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April 7, 2021

PolitiFact admits CBS 'could' have 'deceptively edited' DeSantis remarks, stops short of stating it as fact

PolitiFact acknowledged Wednesday that CBS News "could" be guilty of "deceptively editing" remarks by Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in a controversial "60 Minutes" report, but stopped short of stating it as fact.

April 7, 2021

Florida's Medal of Freedom goes to FSU great Bobby Bowden

Bobby Bowden, the former Florida State football coach who led the Seminoles to two national titles, received the inaugural Florida Medal of Freedom at a ceremony Wednesday hosted by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

April 7, 2021

Botched DeSantis report latest example of '60 Minutes' pushing liberal views, undermining Republicans

The fiasco of Sunday's "60 Minutes" report on Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis came as little surprise to longtime critics of the program, who have called out a recent pattern of softball interviews with left-leaning guests and little to no airtime devoted to scandals surrounding prominent Democrats

April 7, 2021

Sen. Rick Scott declines to defend DeSantis during Fox News interview on Publix controversy

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., declined to defend Gov. Ron DeSantis on Fox News Radio's 'Brian Kilmeade Show', amid a firestorm over the veracity of a '60 Minutes' segment painting the governor as closing a vaccination deal with Publix Supermarkets thanks in part to a $100,000 political donation

April 7, 2021

Former Giants wide receiver Travis Rudolph arrested on murder charge after Florida shooting

Former New York Giants wide receiver Travis Rudolph is facing a first-degree murder charge after police say he was involved in a fatal shooting in Florida early Wednesday morning. 

April 7, 2021

Poynter Institute scolds ’60 Minutes’ for controversial DeSantis report: ‘There was really no there there’

The Poynter Institute for Media Studies has joined the growing chorus of criticism against the controversial "60 Minutes" report about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

April 7, 2021

WATCH: Florida police capture 10-foot alligator found beneath car in Tampa

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office recently responded to a call regarding a 10-foot, 2-inch alligator spotted under a parked car in Tampa, Florida.

April 7, 2021

Teen saves drowning toddler during spring break trip to Orlando

The best way to celebrate spring break is by being a hero.

April 7, 2021

Controversial ’60 Minutes’ report on DeSantis absent from other CBS News programs

CBS News has defended its controversial "60 Minutes" report widely criticized as a "hit piece" against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, but other CBS News programs have distanced themselves from the story.

April 7, 2021

Armed Connecticut man on plot to kill girlfriend is nabbed by Florida cops at last minute, video shows

Florida police were able to intervene in an attempted murder at just the right time after a woman called 911 to report that her estranged boyfriend had traveled from Connecticut and was chasing her with a loaded gun, authorities said.