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Suspicious bag investigated at Tallahassee airport
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Restrictions have been lifted at Tallahassee Regional Airport after authorities removed a suspicious bag discovered in one of the terminals.
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Man who killed longest python gets its snakeskin
PALMETTO BAY, Fla. (AP) — The South Florida man who caught and killed the longest Burmese python ever found in Florida gets to keep the snakeskin.
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2 Tampa Bay deputies shoot suspect several times
LARGO, Fla. (AP) — A man is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after being shot in a confrontation with two sheriff's deputies in the Tampa Bay area.
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People can still fish at St. Pete Pier for summer
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The St. Petersburg Pier is scheduled to close soon, but people will still be able to fish off the structure until later this summer.
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Judge rejects request to exhume bodies at school
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A circuit judge is rejecting a request to exhume human remains on the site of a now-defunct Panhandle reform school.
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Tampa man gets 10 years for fatal DUI crash
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Tampa Bay area man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for leaving the scene after a drunken driving crash.
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Student shot in leg at South Florida school
HOMESTEAD, Fla. (AP) — A boy was shot in the leg at a South Florida middle school.
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Gov. warns schools he will fight tuition hikes
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott is strongly warning universities that he will fight against any tuition hikes this year.
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Child abuse investigator fired after boy's death
MIAMI (AP) — Florida child welfare officials have fired a child abuse investigator they say forged documents about substance abuse treatment for a mother six months be…
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Third-grade FCAT math and reading scores static
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Third-grade math and reading scores on Florida's standardized test have remained static, while writing scores show a significant jump.
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Personal finance expert Suze Orman speaks at UF
GAINESVILE, Fla. (AP) — Graduates of the University of Florida's College of Veterinary Medicine will receive one final lesson before they get their diplomas.
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Hurricane center: Beware of the storm surge
MIAMI (AP) — During a hurricane, storm surge is one of the greatest threats to life and land, yet many people don't understand the dire warnings from forecasters to ge…
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Fla. man dies after crashing into moving train
MELBOURNE, Fla. (AP) — A man is dead after hit vehicle hit a Florida East Coast Railway train hit in Melbourne.
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Fla. Gov. asked to return money to insurer
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A leading Florida Democrat is calling on Gov. Rick Scott to return $110,000 in campaign contributions from an insurer.
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Fla. woman meets son she gave up for adoption
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A central Florida woman has reunited with her son almost 36 years after giving him up for adoption.
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Missing man's kayak washes up in Pensacola
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — Officials say a yellow kayak of a missing Pensacola man was found by a fisherman on Okaloosa Island.
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Ohio cop, wife face child neglect charge in Fla.
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — An Ohio police officer and his wife face aggravated child neglect charges after their young children were left unsupervised in a truck o…
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5 things to know in Florida for May 24
Your daily look at news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today.
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Companies planning services at Silver Springs park
OCALA, Fla. (AP) — A special events coordinator, a concert promoter and a kayak-tour company have tentatively made the cut to provide services when the Silver Springs …
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No Fantasy 5 players pick all 5 winning numbers
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — No "Fantasy 5" game players picked all five winning numbers, meaning the 254 tickets with four numbers correct are worth $555 each, the Florid…
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Hurricane center: Beware of the storm surge
MIAMI (AP) — The National Hurricane Center is changing the way it talks about storm surge in hopes that emergency officials, the media and the public can better unders…
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South Florida mayors to fight for charity
MIAMI (AP) — The mayors of two South Florida cities are planning a charity fight to determine who is tougher.
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FLL expects 400K passengers this Memorial weekend
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — More than 400,000 travelers are expected to fly in and out of the Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport this Memorial Day weekend.
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DCF investigator may have falsified report
MIAMI (AP) — Authorities say a child abuse investigator may have falsified the substance abuse screening of a South Florida mother who later left her baby to die in a …
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Fla. using federal grant money to settle lawsuit
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is dipping into a high-profile federal grant designed to improve the state's schools in order to end a bitter contract dispute.
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12 sentenced in South Florida grow house operation
MIAMI (AP) — A dozen people have been sentenced in a South Florida grow house operation that ended after the murder of a man suspected of stealing their marijuana.
