An alligator bit an 18-year-old college student who was hiking with a group at the Everglades National Park.
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1 dead, 2 wounded in Thanksgiving shooting at Florida strip club
A Thanksgiving Day fight at a Florida strip club left one Florida man dead and two others injured.
UF students threaten impeachment for Trump Jr.’s visit
Donald Trump isn’t the only president facing an impeachment inquiry. The student body president of the University of Florida is facing an impeachment threat for spending $50,000 in student fees to bring Trump’s eldest son and his girlfriend to campus.
1 airlifted to hospital after Florida alligator attack
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A person was airlifted to a hospital after an alligator attack near a wildlife reserve in Florida. According to 12 News, Martin County Fire Rescue they found the person in DuPuis Florida Florida management Area on Saturday morning, a reserve bridging southwestern Martin County and northwestern Palm Beach County. At first, […]
Germany, allies mark 30 years since Berlin Wall fell
BERLIN (AP) — Germany marked the 30th anniversary Saturday of the opening of the Berlin Wall, a pivotal moment in the events that brought down Communism in Eastern Europe. Leaders from Germany, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic attended a ceremony at Bernauer Strasse — where one of the last parts of the Berlin […]
‘Brick History’ brings the past to life through LEGOs
History comes to life with 28 meticulously crafted models, each depicting a person, moment or discovery that altered world history.
Florida trappers step up efforts, catch 3,600 pythons
MIAMI (AP) — More than 3,600 Burmese pythons have been captured in Florida under an effort to control the invasive species that wildlife officials say is choking the delicate Everglades ecosystem. Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday the Python Action Team had removed 1,000 pythons from the wild. That’s on top of the 2,600 removed by […]
Pasco inmate pleads guilty to distributing drugs in jail
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — An inmate at a Pasco County jail has been convicted of distributing drugs that caused other inmates to suffer overdoses. Court records show that 33-year-old Timothy CathCart pleaded guilty Monday in Tampa federal court to conspiracy to distribute and possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl and norfentanyl causing injury. He […]
Police: Florida mom left child in car while working at strip club
LAUDERHILL, Fla. (AP) — Police say they found a 3-year-old girl wandering in a parking lot while her mother worked inside a South Florida strip club. Lauderhill police Lt. Michael Santiago says in a news release that someone called 911 early Tuesday after seeing a child roaming around. Santiago says the child led officers to […]
Alligator Lighthouse swim won by St. Pete Beach Florida man
A Florida swimmer has posted the fastest time among 460 participants during an open-water swimming competition in the Florida Keys.