Over the next three days, Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise will resume toll collections on roads that had previously suspended tolls in preparation for Hurricane Dorian.
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More tolls suspended to ease evacuations from Florida’s coast
The Florida Highway Patrol suspended tolls on Alligator Alley on Sunday.
DeSantis delivers weekend Dorian update
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA) – Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has continued to urge Florida residents to remain vigilant and prepared as Hurricane Dorian approaches. On Sunday, the governor received a full briefing on the storm, which was upgraded to a Category 5 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 180 miles per hour. He also spoke with […]
Alligator walks across green on Florida golf course
Lafferty tells News Channel 8 the gator did not cause any distraction however as he made par on the hole.
FBI: Florida truck driver threatened mass shooting at Memphis church
INDIANAPOLIS, In. (AP) – A Florida truck driver has been arrested after saying he would commit a mass shooting at a church in Memphis, Tennessee, authorities say in newly filed court records. Thomas Matthew McVicker was apprehended in Indianapolis before the plan could be carried out, according to court papers filed Monday. It’s the most […]
FBI: Florida truck driver threatened mass shooting at Memphis church
INDIANAPOLIS, In. (AP) – A Florida truck driver has been arrested after saying he would commit a mass shooting at a church in Memphis, Tennessee, authorities say in newly filed court records. Thomas Matthew McVicker was apprehended in Indianapolis before the plan could be carried out, according to court papers filed Monday. It’s the most […]
Sarasota Florida man offered 15-year-old girl money for sex
Crebo later admitted to deputies to possessing the drugs, images, and attempting to solicit sex with the teen.
Alligator caught climbing fence in Florida
A Florida man was driving by Saturday when she caught the gator in action as it does a belly-flop on the grass and then goes on its way.
Alligator hunting season starts Thursday in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (WESH) —Florida’s annual statewide alligator harvest begins on Thursday. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission oversees the six-week program. The season ends on the morning on Nov. 1. Alligators were included on the original federal endangered species list in 1967. Conservation efforts allowed the population to rebound, and they were removed from […]
Florida Florida man who pulled gator from pants during traffic stop gets probation
Officials say a Florida Florida man who pulled a small alligator from her yoga pants during a traffic stop and illegally possessed numerous other wild animals has been sentenced to probation after pleading guilty to four charges.