February 1, 2023 First Baptist Church faces backlash on 'biblical sexuality' pledge for congregants A “biblical sexuality” statement from The First Baptist Church of Jacksonville, Florida re-emerged in January after originally being drafted in October.
February 1, 2023 Joy Behar claims DeSantis is 'sacrificing' education of a 'generation' by removing woke curriculum, drag shows Co-hosts of The View debated over Gov. Ron DeSantis' state reforms to education in an effort to stop the indoctrination of youth. Some suggested he was erasing history.
February 1, 2023 Former Education Secretary blames DeSantis' 'White nationalist agenda' after CRT removed from AP course Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan claimed Governor Ron DeSantis had a racist agenda in criticizing "woke" lessons in a college prep course.
February 1, 2023 Father of child killed in Parkland shooting spars with Gavin Newsom over gun rights: 'Sit this one out' A father whose daughter was killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, called out California Gov. Newsom on Twitter over gun rights.
February 1, 2023 Florida lawmakers introduce bill to eliminate unanimous jury requirement for death penalty Florida lawmakers introduced legislation this week that would end the requirement for juries to be unanimous in order to sentence a prisoner to death.
February 1, 2023 Divers crack Florida cold case, use sonar to find woman's upside-down car in pond Police said "foul play was suspected" when Karen Moore, 53, mysteriously vanished in 2001 in Davie, Florida. Her car was found submerged in a pond there 22 years later.
February 1, 2023 DeSantis proposes permanent sales tax holiday on baby formula, gas stoves Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled his budget proposal Wednesday that would include a permanent sales tax holiday on items like baby formula and gas stoves.
February 1, 2023 Florida mother found dead in street near SUV with her sleeping child inside ID’d, family says she was pregnant Alana Sims, 22, was identified by her family as the woman who was found dead in a residential street in Tampa, Florida, near an SUV where her toddler was sleeping inside.
February 1, 2023 Three dead in apparent murder-suicide at Florida mobile home, sheriff says The Osceola County Sheriff's Office was investigating the deaths of three adults as a murder-suicide after the bodies were discovered inside a mobile home community.
February 1, 2023 Florida police dog finds 76-year-old woman lost in woods after 20-hour search: 'Whew. Thank you!' A Florida police officer and his K-9 partner are being credited with finding an elderly woman who had been lost in the woods for almost 24 hours this week.