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July 8, 2021

Florida couple sues 'woke' Catholic school to rescind $1.35 million donation after it 'lost its way'

A Florida couple is suing a Catholic school once attended by their children in an effort to have their $1.35 million pledge rescinded, saying the school has "lost its way" by embracing "woke culture" and distancing itself from mainstream Catholicism.

July 8, 2021

Deroy Murdock: DeSantis is the new Great Right Hope

Democrat governors Andrew Cuomo of New York, Gavin Newsom of California, and Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan seem to shatter everything they touch. Ron DeSantis, conversely, seems to get everything right.

July 8, 2021

Florida cop shooting suspect indicted on attempted murder charge

The Florida man accused of shooting a Daytona Beach police officer and leading police on a three-day manhunt that ended when he was arrested on a Black nationalist militia group’s property has been indicted on an attempted murder charge.

July 8, 2021

Florida man points gun at police officer before being fatally shot, bodycam video shows

Police in Florida released bodycam video of a fatal officer-involved shooting over July Fourth weekend that shows a man pointing a gun at an officer before being shot.

July 8, 2021

Condo collapse: Tears, prayers mark end to search for survivors

A somber moment of silence marked the end of the two-week search for survivors of a Florida condominium collapse, as rescue workers stood at solemn attention and clergy members hugged a line of local officials while many of them sobbed.

July 8, 2021

Alligator attack suspected in Florida woman’s death, sheriff says

An alligator apparently attacked a woman whose body was found in a retention pond near Tampa, sheriff's.

July 8, 2021

Tropical Storm Elsa kills 1 in Florida, hurts 10 at Georgia Navy base

A weakened but resilient Tropical Storm Elsa killed at least one person in Florida on Wednesday and injured several others when a possible tornado struck a campground at a Navy base in southeast Georgia.

July 8, 2021

Elsa latest: Here’s where the tropical storm is heading next

Tropical Storm Elsa officially made landfall late yesterday morning along the Big Bend region in Florida with maximum sustained winds of 65mph. 

July 8, 2021

Rubio hauls in $4M for 2022 Senate reelection in the past three months

Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida brought in $4 million in fundraising during the April-June second quarter of fundraising, his campaign reports.

July 8, 2021

Rescuers at Florida condo collapse told they can go home, but they refuse

Levine Cava, the mayor of Miami-Dade, told reporters on Wednesday that an emergency crew that has been working around the clock to find survivors in the Surfside building collapse has refused to leave the site despite being told they can go home.