Florida Legislature Rejects Weapons Ban With Massacre Survivors En Route To Capitol
The motion failed by a 36-71 vote during a legislative session that opened with a prayer for the 17 people killed by a former student last Wednesday.
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The motion failed by a 36-71 vote during a legislative session that opened with a prayer for the 17 people killed by a former student last Wednesday.
It's so cold in Florida that iguanas are falling from their perches in suburban trees.
Authorities say a manual transmission stopped three carjacking suspects in their tracks on Monday night
An unusual DUI arrest for a woman in Florida.
A Florida man who police say Googled how to rob a bank is now behind bars for committing a bank robbery, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
The money was expected. Sunday kicked off a new fiscal year and brought a new round of funding for the agency.
Two men have been arrested in Florida after authorities say they were caught stealing a light pole.
Philly natives Dr. Abbe Forman and Dr. Shelly Komito now living in Cape Coral say the call to evacuate came too late.
Forecasters warned people in the hurricane's path to prepare for "dangerous storm surges" and flash flooding.
Tampa has not taken a direct hit from a major hurricane in nearly a century.
Officials across the northeastern Caribbean canceled airline flights, shuttered schools and urged people to hunker down indoors as Hurricane Irma barreled toward the region as a powerful Category 4 storm expected to strengthen more before nearing land late Tuesday.
In a news release issued Monday afternoon, Scott said he's issuing the order to make sure governments have "ample time, resources and flexibility to get prepared" for the storm.
A Florida woman is facing charges after authorities say she was swerving on the road under the influence with a child unrestrained in the backseat.
Employees at a McDonald's in Delray Beach, Florida got quite a scare last week after police said a customer pulled out a weapon because the ice cream machine was broken.
A Philadelphia man has died after he was struck by lightning in Flordia, according to the Brevard County Sheriff's Office.
Officials say the monkeys probably came from Silver Springs State Park about 4 miles away.
A police officer in Palm Beach County, Florida came to the rescue of a dog left inside a hot car.
An elderly woman became a victim of theft when two thieves stole her wallet while she wasn't looking.
The Highlands County Sheriff's Office is investigating what happened, but deputies have not charged the mother with a crime.
The Orange County Sheriff's Office said the gunman was an ex-employee who was fired in April.
Tiger Woods attributed an "unexpected reaction" to prescription medicine for his arrest on a DUI charge that landed him in a Florida jail.
A hospital in South Florida is making sure teens in the middle of cancer treatments don't miss out on one of the biggest nights of their high school lives.
Environmental officials offer cash rewards for capturing invasive pythons.
A woman complaining about a noisy party was tossed into a pool in Florida.
Screams and commotion took over Fort Lauderdale's airport Monday as travelers clashed with Spirit Airlines employees and police.
