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Sheriff Rick Wells stood in support of a homeowner who fatally wounded an intruder Thursday, noting that people who break into Florida homes should “expect to be shot.”

A $2 tip was enough to allegedly trigger a pizza delivery driver to return Sunday and stab a pregnant woman customer 14 times at a motel in Kissimmee, Florida.

A contract FedEx worker is accused of ditching dozens of holiday packages in the woods to avoid working late.

A little boy is fighting for his life in the hospital after an Orlando, Florida, Christmas drone display suddenly turned chaotic, with several of the unmanned aerial devices taking unexpected nosedives into the crowd.

The man accused of trying to assassinate now President-elect Donald Trump on September 15 is facing an additional charge.

An illegal alien is on the run in Florida after having been accused of filming himself raping a child in Martin County. 

Pornhub, the world’s most popular pornography website, will deny access to all users in Florida beginning on January 1, 2025, in protest of the state’s new age verification requirements that protect children from adult content.

A Florida sheriff’s deputy was shot and killed during a traffic stop by a suspect who was later tracked to a local Popeye’s and fatally shot by police.

An illegal alien is accused of breaking into a woman’s home and raping her at gunpoint in Martin County, Florida. 

A man believed to be the oldest World War II veteran in Florida will celebrate a milestone on Tuesday and reactions to the news have exploded online.

Video shows a mob descending on an intersection in Orange County, Florida, causing a frightening scene the night of November 30.

A whistleblower’s claims are drawing attention to the efforts of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).

A woman in Florida has been arrested after she allegedly threatened the health insurance company BlueShield with a copycat crime following the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

Florida has smashed its tourism record, seeing not only the highest visitation numbers in history in 2023 but the highest amount spent by tourists.

Florida Republicans are pushing to repeal the state’s red flag law and the law which raised the minimum purchase age for a rifle to 21.

Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis invited New Yorker and former Marine Daniel Penny to relocate to the Sunshine State to “get his life back” following his acquittal in the death of Jordan Neely.

Florida state Rep. Susan Valdés revealed that “effective immediately” she would be leaving the Democrat party and joining the Republican Party, explaining that she wants to “roll up” her sleeves “and work.”

A Florida man’s larger-than-life Christmas yard decoration references a beloved film that has always brought laughs to viewers.

A Florida teacher is facing shocking accusations after police discovered him naked and surrounded by disturbing items in an elementary school classroom during Thanksgiving break, authorities said.

The president of Atlanta-based Tyler Perry Studios died Friday night when the small plane he was piloting crashed on Florida’s Gulf Coast.

The grieving parents of a 14-year-old boy who died after falling from a Florida amusement park ride have been awarded a $310 million sum from the ride’s Austrian manufacturer, attorneys announced.

An alleged carjacker is in critical condition after a driver shot him in the Crafty Crab parking lot in St. Petersburg, Florida. 

Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo is moving ahead and calling for Florida cities to cease adding fluoride to the water supply.

Hillsborough County, Florida, Sheriff Chad Chronister withdrew his name from consideration to lead the United States Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

Miami-Dade County, which President-elect Donald Trump flipped to red this presidential election, is honoring him by renaming one of their streets in his name.

Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody is leading the charge along with other states to confirm President-elect Donald Trump’s choice of Pam Bondi as the next U.S. Attorney General.

President-elect Donald Trump has nominated Hillsborough County, Florida, Sheriff Chad Chronister to lead the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), he announced Saturday.

The Florida Department of State announced special election dates for Sunshine State residents to replace Rep. Mike Waltz (R-FL) and former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL).

Jeffrey Arthur Moynihan Jr., a resident of Bradenton, Florida, has been arrested and charged with grand theft for allegedly posing as billionaire Trump supporter Elon Musk in a scam that defrauded a 74-year-old Texas woman out of at least $250,000.

A golfer in Florida was beaten with his own clubs, choked, and drowned in an act police are characterizing as a “random act of violence.”

Special Counsel Jack Smith is winding down both federal criminal cases he brought against President-elect Donald Trump before they go to trial. 

Florida has officially certified its election results, showing Donald Trump received 1.4 million more votes than Kamala Harris.

The city of Winter Haven, Florida, is ditching fluoride in their water supply, citing, in part, warnings from Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for Health and Human Services Secretary.

A Florida lawmaker is willing to “test the waters” of a homegrown marijuana bill after voters rejected Amendment 3.

Florida is gearing up for special elections to replace Trump nominees — from Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) to former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) to Rep. Mike Walz (R-FL) — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced this week.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is backing legal action taken by Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody’s office to investigate reports of a FEMA official directing disaster relief workers to ignore homes of Trump supporters in the Sunshine State.