Florida men arrested after hosting alcoholic party with more than 2 dozen kids, sheriff says

VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. - Two Florida men have been arrested after they allegedly hosted a party with alcohol involving two dozen kids. What we know: Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood said 24-year-old Carter Jeffries and 19-year-old Christian Gennaro hosted a …

Florida teacher admits role in illegal gun exports to Trinidad & Tobago

A 46-year-old Tampa woman has pleaded guilty to conspiring to make false statements to firearms dealers as part of a scheme to traffic guns from the United States to Trinidad and Tobago. Shannon Lee Samlalsingh, a school teacher from Hillsborough County …

Severe storms for the Panhandle & North Florida, Saharan dust on the way?

Severe weather is expected on Wednesday across the panhandle in parts of North Florida. At the same time, Thursday becomes a bit more active with isolated storms that could turn Severe across much of the peninsula. A weak low-pressure system in the upper …

Florida’s “FAST” Track To Success: New Data Shows Policies Paying Off For Students

Florida Students Soar: DeSantis Hails Third Year of Rising Academic Performance Florida students are continuing their upward trajectory in academic achievement, Governor Ron DeSantis announced today, highlighting significant improvements across English …

16 Vehicles Ablaze: Electric Cars Among Dozen-Plus Incinerated In Rapid-Spreading Florida Fire

Quick-Thinking Crews Contain Blaze in Mere Minutes, Averting Larger Disaster A swift-moving fire engulfed approximately 16 vehicles, including several electric models, on Tuesday afternoon, sending plumes of smoke into the Florida sky. Thanks to a rapid …

Florida eyes 2nd immigration detention center to join ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Florida and federal officials plan to set up as many as 5,000 immigration detention beds as soon as next week at an Everglades airfield nicknamed “Alligator Alcatraz” and potentially at a National Guard training base in the northern part of the state. Gov. …

Lightning strikes tiki hut on Florida beach, injuring 4 women

MARCO ISLAND, Fla. — Four Kentucky tourists are recovering after a lightning strike hit a tiki hut at a resort on Marco Island. The incident occurred as a storm rolled in. The group of friends had taken shelter under the tiki hut moments before the …

Groups fight to keep Florida’s youth social media ban from being enforced

Alligators delay rescue efforts after fatal Florida crash

Rescue units responding to a submerged truck in a Venice, Florida, canal encountered two large alligators. The alligators prevented initial rescue swimmers from reaching the vehicle. Florida Fish and Wildlife officials removed the alligators, allowing …

Where is Alligator Alcatraz? Will it become Florida detention facility?

Florida is establishing a temporary immigrant detention center nicknamed "Alligator Alcatraz" in the Everglades. The facility will utilize a former airstrip and aims to house 5,000 detainees by early July. Environmentalists and the local …