Florida fishing rule change impacts non-residents buying short-term licenses online
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is making changes to how non-residents get fishing…
Florida drug-related deaths declined sharply in 2025, FDLE says
TITUSVILLE, Fla. – State leaders announced new data showing an overall decline in drug-related deaths across Florida. On…
Can tarantula venom cure anxiety? Tampa teen’s AI research wins Florida Invention Convention
TAMPA, Fla. – For most people, a tarantula is a source of pure anxiety. But for King High…
Florida man blows fentanyl into air at deputy to eliminate evidence, sheriff’s office says
MARION COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida man is accused of blowing fentanyl into the air to get rid…
Largo hospital employee accused of sexually battering 2 vulnerable patients
article Se’Jour Deangelo Fulks is accused of sexually battering patients at HCA Florida West Largo while he was…
Tampa International Airport awarded nearly $11M federal grant for runway, taxiway upgrades
article TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa International Airport is receiving nearly $11 million in federal funding to help modernize…
Tampa man accused of killing family Chihuahua while intoxicated
article A Tampa man is accused of killing his family’s 4-pound dog. Courtesy: Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. TAMPA,…
U.S. airmen conduct water rescue of 11 people stranded in Florida plane crash
BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. – All eleven people involved in a small aircraft crash off the coast of Florida…
St. Petersburg police seek men after ‘brutal attack’
article St. Petersburg police are searching for three men after they say a man was brutally attacked on…
St. Pete ‘drug house’ owner arrested after being shot during botched robbery: Police
article A police car sits outside a St. Petersburg duplex where a deadly shooting took place on April…
‘Alligator Alcatraz,’ Florida’s controversial immigrant detention center, to close: reports
“Alligator Alcatraz,” the controversial immigrant detention center built last year in Florida’s Everglades, is closing down soon, according…
Missing Florida baby and teen sparks statewide alert
article A statewide alert is active for 2-month-old Noah Chester (left) and 17-year-old Haylee Chester (center), who authorities…