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August 24, 2021

Florida restaurant receives $10,000 tip from generous customer

That’s definitely more than 18%.

August 24, 2021

Florida prosecutors seek death penalty for mom and boyfriend in alleged abuse, murder of 3-year-old boy

State prosecutors in Florida are seeking the death penalty against a mother and her boyfriend who are accused of brutally abusing her 3-year-old son for weeks before the child was found dead in June.

August 24, 2021

Daytona Beach Police Officer Jason Raynor honored at funeral 2 months after shooting

Hundreds of friends, loved ones and Florida officials said their final goodbyes on Monday to the fallen Daytona Beach, Florida, police officer who died 55 days after he was shot in the head while on patrol. 

August 24, 2021

97-year-old American WWII vet reunites with Italians he saved as children

For more than seven decades, Martin Adler treasured a black-and-white photo of himself as a young American soldier with a broad smile with three impeccably dressed Italian children he is credited with saving as the Nazis retreated northward in 1944.

August 23, 2021

DeSantis slams AP 'hit piece' on him promoting COVID treatment: Pushing 'false narrative' and playing 'victim'

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis took aim at the Associated Press over what he described as a “partisan hit piece” about his state's promotion of a coronavirus treatment.

August 23, 2021

South Florida doctors stage walkout amid surge in unvaccinated COVID-19 patients

A group of 75 South Florida doctors staged a symbolic walkout on Monday to highlight a surge in unvaccinated COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the state, according to a report.

August 23, 2021

Miami police chief flashed same 'OK' hand gesture in past photo as officer he suspended, union says

A police union in Miami shared a year-old photo of Chief Art Acevedo appearing to flash the same "OK" hand gesture he suspended an officer for using last week amid allegations it represented "White power."

August 23, 2021

DeSantis, Abbott school mask rules in line with many foreign countries

Republican governors like Florida’s Ron DeSantis and Texas’ Greg Abbott are getting slammed by Democrats and media personalities for their opposition to COVID-19 masking in schools, despite taking an approach that falls in line with many westernized nations across the globe.

August 23, 2021

GOP Rep. Byron Donalds calls on Biden to resign after Afghanistan crisis

Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., on Monday demanded that President Biden resign from office immediately over his “botched” withdrawal of U.S. troops in Afghanistan, whiich led to a complete Taliban-takeover of the country within days.

August 22, 2021

Rare sawfish with rope tied around its mouth reeled in

The ocean is full of unexpected surprises.