February 24, 2022 Sponsor of Florida's so-called 'Don't Say Gay' bill defends it against media 'disinformation' narrative Florida is set to pass a piece of controversial legislation that its sponsor says has been unfairly maligned and misrepresented by the news media and the Biden administration.
February 24, 2022 Florida Senate confirms surgeon general who opposes school mask mandates The Florida state Senate confirmed Gov. Ron DeSantis' pick for surgeon general, Joseph A. Ladapo, who has vocally opposed mask mandates in schools, saying that data does not support such restrictions.
February 23, 2022 Florida man caught on video allegedly stealing crossbow by stuffing it down his pants, sheriff says A man, described by authorities as "one of the world’s dumbest criminals," is accused of stealing a crossbow at a hardware store in Florida after he was allegedly recorded on video stuffing it down his pants, according to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office.
February 23, 2022 Florida Blue Alert canceled for sex offender after deputy shot, authorities say A Blue Alert that was issued for Gregory Ryan Miedema, 33, after a Taylor County, Florida, deputy suffered life-threatening injuries was canceled Wednesday morning.
February 23, 2022 Florida may require high school students take financial literacy course in order to graduate Florida lawmakers working on legislation that would require high schoolers take a financial literacy class in order to graduate.
February 23, 2022 Crocodile escapes 'zoo van' in Florida, dashes down road before being wrangled, video shows A crocodile being transported in a van in Florida on Tuesday managed to break loose and dash down a road before being wrangled in front of onlooking motorists, a video shows.
February 22, 2022 Florida TikTok star whose dad gunned down armed home invader to testify against another alleged stalker Teenage TikTok star Ava Majury awoke one night to the sound of a shotgun blast tearing through her front door in Naples, Florida.
February 22, 2022 Florida man arrested after allegedly grabbing kid, 3, from Walmart shopping cart, authorities say A Florida man was arrested Sunday after he allegedly approached and removed a woman's 3-year-old child from a shopping cart at a Walmart parking lot in Naples, authorities said.
February 22, 2022 Antisemitic flyers found in multiple cities across the country, investigations underway Communities in multiple cities across the country have reported a disturbing trend of antisemitic flyers being left in their neighborhoods in recent weeks, according to local reports.
February 21, 2022 Florida police fatally shoot man at wedding reception who allegedly assaulted guests, attacked officers: cops A wedding reception in the Orlando area erupted into pandemonium Saturday night when a man allegedly assaulted guests and attacked two responding police officers, leading one officer to fatally shoot him, according to authorities.