Florida
A Florida School's Black History Month Permission Slip Went Viral, And People Are Weighing In On The Crumbling State Of Education
"This boiled my blood. My 8th grade son also brought home a permission form for Black History Month where I was sure to write 'Black History is American History.' This is beyond ridiculous." —@jennyleeisme
Michaela Bramwell
Forget Mickey Mouse: There Was A Bear Spotted Hanging Out In A Tree At Walt Disney World
No, it wasn't Baloo.
Joseph Longo
The Wives Of Lineworkers Doing Repairs After Hurricane Ian Are Beefing With Florida “Bucket Bunnies”
None of these words are in the Bible.
Kelsey Weekman
Florida Residents Are Trapped In Their Homes As Officials Warn Of "A 500-Year Flood Event" From Hurricane Ian
Ian was downgraded to a tropical storm as it travels north but is expected to regain hurricane intensity as it makes landfall in South Carolina.
Clarissa-Jan Lim
Hurricane Ian Has Made Landfall In Southwestern Florida
Sustained winds have been recorded near 150 mph, just short of the Category 5 threshold.
Anna Betts
More Than 2 Million People In Florida Are Ordered To Evacuate As Hurricane Ian Gets Closer
"It's not going to be a minor thing in Florida. We don't want to overhype it, but at the same time, it is going to be a very intense system."
Paige Skinner
A Florida Judge Who Denied A Teen Girl An Abortion Because Of Her Grades Was Voted Out Of Office
Voters in Florida ousted two anti-abortion elected officials in separate races on Tuesday.
Clarissa-Jan Lim
How A Local Florida Journalist Scooped Every Reporter In The Country On The FBI Raid At Mar-A-Lago
"This was 100% the biggest scoop that I probably will ever get."
Clarissa-Jan Lim
Donald Trump Said The FBI Served A Search Warrant At Mar-A-Lago, His Florida Estate
Reports said the search warrant centered on boxes of presidential records Trump improperly took with him when he left the White House.
Stephanie K. Baer
Kodak Black Was Arrested Again In Florida, This Time On Suspicion Of Drug Trafficking
The rapper’s arrest comes two years after former president Donald Trump commuted his federal sentence for falsifying documents to purchase weapons.
Steffi Cao
Florida Republicans Dissolved Disney's Self-Government Agreement Over The Company's LGBTQ Support
The move is the latest escalation between Florida Republicans and the company after it spoke out against the "don't say gay" bill.
Kadia Goba
A Florida Bride And Her Caterer Allegedly Served Cannabis-Laced Food To Unknowing Guests
Several of the unwitting guests became so stoned they had to be hospitalized.
Julia Reinstein
Disney Opposed Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” Bill. Republicans Want To End Its State Privileges.
Republicans in the Florida Senate advanced a bill Wednesday to revoke an incentive that allows Disney to self-govern.
Kadia Goba
A Florida Teen Was Killed As He And Another Teen Took Turns Shooting Each Other While Wearing Body Armor, Police Said
Joshua Vining and Colton Whitler, both 17, are facing charges as adults in connection with the death.
Ellie Hall
Florida Republicans Are Creating An Office Of Election Crimes As Trump's Fraud Claims Continue To Spread
The bill comes as Republicans continue to prop up Donald Trump’s lies about election fraud.
Sarah Mimms
A Florida Lawmaker Has Backed Off His Proposal That Would Have Forced Teachers To Out Students To Their Parents
The Republican lawmaker who introduced the bill said it's designed to keep children from talking about sexual orientation and identity at a young age.
Paige Skinner
The FDA Will Let Florida Use Nearly 1 Million COVID Tests That Had Expired In December
The governor's office first claimed it didn't know about the expired stockpile, then a day later admitted what happened.
Salvador Hernandez
Brian Laundrie's Remains Were Confirmed To Be Found In A Florida Nature Park
The discovery ends the intense search for Gabby Petito's fiancé, who was named a "person of interest" in her disappearance.
Salvador Hernandez
Human Remains, And Items Belonging To Brian Laundrie, Were Found In A Florida Nature Park
Officials have been searching for Brian Laundrie, a person of interest in the disappearance of his fiancé, Gabby Petito, for a month.
Julia Reinstein
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Has Issues With Incentivizing Abortion Lawsuits
Florida Republicans have shied away from fully supporting the Texas abortion ban in the latest split for the anti-abortion movement.
Kadia Goba
Dozens Of Overworked Florida Doctors Joined Together To Beg People To Get Vaccinated
"It’s been a long two years, and quite frankly, we are all exhausted, both physically and psychologically," said one doctor.
Amber Jamieson
Florida is America's Delta Variant Nightmare
Florida's hospitals are filling up as the Delta variant ravages the state, where less than half the population is fully vaccinated.
Amber Jamieson
The DOJ Will Waive The Death Penalty For The American Who Fought With Extremists In Ukraine And Allegedly Killed A Florida Couple
Waiving the death penalty for Craig Lang could speed up his extradition from Kyiv, where capital punishment has been off the books for 20 years.
Christopher Miller
Two Dead In Florida. An American On The Run In Ukraine
Ukraine is attracting Americans who want to fight alongside far-right extremists. What happens when radicalized soldiers like Craig Lang return home?
Christopher Miller
A Florida Teen And Her Mom Were Arrested For Allegedly Rigging The Vote So She'd Win Homecoming Queen
"They welcome the opportunity when the case is over to tell their side of the story," an attorney for the mother said.
Amber Jamieson
An American Who Fought With Extremists In Ukraine Will Be Extradited To Face Double Murder Charges In Florida
Craig Lang, who was once a US soldier, allegedly killed a couple as part of a bizarre and bloody plan to fund adventures fighting abroad.
Christopher Miller
Someone Scraped "Trump" Onto A Manatee's Back In Florida
The manatee did not appear to be "seriously injured," a spokesperson for the US Fish and Wildlife Service said.
Stephanie K. Baer
Donald Trump Has Won Florida
The result is a vital one for the president, but it leaves Joe Biden with other ways to win.
Addy Baird
A Judge Won't Reopen Voter Registration In Florida After The Website Crashed But Said The State "Failed Its Citizens"
"To these potential voters, the state’s answer for its own failures can only be characterized as 'so sad, too bad,'" Judge Mark Walker wrote.
Zoe Tillman
Florida Voters Now Have Until 7 P.M. Tonight To Register After The Website Crashed
Florida's secretary of state said there were more than 1.1 million requests per hour to access the voter registration website on Monday night.
David Mack
