PHOTOS: Spring breakers flock to Florida beaches for sun and sand
Look at photos of spring break throughout Florida as college kids take them to the beach and smoke the sun.
Florida boat capsizes, leaving 1 dead; Coast Guard searching for 3 others
The Coast Guard said Saturday it was looking for three passengers, including an adult and two children, after being capsuled on the St. John's River in Jacksonville, Florida, near Goat Island. Around 7pm on Friday, Coast Guard Jacksonville was warned of an 18-foot vessel, capsules containing four people trapped on top of a capsized boat […]
Restaurants and food products can seek ‘seed oil-free’ certification from Florida group
With more customers at foodservice facilities adopting today's Make America Healthy Movement, it appears that more restaurants are also answering calls with a promising seed oil-free dining experience. However, while many restaurants can claim that they have no seed oil, there has been no way to officially reassure customers up until now. The Seed Oil […]
Florida Democrats Dominate Fundraising in Crunch Time, Leave GOP Lags in the Dust in Special Election Showdown
The two Democrats running in special elections to fill Florida’s vacant home seats are gaining momentum, raising more than $15 million from January to March. Democrat Gay Valimont, running for the First Congressional District, and Josh Weil, running for the Sixth Congressional District, have combined to raise that total, according to a Federal Election Commission […]
DeSantis says Florida returned $878M in taxpayer funds to federal government after meeting with Musk, DOGE
Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday that the state has been trying to give back during the Biden administration over $878 million to the federal government. Desantis' office has notified the US Treasury that $878,112,000 will be returned to the federal government. The governor said the move came after a meeting with newly formed […]
Florida Arrests Tren de Aragua Gang Member Under Alien Enemies Act, Says DeSantis
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has announced that his state police will partner with special agents for the ICE Homeland Security Investigation (HSI) to arrest members of the Tren de Aragua (TDA) gang. The HSI has said this is the country's first arrest of a member of the TDA gang under the alien enemy law, the […]
Florida woman drowns dog at Orlando International Airport after traveler couldn’t board flight to Colombia
Police said the Florida woman was told she could not take her dog on a flight departing from Orlando International Airport, so she ended up killing her dog in the airport bathroom. Alison Agatha Lawrence, 57, was arrested on March 18th. She was charged with three felony, aggravated animal cruelty, according to arrest records. “This […]
Florida executes convicted murderer, child rapist Edward James
The Florida man convicted of the 1993 brutal murder of an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother was executed by a fatal injection Thursday after the Supreme Court refused to appeal him. Edward James, 63, was declared dead at 8:15pm at Florida State Jail, near Stark. According to the Associated Press, he said he didn't want […]
Florida prisoner Edward James executed for the killings of an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother
A Florida man who killed an 8-year-old girl and her grandmother on the night he drank heavy and used drugs was executed Thursday evening. Jail officials said 63-year-old Edward James was declared dead at 8:15pm after receiving a triple injection at a Florida prison near Stark. He accrued the death penalty on September 19, 1993 […]
Florida Southwest Airlines flight attempts to take off from taxiway not runway at Orlando airport
Southwest Airlines flight, which took off mostly from a taxi rather than an runway at Central Florida Airport Thursday at Central Florida Airport, nearly took off from a taxi rather than an runway, officials said. No injuries were reported, and passengers departing from Orlando International Airport were housed on another plane heading to their destination […]