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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida prosecutor suspended by Gov. Ron DeSantis opened his federal civil trial against the governor Tuesday with testimony that alleged his removal was based on his …
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE
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11/29/22
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — For years, as the U.S. has ramped up pressure on Venezuela’s socialist government, dozens of allegedly corrupt insiders have raced through the U.S. criminal justice …
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By JOSHUA GOODMAN
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11/29/22
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A trial for a former college student who randomly killed a Florida couple in their garage six years ago and then chewed on one victim’s face was set to begin …
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11/28/22
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A police officer fatally shot a man early Sunday while conducting a wellness check at a home in St. Petersburg, officials said.
Just before 4 a.m. Sunday, St. …
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11/27/22
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WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — A 76-year-old passenger was killed when a vehicle being test driven by an 86-year-old man turned into the path of a car just outside the Florida car dealership.
The …
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11/27/22
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Gertrude Warnick died 69 years ago, hailed, then questioned, then forgotten. Since 1953, her body has rested in an unmarked grave under patchy dirt and creeping weeds at …
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By KRISTEN HARE, Tampa Bay Times
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11/27/22
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LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) — One of Polk County’s most dedicated philanthropists arrived Thursday afternoon at the One More Child campus and waited for his mother to unfasten him from his car seat.
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By GARY WHITE, The Ledger
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11/27/22
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FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A former college student who randomly killed a Florida couple in their garage six years ago and then chewed on one victim’s face finally goes on trial Monday, with a …
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By TERRY SPENCER
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11/26/22
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PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Veterans are 1.5 times more likely than the general population to die by suicide, with 20 veterans on average taking their own lives each day.
To help combat this …
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By KAMAL MORGAN, Pensacola News Journal
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11/26/22
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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Scientists are saying a red tide bloom that’s lingered along the coast for a few weeks is now being fed by nutrients running off the landscape in the wake of Hurricane …
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By CHAD GILLIS, Fort Myers News-Press
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11/26/22
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Mario Núñez has opinions, strong ones, about how Tampa should be promoted.
What should a Tampa resident be called?
“Tampeño,” said Núñez, host of The Tampa …
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By PAUL GUZZO, Tampa Bay Times
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11/25/22
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Daniel Pecoraro and Lisa Siegel weren’t supposed to get married on a Monday.
But from his hospital bed on Nov. 7, Pecoraro decided that day was going to be the …
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By KATHERINE KOKAL, Palm Beach Post
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11/25/22
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — People keep asking Tony Miller exactly when he’ll open his Tampa Bay surf park project.
He doesn’t have an answer yet.
Peak Surf Park, a first-of-its-kind attraction …
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By BERNADETTE BERDYCHOWSKI, Tampa Bay Times
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11/24/22
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MIAMI (AP) — Though the Thanksgiving turkey isn’t thawed yet and the last hurricane only recently departed the premises, the holiday season is officially here in Miami.
Santa’s Enchanted …
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By CONNIE OGLE, Miami Herald
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11/24/22
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The operator of an Orlando amusement park ride from which a Missouri teenager fell to his death should pay a $250,000 fine and can never hold a ride permit in Florida …
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By CURT ANDERSON
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11/22/22
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Legislature crowned the new Republican leaders of the House and Senate on Tuesday, as the GOP supermajority in the statehouse appears poised to deliver on the …
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By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE
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11/22/22
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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Manatees that are dying by the hundreds mainly from pollution-caused starvation in Florida should once again be listed as an endangered species, environmental groups …
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By CURT ANDERSON
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11/21/22
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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA’s Orion capsule reached the moon Monday, whipping around the back side and passing within 80 miles (128 kilometers) on its way to a record-breaking lunar orbit.
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By MARCIA DUNN
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11/21/22
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PLANT CITY, Fla. (AP) — A major highway connecting Florida almost from gulf to ocean was partially shut down outside of Tampa on Sunday because of law enforcement activity.
The Florida Highway …
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11/20/22
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MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — At least four people are believed to have drowned and rescuers were searching for another five people off the Florida Keys after a homemade vessel capsized during a failed …
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11/20/22
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