Florida Gov. Rick Scott breaks with NRA to sign new gun regulations Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) defied his longtime allies at the National Rifle Association on Friday to sign into law a new set of gun regulations, more than three weeks after a school shooting claimed 17 lives in […]
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Bucking the NRA, Florida governor signs landmark gun control legislation Florida Gov. Rick Scott signed a sweeping $400-million school safety bill on Friday, enacting significant gun control measures in the state for the first time since the GOP took control of the Legislature more than two decades ago. But the […]
77-year-old woman attacked by rabid otter while kayaking A 77-year-old kayaker is recovering after she was attacked by a wild otter in Florida. Sue Spector told Fox 13 she was kayaking with her husband, Marty, and group of people early Sunday morning in the Braden River. She said she heard […]
Sheriff faces mounting criticism over Florida school massacre A Florida sheriff came under mounting criticism on Sunday for his deputies’ response to this month’s deadly high school shooting and potential warning signs as dozens of state lawmakers called for his ouster and the governor ordered an independent inquiry. Broward County […]
Florida officer wrestles with 3.81-metre python A Florida police officer likely won’t forget Thursday night for a while — instead of wrangling a criminal, he had to catch a 3.81-metre long, or 12.5-foot, Burmese python in the heart of the Everglades. Officer Joseph Cabrera with Pembroke Pines Police Department was […]
Florida woman attacked by cat, run over by own car In case you thought your day couldn’t get worse, imagine being attacked by a cat in your own car and then run over by your vehicle as it backed in reverse as you tried to escape. That was the situation […]
Mysterious truck blocks CNN’s view of Trump’s golf course in Florida A mysterious truck blocked CNN’s view of President Trump’s golf course in West Palm Beach, Fla., one day after the network touted “exclusive” footage of the president hitting the links. Noah Gray, a producer for CNN, tweeted a picture […]
Doctors in Florida to remove 10-pound tumor from boy’s face Doctors in Florida are planning to remove a 10-pound tumor from a Cuban teen’s face. The Miami Herald reports that 14-year-old Emanuel Zayas and his parents recently traveled to Miami on a medical visa. Dr. Robert Marx, chief of oral […]
Nebraska, Florida to play for volleyball national title Mikaela Foecke had 19 kills, Annika Albrecht and Briana Holman had 13 apiece and Nebraska fought off match point in the fourth set to beat Penn State in a five-set thriller in the NCAA volleyball semifinals on Thursday night. The fifth-seeded Huskers […]
Trump says US ‘cannot afford’ Roy Moore loss in Alabama President Donald Trump on Friday urged voters to elect a Republican Senate candidate in Alabama who has been dogged by allegations of sexual misconduct, warning that America “cannot afford” to have a Democrat win the hard-fought campaign instead. Trump gave […]
