Tampa Bay Rays set for new $2.3B stadium project after county and city approve financing plan
TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Rays got county approval Friday on a financing plan that will allow…
2nd octogenarian in modern US history faces lethal injection as Florida plans 2 executions Tuesday
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida is set to become the first state in nearly a decade to carry…
Tropical Storm Bertha in the Gulf of Mexico moves toward the Florida Panhandle and Alabama
NEW ORLEANS — Tropical Storm Bertha strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico and was moving slowly toward the…
Man, 74, becomes oldest inmate executed in Florida in state’s 10th lethal injection this year
STARKE, Fla. — Florida put to death one of its oldest prisoners in its history on Tuesday, a…
David Steele, Orlando Magic announcer, announces retirement
David Steele, who spent 37 seasons as the play-by-play voice of Orlando Magic basketball, both on television and…
Alligators injure 3, 1 fatally, in string of attacks in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. — Multiple people have been attacked by alligators across central Florida in the last week, with…
Hulk Hogan died of natural causes, Florida police report says
MIAMI — Professional wrestling legend Hulk Hogan died of natural causes last year, according a report by Florida…
Survivors of plane crash off Florida were on a life raft for hours with no idea if help was coming
MELBOURNE, Fla. — For five hours, the 11 survivors of a plane crash off the coast of Florida…
Florida plans to close ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ migrant detention center, New York Times reports
WASHINGTON — Florida intends to shut down the controversial federal migrant detention center known as “Alligator Alcatraz,” The…
Rapper Kodak Black arrested in Florida on felony drug trafficking charge, pleads not guilty
ORLANDO, Fla. — Rapper Kodak Black was arrested this week on a drug trafficking charge in central Florida…
‘Once in a lifetime’ opportunity: Soccer star Messi in Utah for Inter Miami-Real Salt Lake game
SANDY — Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi has been sighted in Utah ahead of the game Wednesday between…
A 23-story hotel in exclusive Miami locale vanishes in seconds with implosion
MIAMI — A hotel at one of Miami’s most exclusive locations was demolished Sunday to make way for…