Daredevil Wallenda Walks The Wheel
Four hundred feet above terra firma, daredevil Nik Wallenda successfully walked the rim of the Orlando Eye observation wheel Wednesday morning.
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Four hundred feet above terra firma, daredevil Nik Wallenda successfully walked the rim of the Orlando Eye observation wheel Wednesday morning.
Florida Gov. Rick Scott filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the Obama administration, saying they are coercing the state to expand Medicaid in order for Florida to get $1 billion in federal hospital funds.
Having reached a budget impasse with their Senate counterparts, the state's House has adjourned three days early.
The use of drones to photograph people on their own property could soon be illegal in the Sunshine State.
The state Legislature's proposal to spend money approved by voters for conservation on things like agency operating budgets and state park police has been met with protests from environmentalists.
Walt Disney World has been told to reinstate three performers from their "Lion King" show who were dismissed after they refused to wear soiled spandex unitards as part of their costumes.
The state's Senate has overwhelmingly approved a measure which would lead to online voter registration in Florida.
With the avocado killers hiding in the trees, heat-sensing drones are launched into the air. When the killer, a deadly fungus spread by tiny beetles, is located—the dogs are sent in.
Joaquin Badias said he couldn't live any longer with the flooring that covered the stairs of his house, along with the floor of his bedroom and den.
Two weeks ago, Hollywood Police again descended on the home where investigators found the body of 3-year-old Ahizya Osceola in a garbage bag stuffed inside a cardboard box in mid-March.
On Tuesday the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on whether same sex couples have the constitutional Right to marry in all 50 states.
A ring lost for months off the coast of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea is on its way back to its rightful owner.
Although the Nepal earthquake happened a world's away, a local couple was shaken to its core.
Proposals to create new insurance requirements for app-based transportation services like Uber and Lyft appear to be idling as the legislative session nears the end.
After the House overwhelmingly approved a plan to revamp the state's alimony laws, the debate will go across the Capitol to the Senate.
Miami Hurricanes linebacker Adarius Hayes, 20, has been charged with three counts of vehicular homicide and suspended indefinitely after police say he caused a high-speed crash in Largo that killed a 78-year-old woman and two young children, and seriously injured a man.
On the 20th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina’s landfall, survivors and families gathered in New Orleans and nearby parishes with solemn ceremonies and uplifting celebrations to honor the nearly 1,400 lives lost and the community’s resilience.
A United Airlines flight from Aspen to Houston was diverted to Austin after hitting severe turbulence and plunging more than 25,000 feet in minutes, sending oxygen masks down and leaving two passengers hospitalized.
Authorities say 50-year-old Javier Jara shot his ex-girlfriend before exchanging gunfire with three deputies Wednesday; he later died, while the victim remains hospitalized.
Plantation police say four gunmen opened fire on a home from a stolen Mercedes SUV, leaving bullet holes in windows but no injuries, while neighbors expressed fear and frustration over the violence.
Miami Beach police said they responded to reports of a shooting at South Pointe Park just after 1 a.m. Wednesday.
The NEXT Weather team shares expert advice on how to prepare for a potential storm.
Spotty showers are possible on Wednesday in South Florida, but the rain chances rise starting Thursday due to a surge of moisture.
Florida Rep. Maxwell Frost traveled to the detention center in the Florida Everglades on Tuesday
As the U.S. and Iran keep up the bluster but appear ready to de-escalate, Israel expands deadly attacks on the complex war's other front in Lebanon.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
ICE detainees are taking their own lives at a pace that's unprecedented in the agency's two-decade history, highlighting what experts call failures in care and oversight, an AP investigation finds.
Former President Joe Biden has sued the Justice Department seeking to block the release of files related to interviews he conducted with a biographer that later became a central part of a special counsel investigation into his handling of classified documents.
The Trump administration plans to crack down on press leaks by requiring new and existing federal employees to sign NDAs.
Florida sought to sue Washington and California for allegedly issuing commercial driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants.
A top DHS official directed ICE attorneys to aggressively pursue administrative fraud cases against immigration lawyers accused of filing false asylum claims.
Enrique Tarrio said since President Trump announced the formation of the fund, he has been inundated with calls from others convicted for January 6 related activities.
Commissioners voted to allow the review, saying if that was the only way to move the project - designed to help people with mental illnesses caught in the criminal justice system - then so be it.
Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in planning and orchestrating the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
The only remaining roadblock: Miami Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez, who has so far refused to say when – or even if – he will allow the full commission to vote on it.
A group of Miami residents, including historian Marvin Dunn, filed suit last week in federal court to block the transfer of land for the proposed library.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
The American Music Awards celebrate fan favorites in the music world and feature performances from multiple artists.
Rob Base, the MC whose lyrics lit up the dancefloor classic "It Takes Two" and got countless people moving worldwide, passed away Friday.
Stephen Colbert hosted "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.
Lee Mendelson Film Productions alleges the U.S. Department of the Interior illegally used the jazzy tunes in social media posts and a video game.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.
