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June 20

Two shark attacks reported in separate vacation hotspots as summer beach season starts

Hilton Head Island shark attack leaves beachgoer with serious leg injuries, following incident where 9-year-old Florida girl's hand was nearly severed during Gulf Coast snorkeling trip.

June 20

Former DEA snitch known as 'Bowling Ball' charged with extorting cocaine kingpins

Former DEA informant Jorge Hernandez charged with extorting cocaine traffickers by posing as a paralegal and promising light sentences for bribes of cash and property

June 20

Florida dad arrested after toddler dies in hot car while he allegedly got hair cut, 'went drinking': police

Scott Gardner, 33, is charged with aggravated manslaughter in connection with the hot car death of his 18-month-old son in Florida at the beginning of June.

June 20

Florida AG refuses to back down after contempt ruling in state immigration law battle

Florida’s AG was held in civil contempt for defying a federal court’s block on a state immigration law, arguing judges are overstepping their authority.

June 19

Cocky fugitive's social media challenge to sheriff backfires in spectacular fashion

Wanted man Aaron Johnson captured after challenging Polk County Sheriff's Office on Facebook, bragging he couldn't be caught despite multiple felony warrants.

June 19

1,500 Jewish Americans evacuated from Israel as DeSantis sponsors rescue flights to Tampa

Republican state senator and former Green Beret joins a separate mission to help thousands more Americans escape escalating Middle East conflict.

June 19

Dem shredded for calling to put 'every single' illegal immigrant on a quick path to citizenship

Rep. Maxwell Frost faced swift backlash after suggesting the solution to illegal immigration is providing a path to citizenship for all illegal immigrants.

June 18

Fugitive ex-deputy vanishes before trial in deadly sports car crash

Joshua Roelofs, a former deputy with the Polk County Sheriff's Office in Florida, is a wanted man after skipping out on his trial for allegedly killing two people in a DUI crash.

June 18

Florida AG subpoenas Chinese company over 'compromised' medical devices that can transmit private data

Florida's attorney general takes legal action against Chinese medical device maker Contec for allegedly selling compromised devices with a backdoor that transmits patient data to China.

June 17

Florida attorney general held in contempt after challenging court's block on immigration law

Federal judge rules Florida attorney general in contempt over immigration law enforcement, requiring detailed reports on arrests of undocumented immigrants.