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May 17, 2023

Florida police find woman's body near dumpster behind busy shopping plaza

Apopka Police Department officials said they found a woman's body near a dumpster outside the busy Wekiva Riverwalk Shopping Plaza on May 7 in Florida.

May 17, 2023

Team DeSantis throws shade at Trump following endorsements from 99 Florida lawmakers: 'Almost universal'

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' team threw shade at former President Donald Trump after the former was endorsed by 99 GOP lawmakers in his state.

May 17, 2023

Florida Democrat complains state won't have vegetable pickers once DeSantis’ immigration law goes into effect

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., ripped Florida new anti-illegal immigrant law , claiming that the state's vegetables will go "rotten" without migrants picking them.

May 17, 2023

Florida 7-year-old confessed in Disney monorail worker's murder: attorney

Laurie Shaver was accused in 2018 of fatally shooting her husband and burying his body in 2015. Now, her attorneys say a child has confessed to carrying out the crime.

May 17, 2023

Florida woman tried to kidnap girl on Mother's Day because she was 'jealous,' police say

A Florida allegedly said she tried to kidnap a young girl on Mother's Day because she was jealous, authorities said

May 17, 2023

DeSantis cancels 'pronoun olympics' for students, teachers and says it's 'not happening' in Florida

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday that students and teachers in Sunshine State schools will "never be forced to declare pronouns."

May 17, 2023

DeSantis signs bills targeting transgender treatments for minors, pronoun use in schools

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed bills Wednesday including a ban on transgender treatments for children and clarifying use of pronouns in educational facilities.

May 17, 2023

Pro-trans activists send 'Build-a-Queer' kits to kids with advice for hiding them from parents

A Florida transgender advocacy group sends packages with condoms, certain transgender devices geared toward minors and advice for concealing them from parents.

May 17, 2023

Jacksonville Democrat upsets DeSantis-backed candidate in mayoral race

Democratic politician Donna Deegan secured an upset victory against Republican rival Daniel Davis to become the mayor-elect of Jacksonville, Florida.

May 17, 2023

Florida driver stops for turtle crossing busy highway, causes multi-vehicle crash: video

A multi-vehicle crash occurred in Florida on U.S. 331 after a driver stopped for a turtle in the middle of the road on Tuesday morning.