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February 6, 2023

Florida House speaker investigates books in Hillsborough after content was challenged by parents

Florida House Speaker Paul Renner announced he has requested records from school district officials regarding so-called "age-inappropriate" reading materials available to students.

February 6, 2023

Florida hospital system forced to take IT offline in ransomware attack

A Florida hospital is continuing to treat expectant moms, but is still delaying some surgeries due to security problems. These problems forced them to take their IT network offline.

February 6, 2023

Florida deputy arrested for alleged DUI, terminated from job: reports

A Pinellas County, Florida sheriff's office deputy was arrested and charged with alleged DUI on Saturday night in Tampa, and later fired from his job.

February 6, 2023

Aiden Fucci trial: Florida teen charged as adult in 13-year-old Tristyn Bailey's murder pleads guilty

Aiden Fucci, the Florida teen accused of killing classmate Tristyn Bailey in 2021, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder at the start of jury selection Monday.

February 6, 2023

Teen shot dead at fair in Florida county famous for state's oldest rodeo

Police have not announced any arrests as of Monday after a teen was shot dead at the fairgrounds in DeSoto County, home to Arcadia All-Florida Championship Rodeo.

February 6, 2023

Florida teenager pleads guilty to fatally stabbing classmate

A Florida teenager pleaded guilty Monday to the fatal stabbing of his 13-year-old classmate 114 times. Nearly 49 of those wounds were on her hands, arms, and head.

February 6, 2023

Florida murder suspect held on $2M cash bond, human remains being investigated: report

A man found driving the car of a missing Lyft driver from Florida faces a murder charge and is in a North Carolina jail with a cash bond set at $2 million.

February 6, 2023

Florida State University has been seized by the DEI bureaucracy

The DEI ideology that is "diversity, equity and inclusion" has burrowed into Florida State University. This ideology pervades almost every department and the institution.

February 6, 2023

FBI arrests man, woman with 'extremist' views in alleged power grid attack plot targeting 5 substations

The FBI announced the arrests of a woman from Maryland and a man from Florida in an alleged energy grid attack plot targeting five substations in the Baltimore area.

February 6, 2023

Brian Mast: Biden only cared about China's spying because Americans found out

Rep. Brian Mast R-Fla., on the Biden administration facing backlash after a Chinese spy flight flew across U.S.