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May 5, 2023

DeSantis calls out media for using euphemisms to defend trans operations on minors: 'That is mutilation'

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis called out a reporter as one of many in the media who use misleading words to defend graphic and dangerous trans procedures for children.

May 5, 2023

Florida parent sucker punches umpire during high school baseball game: police

Jorge Aponte-Gonzalez, 41, was arrested Wednesday after police say he sucker punched an umpire at his son's high school baseball game last month. He is being charged with felony battery.

May 5, 2023

Florida paramedics fired after mistakenly declaring man dead

The Clearwater Fire & Rescue Department announced Friday that it had fired to fire medics who pronounced a man dead in February when he was still alive.

May 5, 2023

Gov. Ron Desantis addresses potential 2024 presidential run: ‘You either gotta put up or shut up'

Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida say he'll decide "relatively soon" on whether to launch a 2024 Republican presidential campaign

May 5, 2023

Holocaust survivor from Florida to celebrate 100th birthday by throwing first pitch at Yankees-Rays game

Helen Kahan, a 100-year-old Holocaust survivor from St. Petersburg, Florida, will throw out the first pitch as the Tampa Bay Rays host the New York Yankees on Friday, May 5.

May 5, 2023

Real estate investor reveals secret to removing Florida squatters without facing expensive legal battles

A Florida landlord was able to avoid bringing the squatters occupying his house to court by using a little-known Florida statute that lets police remove them immediately.

May 4, 2023

Florida woman caught on camera brutally beating dog with rubber mallet

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office in Florida arrested a 24-year-old woman who was seen on video beating a 9-year-old Siberian Husky with a mallet.

May 4, 2023

Florida school district plans to use AI to help detect potential school shooting threats

A Florida school district approved a one-year contract with a software company that uses AI technology to detect guns and identify possible school shooting threats.

May 4, 2023

Rubio accuses NIH of pushing Biden’s ‘woke rhetoric’ on taxpayer-funded scientific research

Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio sent a letter to NIH acting Director Lawrence Tabak demanding answers on funding for DEI and other "woke" priorities like gender surgeries.

May 4, 2023

Protesters flood DeSantis' office after Florida Republicans pass sweeping education bill

Dozens of protesters descended on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' office at the state Capitol on Wednesday to express outrage at Republican-led education bills.