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June 9, 2021

Florida cousins ‘massacred’ fellow teen in shooting over drugs, sheriff says

Two Florida cousins are facing murder charges in connection with the ambush killing of a 17-year-old marijuana dealer in a Polk County park earlier this week, according to authorities.

June 9, 2021

Florida Senate race: Rep. Val Demings, former Orlando police chief, officially kicks off run against Rubio

Rep. Val Demings launched her 2022 U.S. Senate campaign against Sen. Marco Rubio on Wednesday accusing the incumbent Republican of failing to show up for Florida while promising she'd "never tire" of doing the right thing on behalf of the Sunshine State.

June 9, 2021

Florida man accused of dragging pedestrian with car, hiding most of body behind bait shop: troopers

A Florida man is accused of dragging the body of a pedestrian he allegedly struck with his car this weekend before fleeing the scene and dumping most of their remains behind a local bait shop, according to authorities.

June 8, 2021

Florida woman attacked by 7-foot alligator while walking her dog

A seven-foot alligator sent a woman to the hospital Tuesday after biting her in the leg, according to a local report.

June 8, 2021

Florida judge favors pre-dawn partying in rowdy South Beach

A South Florida judge has sided with the Clevelander hotel in a lawsuit over a new Miami Beach law that sets a 2 a.m. closing time in the South Beach entertainment district.

June 8, 2021

Florida police arrest woman accused of accidentally shooting sister in head, leaving her on life support

Miami Beach police arrested a woman who is accused of accidentally shooting her teenage sister in the head while they were traveling in a car on Sunday night.

June 8, 2021

‘Hardcore’ felon caught peeping on mother, teen at Florida home, sheriff says

A “hardcore” convicted felon was arrested in Florida after being caught on a security camera peeping into the bedroom of a teenage girl, authorities said.

June 8, 2021

Ivanka Trump 'focusing on family time' in months after Trump administration

Ivanka Trump is focusing on her family and living in Miami, Florida, with her husband Jared Kushner, sources familiar with the couple’s plans told Fox News, following four years in Washington, D.C., serving in the Trump administration.

June 8, 2021

Critics lash Washington Post for portraying Rebekah Jones story as 'feud' with DeSantis

The Washington Post was panned Tuesday for its story on the Twitter suspension of former Florida Department of Health employee Rebekah Jones that framed her as being in an “ongoing feud” with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis., R.

June 8, 2021

Fired Florida health official plots run against Matt Gaetz

Rebekah Jones, a critic of Governor Ron DeSantis’ COVID-19 response that claimed the governor told her to alter coronavirus data, took to Instagram to announce her candidacy on Monday hours after being suspended from Twitter for violating the site’s “rules against platform manipulation and spam.”