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South Florida reacts as Diddy found guilty on prostitution charges, cleared of RICO and sex trafficking
Sean "Diddy" Combs was found not guilty of federal RICO and sex trafficking charges Wednesday, but convicted on two counts ...
Nearly 150 new Florida laws went into effect July 1. Here's the list, what each one means
Nearly 150 new Florida laws went into effect July 1 and some of them make big changes you need to know. Here's the list.
Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention center is set to receive its first group of immigrants
OCHOPEE, Fla. (AP) — The first group of immigrants were scheduled to arrive Wednesday night at a new detention center deep in ...
Trump administration freezes $396M in Florida education funds
Across the Tampa Bay region, Hillsborough County schools were in line to get more than $15 million, Pinellas County schools ...
Marva Johnson makes brief public debut, touts 'historic' FAMU success in Florida budget
In a fleeting debut as Florida A&M University’s new leader, President Marva Johnson briefly addressed how FAMU fared in the ...
Florida bomb squad demonstrates damage fireworks can inflict using watermelon
Police bomb squad demonstrates fireworks dangers on watermelon and raw chicken as Broward Health warns about Fourth of July ...
Doctor charged with murder in 4-year-old daughter's drowning, Florida sheriff's office says
Pediatrician Neha Gupta is accused of killing her 4-year-old daughter, who was found "floating in a pool" behind a home.
Bear runs across lanes on busy Florida interstate and defies capture, cops say
A bear was spotted towering over traffic on a busy Florida interstate and the predator did not leave unscathed, according to ...
Florida religious leaders ask Gov. Ron DeSantis to pause executions
Religious leaders across Florida have penned a letter asking Gov. Ron DeSantis to pause executions after more prisoners were ...
Federal judge backs Florida law requiring teachers to use pronouns aligning with sex assigned at birth
The pronoun restrictions​ were part of a series of controversial measures​ that Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican lawmakers​ ...
Florida Blue, Broward Health hit standstill over costs. What it means for patients
As of July 1, all Broward Health services, facilities, clinics and physicians will be impacted by the standstill between ...
Nearly $500K worth of cocaine washes up on Florida beach: Sheriff
According to the Walton County Sheriff's Office, on Sunday, the beachgoer found 25 bricks of cocaine that had a Yosemite Sam ...
Florida teen threatens to shoot up McDonald's after $5 order is messed up: police
An 18-year-old in Florida was arrested by Polk County Sheriff's Department for allegedly threatening to shoot up a McDonald's ...