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Controversy Swirls Over Lowering of Flags for Rush Limbaugh
A Palm Beach County, Florida, commissioner says flags won’t be lowered to half-staff to honor Rush Limbaugh despite an order from Gov. Ron DeSantis.
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Florida Veterinarians Remove Shoe From Crocodile's Stomach
University of Florida veterinarians surgically removed a shoe swallowed twice by the same hungry crocodile, the school said.
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Lawsuit Blames Saudi Arabia for Attack at Florida Panhandle Military Base
The Saudi Air Force officer who killed three U.S. sailors at a military base in Florida in 2019 had accomplices who knew about plans for the shooting but did nothing to stop it
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Former Pres. Trump to Speak at CPAC in Orlando for First Post-White House Appearance
Donald Trump will be making his first post-presidential appearance at a conservative gathering in Florida next weekend
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Florida Is a Model for Voting. the GOP Wants Change Anyway.
Republicans in dozens of states are moving to restrict access to mail voting after former President Donald Trump’s false insistence that the November election was stolen from him
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Former Red Sox, Yankees Star Johnny Damon Arrested on DUI Charge
Former All-Star baseball player Johnny Damon was arrested early Friday morning in Florida on suspicion of drunken driving and resisting arrest, court records show. Damon’s wife, Michelle Mangan-Damon, was also arrested by Windermere police, who’d pulled the couple over after noticing their SUV was weaving on the road about 1:23 a.m., officers said. Mangan-Damon was charged with hitting an...
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Women Dressed as ‘Grannies' to Get Covid Vaccine, Florida Health Official Says
A Florida health officer says there’s so much demand for the coronavirus vaccine that some people even disguised themselves as the elderly in order to get a shot. Dr. Raul Pino said that two young women disguised as “grannies” on Wednesday get their second vaccination shots in Orange County. “The bonnet, the gloves, the glasses, the whole thing. And...
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Ivanka Trump Tells Marco Rubio She Won't Run for His Senate Seat
Ivanka Trump will not be running for Florida Sen. Marco Rubio’s U.S. Senate seat in 2022 as she settles into life after Washington
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Dance Teacher Featured on ‘Dance Moms' Accused of Sex Abuse in Florida
A dance instructor who appeared on Lifetime’s “Dance Moms” is accused of sexually abusing girls at an Orlando dance studio
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Former NFL Wide Receiver Vincent Jackson May Have Struggled With Alcoholism, CTE, Sheriff Says
An autopsy on former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Vincent Jackson showed he may have struggled with chronic alcoholism, the sheriff said Wednesday
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Florida Bill Would Add Gender, Gender ID to Hate Crime Law
Florida’s hate crime law could be expanded to create enhanced penalties for people who commit offenses against someone based on their gender or gender identity.
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Retailers Trade Fifth Ave. for Worth Ave. as Palm Beach Scene Thrives With Americans Heading South
Retailers, restaurants and other business owners want to be where the people are. And people are moving to South Florida in droves.
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Former NFL Receiver Vincent Jackson Found Dead in Hotel Room
Former NFL wide receiver Vincent Jackson has been found dead at a Florida hotel room, days after authorities spoke with him as part of a welfare check.
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7-Year-Old Rescued From Back of Garbage Truck by Eagle-Eyed Sanitation Worker
A Florida sanitation worker is being called a hero after jumping into action to save a little boy from being crushed
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Biden Calls for Congress to Pass Stricter Gun Laws on Anniversary of Parkland Mass Shooting
The president called for background checks on all gun sales, banning assault weapons and eliminating legal immunity for gun manufacturers.
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US Coast Guard Searching for 6 Boaters Off the Florida Coast
The U.S. Coast Guard is continuing its search for six people Saturday, three days after their boat apparently capsized off Florida’s Atlantic coast
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Florida Man Proposes Using Rings Stolen From Other Lover: Deputies
Authorities in Florida are searching for a man they say stole an engagement ring and wedding bands from a girlfriend and used them to propose to another girlfriend
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Singer Ricky Martin Joins Efforts to Build Pulse Nightclub Shooting Memorial
Singer Ricky Martin will be a spokesman for a foundation that is building a memorial and museum to honor the 49 victims who died during a massacre at a gay Florida nightclub almost five years ago
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Hack Exposes Vulnerability of Cash-Strapped US Water Plants
A hacker’s botched attempt to poison the water of a small Florida city is raising alarms about just how vulnerable such systems may be to attacks by more sophisticated intruders
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3 People Rescued After Being Stranded on Uninhabited Bahamas Island for Over a Month
Crews from the United States Coast Guard rescued three Cuban nationals who reportedly were stranded on a deserted island near the Bahamas for more than a month after their boat capsized and they swam ashore