Act for Congress’ consideration on Thursday, marking the fourth such effort to “lock the clock” and make daylight saving time permanent nationwide.

Martin County deputies responded to a distress signal that led to the rescue of a 38-year-old man that was trapped in his vehicle, upside down in a canal.