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June 30, 2022

Woman visiting Florida prison brings baby, cocaine and heroin

A woman from Tallahassee, Florida brought her infant grandchild, cocaine, and heroin to a prison visitation, according to DeSoto County Sheriff's Office.

June 30, 2022

Gabby Petito family lawsuit going to trial after Florida judge denies Laundries' motion to dismiss

A Florida judge has denied the Laundrie family's motion to dismiss the Petito family's lawsuit alleging the Laundries were aware Brian Laundrie killed Gabby Petito.

June 30, 2022

Florida man attacks elderly boss with hatchet, shoots him in face, deputies say

Fredie Vale, 47, shot his 77-year-old boss and landlord in the face after swinging a hatchet at him on Tuesday evening in Enterprise, Florida, authorities said.

June 29, 2022

DeSantis admin fires back at Clyburn after top Dem claims Florida gov 'made it harder' to vaccinate kids

Governor Ron DeSantis' administration fired back at House majority whip James Clyburn, D-S.C., after the number three House Democrat made several claims about Florida's COVID policies.

June 29, 2022

Professional athletes honor Jared Bridegan on what would have been his 34th birthday

Several professional athletes celebrated slain Microsoft executive Jared Bridegan Wednesday by dedicating their workouts to him on what would have been his 34th birthday.

June 29, 2022

Florida USCG cutter sends dozens of Cubans attempting to get to the US back

The U.S. Coast Guard said one of its Cutters repatriated dozens of Cubans to Cuba on Tuesday, part of a growing trend of migration from Cuba to the U.S.

June 29, 2022

Florida school shooting: Jury selected for 2018 Parkland shooter's sentencing trial

The jury selection process to oversee the sentencing hearing for Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz has concluded.

June 28, 2022

Social media 'large part of the problem' for teen summer crime and beach curfews

Several beach towns across the U.S. are imposing curfews to crack down on summer crime, especially involving teenagers.

June 28, 2022

Gavin Newsom's campaign buys ads in Florida even though he's running in California

California Gov. Gavin Newsom bought tens of thousands of dollars' worth of cable TV ads in Florida, even though he's running for governor in California.

June 28, 2022

Florida Dept of Health slams Rachel Levine for 'character assassination' over trans youth comments

The Florida Department of Health took issue with U.S. official Rachel Levine for saying "Opponents of LGBTQ equality have targeted trans and queer youth to score political points."