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July 22, 2022

DeSantis lights into Biden during TPUSA speech amid rampant 2024 speculation

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dedicated much of his speech at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit Friday to attacking President Biden and his policies.

July 22, 2022

Sea turtles on Florida's Space Coast on track to set new record for nests

Sea turtle nesting season begins in March and ends in October. Upwards of 23,000 nests have been counted on the Florida Space Coast and there's still time for this year's numbers to grow.

July 22, 2022

Florida small business owner sues Biden administration over race, gender quotas in infrastructure law

Small business owner and Romanian immigrant Christian Bruckner is suing the Biden administration over race and gender quotas in the infrastructure law.

July 22, 2022

Florida man menaces bike rider with machete, then shoots him in the face on video

The Broward County Sheriff's Office is looking to identify a Florida man seen menacing another with a machete before shooting him in the face and fleeing.

July 22, 2022

Florida man seen menacing another with a machete before shooting him in the face

The Broward County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help identifying the suspect who shot a man in the face outside an Oakland Park 7-Eleven.

July 22, 2022

GOP states push back against DC, NYC calls for federal help with migrant surge

Texas, Arizona and Florida are pushing back against complaints by New York City and Washington, D.C., about an influx of illegal immigrants heading to their cities.

July 21, 2022

Florida kayaker, stranded for hours in the water, is dramatically rescued by a fellow boater

Davey Wright of Port St. Lucie, Florida, wanted to take his kayak out to fish and clear his head; the veteran never expected he would face a desperate fight for his life this summer.

July 21, 2022

Florida manatee deaths decline, but starvation threat looms: report

Manatee deaths in Florida have declined in 2022, but wildlife officials warn that starvation is still a serious threat while pollution kills seagrass - a staple in their herbivore diet.

July 21, 2022

Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz slurped on an Icee after massacre: witness

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School gunman Nikolas Cruz drank a cherry and blue raspberry Icee a half hour after massacring 17 people, according to a store manager.

July 21, 2022

Florida district reverses decision to adopt new sex ed textbook

A 5-4 vote led a Florida school board to reverse the decision to adopt a new sex education book. The majority felt the material was not age-appropriate for students.