This Florida school district will require teachers to wear panic button
Lake County Schools teachers are required to wear a panic alert system called CENTEGIX. It's essentially a panic button attached to a lanyard worn around their neck. This school year, it will automatically sync with the emergency system used by law enforcement, Fusus.
Sean Kingston, mother indicted on federal charges in $1M fraud scheme in Florida
Rapper and singer Sean Kingston and his mother have been indicted in South Florida on federal charges of committing more than $1 million worth of fraud.
Wild video: Florida man survives 60-foot plunge into creek with minor injuries
A Florida man plummeted into a creek from what he said was a 60-foot-tall tree and, surprisingly, he only had minor injuries.
Florida man arrested after allegedly trying to withdraw 1 cent from bank
A Florida man is facing a felony robbery charge after he allegedly tried to withdraw 1 cent from a bank in Sumter County.
Man flies to Florida to attack gamer with hammer over online dispute, deputies say
A 20-year-old New Jersey man has been arrested for allegedly flying to Florida to attack a fellow gamer with a hammer following an "online altercation" that the pair had gotten into after meeting in the virtual fantasy world of ArcheAge, police say.
Panthers win their 1st Stanley Cup, top Oilers 2-1 in Game 7
The Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup champions for the first time, and they took about the hardest path possible to the title.
Large wave of Saharan dust is heading right for Florida and the Gulf of Mexico
Models indicate a large amount of Saharan dust will traverse across the Atlantic this week and head towards the Gulf of Mexico and Florida by next weekend.
Florida recruit, who stands at nearly 8 feet tall, set to become tallest college basketball player ever
The Florida Gators are set to bring in Canadian big man Olivier Rioux later this year to clog up the paint, and he is going to be in the record books.
Couple caught in rip current drowns while on vacation in Florida with six children: Officials
A Pennsylvania couple vacationing in Florida with their six children drowned after getting caught in a rip current Thursday, authorities said.
Florida company deploying drones to fight mosquitoes across the US
The drones operate in areas as large as 250 acres.
Florida divers find 25 kilos of suspected cocaine with fake Nike labels
Scuba divers off the Florida Keys thought they found trash, but it turned out to be over $1 million of suspected cocaine, authorities said.
Florida man points AR-15 in Uber driver's face, forces him to ground for dropping daughter off: deputies
A Florida father was arrested over the weekend after pulling an AR-15 rifle on an Uber driver who dropped his daughter off at his home, according to deputies.
Judge postpones Trump's classified documents case indefinitely
Former President Donald Trump’s classified records trial stemming from Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation was postponed indefinitely on Tuesday.
Florida man gets three years in prison for stealing identities, selling other people's homes
A Florida man was sentenced Friday for stealing identities and selling people's unoccupied homes in Virginia, Florida and North Carolina.
Newborn baby found dead in garbage bin on University of Tampa campus, mother hospitalized: TPD
Police found a dead baby wrapped in a towel and discarded in a garbage bin near a dorm at the University of Tampa on Sunday night.
Florida city low on cemetery space considers repurposing schools
A Florida city, facing a cemetery space shortage, considers converting underused schools into burial sites by 2025, backed by local officials.
These bugs would normally be swarming Florida right now. But they’ve vanished
Florida is known for a variety of potentially dangerous wildlife: Alligators, sharks, mosquitoes, drunken spring breakers, and toxic green slime. Love bugs are generally not on that list.
Florida man pops open beer during police encounter because it was 'cold' and he wanted to drink it: See video
Many believe it's a crime to let a beer warm up, and one Florida man wasn't taking any chances, even as police surrounded him with guns drawn during an investigation into gunfire, body camera video showed.
Former U.S. Sen. and two-term Florida Gov. Bob Graham dies at 87
Bob Graham, who served as Florida's 38th governor in the 1980s and was later elected to the United States Senate, where he served for nearly two decades, has died. He was 87.
Watch: Parachute deployed in Florida plane crash likely saved lives, police say
Witnesses caught on camera the moment a small plane was falling from the sky – drifting and twirling toward treetops with the help of a parachute.