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March 2, 2023

Conservative guest clashes with CNN over claim DeSantis banning Black history, calls out CRT: 'It's a joke'

Conservative pundit Carrie Sheffield clashed with CNN host Alisyn Camerota over false narratives on Florida's rejection of an AP African American history course.

March 2, 2023

NASA, SpaceX successfully launch four astronauts to space station

Four astronauts were successfully launched to the International Space Station by SpaceX and NASA early Thursday morning. They'll dock at the ISS on Friday for a six month stay.

March 2, 2023

Florida man dies after contracting brain-eating infection from rinsing sinuses with tap water

A south Florida man died Feb. 20 after contracting Naegleria fowleri, a brain-eating infection, from using tap water to rinse his sinuses. His case was the first in the U.S. this year.

March 1, 2023

Hundreds of dead fish wash ashore Florida beaches

Beaches across parts of southwest Florida are dealing with hundreds of dead fish and eels which were washed ashore amid reports of a red tide.

March 1, 2023

Orlando-bound Spirit Airlines flight from Dallas diverted to Jacksonville after battery catches fire: FAA

A Spirit Airlines flight going to Orlando, Florida, diverted to Jacksonville on Wednesday after a battery fire was reported by crew on the plane.

March 1, 2023

Florida man sentenced to 6 years for $4.2M COVID relief fraud scheme

A Florida man was sentenced to six years for trying to obtain more than $4.2M in a COVID relief fraud scheme. In addition to his prison time, the man must also repay more than $2.1 million.

March 1, 2023

Florida red tide washes up hundreds of dead fish

A video shared by Suzanne Stoker shows dead fish washed up on the beach Tuesday in Fort Myers Beach.

March 1, 2023

Florida woman's family seeking answers after body found by fishermen in Gulf of Mexico miles from shore

Fishermen found Heather Strickland's body in a trash bag miles off the coast of Pinellas County, Florida, in December 2022. Her family is still awaiting justice.

March 1, 2023

Watch Karine Jean-Pierre snub DeSantis op-ed on Disney tax crackdown: 'Not going to read that'

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre snubbed Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' op-ed on his Disney crackdown, telling a reporter she would not read it.

March 1, 2023

Florida biochemist accused of drugging, raping women at Miami condo

Jeremy Bittner, a Florida biochemist, is accused of drugging and raping two women and attempting to rape another in his Miami Beach condo called The Waverly.