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Birth control coverage up for federal appeal
DENVER (AP) — In the most prominent challenge of its kind, Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. has asked a federal appeals court for an exemption from part of the federal health c…
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Gulf anglers get longer red snapper season
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Gulf of Mexico anglers will have a longer red snapper season than they thought.
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8th person pleads in $30M NASA contract fraud
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — An eighth person has pleaded guilty to his role in a $30 million fraud and bribery scheme that duped NASA into awarding contracts to companies t…
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Largest captured Fla. black bear is relocated
PAISLEY, Fla. (AP) — The largest Florida black bear ever captured has been relocated.
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Vicksburg marks anniversary of Civil War siege
VICKSBURG, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi River town of Vicksburg is holding several events this week to mark the 150th anniversary of its siege during the Civil War.
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Defense releases photos, texts of Trayvon Martin
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — George Zimmerman's defense attorneys have released photos and text messages from 17-year-old Trayvon Martin's cell phone ahead of a hearing that w…
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FHP trooper hits gator crossing road near Naples
NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — A Florida Highway Patrol trooper driving in North Naples hit an alligator that was crossing a road.
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Father of man shot in Boston probe shares regrets
GROZNY, Russia (AP) — The father of a Chechen immigrant shot by U.S. law enforcement agents in Florida while being questioned about his ties to a Boston Marathon bombi…
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N. Fla. man arrested in death of plum-eating bird
OCKLAWAHA, Fla. (AP) — A north Florida man faces charges after fatally shooting a red-bellied woodpecker that was eating the plums from his trees.
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Florida Lotto jackpot rises to $14 million
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The jackpot in the Florida Lotto game has grown to $14 million after no one matched the six winning numbers in the latest drawing, lottery off…
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Fla. sailor charged in 2010 death of 2-year-old
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A sailor has been charged with murder in the 2010 death of his girlfriend's son at an off-base military housing unit.
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Fla. Man killed in NJ crash
PLUMSTED TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A Florida man died and his wife was critically injured after their vehicle was struck by a dump truck in New Jersey.
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Fla. mom breaks into home with machete
DELAND, Fla. (AP) — A woman is being held without bond after authorities say she broke into her ex-boyfriend's central Florida home and threatened to cut off the heads…
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Deputies find 40 animals abandoned in Pasco home
HOLIDAY, Fla. (AP) — A strong odor coming from a nearby home prompted a neighbor to call authorities. It turned out someone had abandoned 40 animals inside the Pasco C…
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Man who caused fatal crash loses driver's license
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A man who caused a crash that killed four family members near Fort Lauderdale must give up his driver's license.
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Man shot by FBI had spoken with bombing suspect
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A Chechen immigrant shot to death in central Florida early Wednesday after an altercation with an FBI agent shares a similar background to that of…
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Photographer will reopen Everglades Wonder Gardens
BONITA SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — A photographer is planning to reopen former animal attraction in southwest Florida as a botanical garden.
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Man charged with selling African elephant tusks
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) — A New Mexico man is facing federal charges in the Florida Panhandle after authorities say he sold two African elephant tusks.
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Surgeons remove 4-pound hairball from tiger
CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — It's not unusual for a cat to get a hairball, but a 400-pound tiger needed help from Tampa Bay area surgeons when he couldn't hack up a basketb…
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Zimmerman wants Trayvon's pot use referenced
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — An attorney for the neighborhood watch leader charged with fatally shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin is asking a judge to deny prosecutors' requ…
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Citizens sheds 60,000 policies in special deal
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida's largest property insurer is shedding 60,000 policies — many of them in South Florida — under a questionable deal.
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Zimmerman wants Martin's pot use on the table
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — An attorney for the neighborhood watch leader charged with fatally shooting 17-year-old Trayvon Martin is asking a judge to deny prosecutors' requ…
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Video of man jumping on manatee investigated
MIAMI (AP) — Wildlife officials are investigating an online video that shows a man jumping on two manatees.
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South Fla. Water Management District chief resigns
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The executive director of the state agency overseeing water supply, flood control and Everglades restoration between Orlando and Key West …
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