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VIDEO: Truck flips spilling nearly a thousand gallons of cooking oil on Florida roadway
A wild crash on a Southwest Florida roadway is caught on camera.
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Good Samaritans help Florida first responders pull driver from submerged car
The heroic rescue of a driver whose car ended up in a retention pond was caught on camera.
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New bills filed to prohibit restrictions on use of gas stoves in Florida
New bills have been filed in the Florida House and Senate, which would protect gas stoves and other major appliances from being prohibited.
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Florida middle school teacher sent picture of his genitalia to students, police say
A southwest Florida teacher is out of the classroom after being arrested on disturbing charges.
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Florida man accused of stealing Toys for Tots donation box full of cash
Deputies in north central Florida arrested a man on Monday after accusing him of stealing a Toys for Tots donation box from a Dollar General.
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SpaceX completes 50th Starlink launch from Cape Canaveral
SpaceX on Thursday morning put another batch of Starlink satellites in low-Earth orbit with a Falcon 9 rocket launch from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
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‘Gender identity is real’: Federal judge blocks Florida transgender care law
A federal judge is blocking parts of a new Florida law blocking gender-affirming care for transgender youths — but only for some of the parties in the lawsuit.
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Deputies: Search for brutal rapist after Florida woman is mutilated
Florida deputies are searching for a man they said raped and mutilated a woman on Saturday.
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Is that a headless body on the beach? Well, not really
A woman walking a Florida beach thought she had come across a decapitated body, but thankfully it turned out to be a mannequin covered in barnacles and sea life.
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$21 million Florida Lotto jackpot will let couple ‘enjoy everything life has to offer’
A man who just claimed a $21.25 million Florida Lotto jackpot is ready for a well-deserved change of pace, his daughter says.
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Missing Florida woman’s boyfriend named person of interest after cross-country road trip
The boyfriend of a 22-year-old Florida woman who was reported missing this week after a cross-country road trip has been named a person of interest in her disappearance, according to the North Port Police Department.
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Search for Florida teen Miya Marcano continues around apartment complex
Miya Marcano, a 19-year-old college student from Pembroke Pines went missing Friday, a day she was supposed to board a flight from Central Florida to Fort Lauderdale.
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Caught on Camera: Florida man says he was speeding home for news about Putin
A Florida man, who was pulled over for speeding, told the deputy he had to get home to find out more about what Russian President Vladimir Putin was planning.
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CDC study finds rising cases of leprosy in Florida
A study conducted by the Center for Disease Control calls Central Florida an “endemic” location for leprosy.
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Florida children to receive free books in push to tackle problem of early illiteracy
A new $200 million program is geared at tackling the problem of early illiteracy and below-level reading for young students in Florida.
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Florida gas prices drop for 9 consecutive days after record highs
Florida gas prices have now dropped for nine consecutive days, retreating from 2023 highs.
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Is Fla. Sen. Marco Rubio’s latest video a precursor to 2024 presidential bid?
Florida Senator Marco Rubio ran for president in 2016. With a video tweet a few days after the assault on the U.S. Capitol, it looks like he's positioning himself to run in 2024.
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Florida man uses $7.2M from PPP to buy mansion, Maserati and more, feds say
A Bradenton man is accused of using $7.2 million from Paycheck Protection Program funds to buy a Central Florida mansion and three luxury cars, court records.show.
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DeSantis pushes $106M proposal to turn Florida into ‘leader in civics education’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks in Naples a day after saying he wants to deliver an additional $1,000 stimulus payment to Florida first responders for their work during the pandemic.
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Person of interest in custody after couple killed at Florida senior living community, police say
A person of interest in the deaths of a Central Florida husband and wife is in custody, according to Mount Dora Interim Police Chief Mike Gibson.
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Since MSD tragedy, what has been done in Florida to keep kids safe?
It's been four years since the school shooting in tragedy, so what's Florida doing to keep kids safer in school?
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How will new Johnson & Johnson vaccine affect Florida?
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Florida could receive its first doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine as early as next week if the FDA approves the shots as anticipated.
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Masks shouldn’t be mandatory in Florida schools this fall, state says
In a letter to Florida school systems, the state's education commissioner wrote that “broad sweeping mandatory face covering policies serve no remaining good at this point in our schools.”
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Publix COVID-19 vaccines appointments open in Miami-Dade and Broward
Publix pharmacies in Miami-Dade and Broward counties will begin administering COVID-19 vaccines Monday, the grocery chain announced Thursday.
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Who is eligible for COVID-19 vaccine in Florida?
More Floridians are now eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccines. Here is what you need to know about whether you can get a dose.
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DeSantis: Restaurants will stay open and more vaccines are coming
Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke to reporters Tuesday afternoon from West Palm Beach, giving updates on COVID-19 vaccines and trumpeting that he has restaurants’ backs as Florida keeps them open during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis breaks two-week silence to talk about vaccines
Gov. Ron DeSantis makes his first comments in weeks about Florida and the coronavirus and it's all about the vaccine.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis says ‘there are no lockdowns in Florida’
Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a press briefing at 3:15 p.m. Friday at the Crane Lakes community in Port Orange.
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1 in 4 Floridians have a more relaxed view towards marijuana, survey finds
According to a new poll conducted by Recovery.org, a provider of addiction recovery resources, 1 in 4 (24%) Floridians say they now have a more relaxed view towards recreational marijuana use after experiencing a year under lockdown orders.
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2021 Python Challenge begins Friday
The 2021 Python Challenge kicks off Friday, and is part of an effort to remove invasive Burmese pythons from Florida’s ecosystem.
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Teen bitten by unknown, large marine animal while lobstering in Key Largo
A 15-year-old boy was lobstering on his family’s boat off the shores of Key Largo on Saturday when suddenly his legs were bitten by an unknown underwater creature. Even wildlife police officials don't know what bit him.
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Mom’s remains go missing after being mailed to Florida
A Kentucky woman is hoping someone can help her find a box containing her mother's remains that were sent to Florida.
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Hardly any masks worn at Fla. Gov. Ron DeSantis event, hotel gets warning
On Friday morning, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a gathering about election legislation. By Friday afternoon, the hotel where the event was held was issued a warning for not compliance of the county's mask mandate.
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WATCH: Gov. Ron DeSantis holds news conference at The Villages
Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference regarding the coronavirus Tuesday afternoon at the Center for Advanced Healthcare at Brownwood in The Villages. The governor also addressed Monday night’s crash of the state’s online voter registration website.
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Rare flock of Flamingos spotted after Hurricane Idalia
Idalia had just moved up the Gulf Coast on Wednesday morning, when Jennifer Sparks spotted a very rare flock of flamingos.