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August 26, 2021

Sports reporter pens his own obituary days before dying: 'Kindness is free'

David Alfonso, a former sports reporter for the Tampa Tribune, died Aug. 6 after fighting cancer for 25 years

August 26, 2021

Florida man allegedly assaults student outside high school over mask mandate

A Florida dad was arrested Wednesday after allegedly assaulting a student outside his daughter’s high school while protesting the school district’s COVID-19 mask mandate.

August 26, 2021

Florida caretaker caught on video abusing man, 88, in wheelchair gets probation, house arrest: report

A caretaker caught on video physically and verbally abusing an 88-year-old man in his care in Florida last year was sentenced Wednesday to two years of house arrest and four years of probation, according to a report. 

August 26, 2021

Florida kite surfer, 61, dead after slamming into wall of beachside home

A kite surfer died Wednesday after crashing into the wall of a beachside home in Florida, according to reports.

August 25, 2021

Gannett says political cartoon of DeSantis press secretary 'being reviewed' after critics accuse it of sexism

A spokeswoman for Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling out the Gannett media company after a cartoonist from one of its papers created what critics have said was a "sexist" political cartoon of her.

August 25, 2021

Florida tourist shot dead while protecting his baby at Miami Beach restaurant

A young father died after a gunman walked into a Miami Beach restaurant and pointed a gun at the father’s one-year-old son, police said.

August 25, 2021

Florida girl Tristyn Bailey seen in video with accused teen murderer on night of fatal stabbing: authorities

Florida teen Tristyn Bailey was last seen walking alone with her accused murderer on the night she was brutally stabbed to death 114 times in May, according to recently released surveillance video.

August 25, 2021

Miami building collapse: Federal oversight team names investigators

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) on Wednesday named its team tasked with investigating the collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida.

August 25, 2021

Border Patrol nabs 42 Haitians arriving in Florida in alleged smuggling operation

Dozens of Haitians were taken into custody by U.S. Border Patrol officials near Key Biscayne, Florida, on Tuesday afternoon after the group came ashore in an alleged human smuggling operation, officials said. 

August 24, 2021

Spirit Airlines passenger who smoked cigarette on plane escorted off by police: video

A woman on a Florida-bound flight drew the scorn of her fellow travelers after lighting up a cigarette as the airplane was making its way toward the terminal early Tuesday, according to a video of the incident recorded by a passenger.