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Man missing for 2 days found clinging to capsized boat 86 miles off the coast of Florida

A Florida man was rescued approximately 86 miles off the east coast of the state late Sunday morning. Crew members aboard a 225-foot container ship spotted Stuart Bee clinging to his capsized boat and immediately ...

Florida mom caught on doorbell camera abandoning her 3-month-old son at stranger’s doorstep

Around 10:30 p.m. Sunday night, a woman woke up to another woman ringing the doorbell to her home in Deltona, Florida. “Some girl just came up and abandoned her baby at my door.” The resident ...

Florida man becomes first person with Down syndrome in history to complete an Ironman Triathlon

I don’t know about you, but I for one am delighted to see the stigma surrounding people with Down syndrome left well and truly in the past. For countless decades, those living with the condition ...

Florida high school principal fired for the second time after controversial remarks about the Holocaust

A Florida high school principal has been fired for the second time after he made a controversial comment regarding the Holocaust to a student’s parent last school year. “I can’t say the Holocaust is a ...

Florida senators introduce legislation to keep U.S. on daylight saving time until November 2021

Daylight saving time ends on November 1, 2020 at 1:00 a.m. local time. While our clocks “fall back” one hour and we may get one extra hour of sleep that day, it also means it’ll ...

Suspected human trafficker caught after leading police on high-speed chase in Florida

A suspected human trafficker has been arrested and three children are safe after police were led on a high-speed chase in Marianna, Florida Wednesday. According to reports, deputies from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office were ...

Florida teacher writes own obituary to protest returning to classrooms

For some teachers and students the school year has already begun, but for others they’re getting ready to head back to the classroom whether it be virtual or in-person. There’s a great debate about whether ...

Florida man charged with fraud after using COVID-19 relief funds to buy $318,000 Lamborghini

Almost as soon as COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, individuals and businesses began to feel the economic impact. Millions were put out of work, and countless businesses had to shut their doors for weeks on ...

Police are searching for the missing mother of lost toddler found in Florida

Police in Miramar, Florida are desperately trying to get a lost little boy home to his mother — wherever she is. The toddler, about 2 or 3 years old, was found wandering on his own ...

9-year-old girl becomes Florida’s youngest coronavirus victim

As Florida announces the lowest number of new coronavirus cases, 8,892, in nearly three weeks, one family is mourning the loss of their 9-year-old daughter. She’s believed to be the state’s youngest victim of the ...