Lake Worth Woman Accused Of Shining Laser At PBSO Helicopter
A Lake Worth woman is accused of pointing a laser light at a Palm Beach Sheriff's Office helicopter that was patrolling during a power outage.
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A Lake Worth woman is accused of pointing a laser light at a Palm Beach Sheriff's Office helicopter that was patrolling during a power outage.
A Panama City man is facing manslaughter charges after authorities say a child he was watching drowned in a backyard pool while he smoked marijuana with a teenager in the front yard.
Palm Beach billionaire Jeff Greene on Wednesday formally entered a crowded Democratic slate of candidates seeking to replace Republican Gov. Rick Scott.
It's been revealed that the recently re-opened Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children could be holding up to 1,000 minors.
There was an unusual sight in the water in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday. An alligator was spotted swimming in the salt water off Fort Myers Beach.
Florida Governor Rick Scott on Monday distanced himself from the controversy engulfing President Donald Trump's administration over the policy of separating undocumented migrant children from families stopped at the U.S. border.
Once again, actions taken by the state of Florida have been questioned and brought to a courtroom.
Florida was added to the list of states where cut melon may be contaminated with salmonella, the US Food and Drug Administration said Thursday. This brings the total number of states to 23.
In a sworn deposition, the emergency manager for Monroe County denied requesting help from the state to remove storm debris immediately after Hurricane Irma, sharply undercutting the reason Governor Rick Scott and his staff have given for why they needed an emergency contract that needlessly cost taxpayers millions of dollars.
More than 800 people were stung by jellyfish along the Central Florida coast over the span of three days.
A Florida man was arrested after allegedly attacking four ducks with a stick and stomping them to death.
When Florida billionaire Jeff Greene ran for U.S. Senate in 2010, he was depicted by the media as a party boy who associated with people like former boxer Mike Tyson and actress Lindsay Lohan.
Soon after Hurricane Irma slammed into the state, Governor Rick Scott made the decision to ignore the debris removal contracts already in place in the Florida Keys.
Customers on a Spirit Airlines flight probably weren't expecting to hear that an alligator was keeping them from getting to their destination.
"Here's the cute little shoplifter at Magic Kingdom," reads the caption to the Facebook video.
It's already June, which means elections are less than five months away.
At a time when gun control is constantly in the news and on people's minds, it's mind-boggling that something like this could happen.
More frustration as analysis continues of a deadly school shooting in South Florida.
Florida's agriculture commissioner promises his office will never again fail to do follow-up on certain national background checks.
Marc Caputo joins Facing South Florida host Jim DeFede.
Former Congressman Patrick Murphy announced this week he would not run for Governor.
The body of a woman who went missing from Silver Lakes Rotary Nature Park was found Friday night.
For more than a year, Florida failed to do national background checks that could have disqualified people from gaining a permit to carry a concealed weapon.
A woman who kidnapped a newborn from a Jacksonville hospital two decades ago and raised the child as her own in South Carolina was sentenced Friday to 18 years for kidnapping.
An interesting possibility in the Florida gubernatorial race is not going to happen, at least not in 2018.
Hostage negotiator Dr. Noel Castillo was seen attempting to establish communication with the man, who was positioned on the ledge of the 6th floor of the Citizen Hotel.
According to police, Ransom Everglades High School, a private school in the area of Main Highway and Royal Road, reported receiving a suspicious call of an unknown nature.
The trip marks the first known visit by U.S. legislators to Cuba since the Trump administration imposed a de facto oil embargo on the country.
Environmental groups asked a federal appellate court panel to lift a temporary halt on closing "Alligator Alcatraz"
Rapper Offset is recovering after a shooting at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, where Lil Tjay was among two people detained and later charged.
Widespread rain totals could range from 1-3 inches with isolated totals up to 6 inches.
Hostage negotiator Dr. Noel Castillo was seen attempting to establish communication with the man, who was positioned on the ledge of the 6th floor of the Citizen Hotel.
According to police, Ransom Everglades High School, a private school in the area of Main Highway and Royal Road, reported receiving a suspicious call of an unknown nature.
The trip marks the first known visit by U.S. legislators to Cuba since the Trump administration imposed a de facto oil embargo on the country.
Environmental groups asked a federal appellate court panel to lift a temporary halt on closing "Alligator Alcatraz"
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.
President Trump posted on social media that "a whole civilization will die tonight," adding "but I don't want that to happen, but it probably will."
President Trump praised the crew of NASA's Artemis II mission in a brief chat late Monday, saying they had "inspired the entire world" after they looped around the moon in a record-breaking voyage.
While Epstein was on work release from a Florida jail nearly 20 years ago, he had sex in a vehicle in the prison parking lot, according to a FBI interview.
President Trump and top national security officials shed new light on the daring rescues of two American airmen who were shot down over Iran last week.
The Supreme Court issued an order that paves the way for Steve Bannon to have his contempt of Congress conviction dismissed.
Former state Sen. Lauren Book launched her 11th annual statewide walk, encouraging survivors to share their stories amid renewed attention on the Epstein case.
Miami Archbishop Thomas Wenski is pressing county commissioners to approve a long-delayed mental health center, warning lives are at stake as the building sits empty.
Emily Gregory describes the days following her upset victory in Tuesday's special election as "a little overwhelming, surreal, but exciting."
The Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery, located at 2200 NW 7th Avenue, would be a first-of-its-kind facility that could make a difference in the lives of countless people.
Wasserman Schultz pushed back against the suggestion that the United States was led into this war by Israel and its leader, Benjamin Netanyahu.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
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.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
Rapper Offset is recovering after a shooting at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, where Lil Tjay was among two people detained and later charged.
A major music festival featuring the rapper formerly known as Kanye West was canceled after the U.K. government blocked Ye from entering the country.
A federal judge in New York has tossed out actor Blake Lively's sexual harassment claims against actor Justin Baldoni over their roles in the movie "It Ends With Us," but left intact a claim for retaliation.
Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane was lured to a Dallas studio for a meeting, then allegedly kidnapped and robbed by a group including rappers Pooh Shiesty and Big30.
A Las Vegas performer has sued Taylor Swift over the title of her hit album "The Life of a Showgirl," alleging it violates the performer's trademark.