I thought a Florida alligator was walking near me and my daughter on the road — what it actually was shocked me
A giant 5-foot-long lizard, believed to be an Asian water monitor lizard, was recently spotted scurrying along a busy road in west Florida. “He’s so big,” Renee Aland said in a video of the lizard she posted to social media. “He’s just stomping down the road. He’s going to the other side of the road.” […]
Squatters who failed to pay NY mortgage shell out $700K for Florida home: records
Two allegedly racist squatters who missed their mortgage payments for years and then claimed poverty and refused to leave their Long Island home when it was auctioned have paid $700,000 in cash for a new Florida home, records show. Barry and Barbara Pollack, both 72, bought the two-bedroom, two-bathroom home in a Boynton Beach community […]
‘Trump Hasn’t Lost His Voting Rights in Florida’
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis (R) clarified Friday that former President Donald Trump still has the right to vote in Florida elections, despite a Manhattan jury convicting him on 34 charges that District Attorney Alvin Bragg alleged were felonies. “Former President Donald Trump did not lose his right to vote in the state of Florida. He […]
Florida sheriff’s office fires deputy who fatally shot black airman Roger Fortson at home
A Florida sheriff on Friday fired a deputy who shot and killed a black air force soldier after he pointed a handgun at the ground at his home, saying the deputy’s life was not in danger and he should not have fired his weapon. Okaloosa County Sheriff Eric Aden has fired Deputy Eddie Duran, who […]
Florida man indicted in 15-year-old cold case murder of uncle after investigators match DNA from fork
A Florida man has been charged in New York in the unsolved murder of his uncle 15 years ago after investigators matched his DNA to a plastic fork discarded at the crime scene, the Queens District Attorney’s Office announced. Anthony Scalisi, 41, was indicted by a grand jury on Thursday and set to stand trial […]
Florida sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed airman is fired
A Florida sheriff’s deputy who shot and killed an Air Force soldier in his home earlier this month has been fired. The Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office announced that it had fired Deputy Eddie Duran after an administrative investigation found that his use of deadly force in the death of Roger Fortson was “objectively unreasonable.” “The […]
California’s population expected to decline as Florida and the Carolinas’ soar in 2024: survey
A recent survey found that while California is seeing a lot of people wanting to move, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida and Tennessee are seeing even more interest. ConsumerAffairs releases investigation On May 20, a report revealed that California ranked last in net migration losses as rising costs of living drive people to leave their […]
Florida 12-year-old Bruhat Soma Wins 96th Scripps National Spelling Bee
Bruhat Soma, 12, of Tampa, Florida, is presented with the Scripps Cup by Adam Simson, CEO of E.W. Scripps Company, after winning the 2024 Scripps National Spelling Bee at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, on May 30, 2024. Soma correctly spelled 29 words in a tiebreaker spelling-off to win […]
Florida schools are closing, but not everyone blames school choice
Enrollment in Florida’s public schools is declining, but experts are divided on how much of the blame is on the state’s school choice program. Several districts in the state have closed schools as attendance drops and thousands of students flock to private schools or home-learning options. Some experts see the change as a natural outcome […]
Florida Teens Rescue Man After Truck Plunges Into Canal
Two Florida teenagers rescued the driver of a car that fell into a canal Wednesday night, WSVN reported. Two young men saved a man’s life after his truck plunged into a canal in Florida, and the local community and authorities have praised the young heroes for their bravery and quick actions. Tony Cooper and his […]