MIAMI (AP) — Several conservation groups announced Tuesday that they're planning to sue federal wildlife officials, citing a failure to protect the West Indian manatee following record death rates in recent years. The Center for Biological Diversity, Harvard Animal Law & Policy Clinic, ...
MIRAMAR BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Two women have now been accused of throwing drinks at U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz. The most recent was Saturday, when Selena Chambers, 41, of Tallahassee, threw a glass of wine at the Republican congressman during an event in Miramar Beach and shouted obscenities at him, ...
By ALEXANDRA OLSON and WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — A homeowner fired shots at a couple's car when they mistakenly turned onto his property while making an Instacart delivery. A Florida man was charged with killing and dismembering an Uber Eats delivery ...
DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK, Fla. (AP) — Archeologists have found the remains of a 19th century quarantine hospital and cemetery on a submerged island in Florida's Dry Tortugas National Park in the Gulf of Mexico. While only one grave has been identified, historical records indicate dozens of ...
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is scheduled to execute a man Wednesday for breaking into a woman's home and stabbing her to death in 1986, a crime that came months after he was released from prison for rape. Darryl B. Barwick, 56, is set to be executed at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison in ...
LAUDERDALE LAKES undefined An off-duty Walmart employee fatally shot a customer who tried to help a female employee who had gotten into a fight with the gunman, Florida law enforcement officials said Wednesday. Tironie Sterling, 22, is charged with first-degree murder for Tuesday ...
LAKE WALES, Fla. (AP) — After an hourslong standoff at a motel, police in central Florida fatally shot a man suspected of killing a 40-year-old woman and her three children, authorities said Wednesday. Al Joseph Stenson, 38, quickly became a suspect on Tuesday night after police were called ...
STARKE, Fla. (AP) — Florida is scheduled to execute a man Wednesday for breaking into a woman's home and stabbing her to death in 1986, a crime that came months after he was released from prison for rape. Darryl B. Barwick, 56, is set to be executed at 6 p.m. at Florida State Prison in ...
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — A rare and powerful tornado sent residents of a coastal city in Virginia fleeing for cover over the weekend as it peeled roofs from buildings and pushed homes from their foundations. It was the most powerful tornado ever to hit ...
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press VIRGINIA BEACH, Va (AP) — Officials in Virginia, Maine, and Florida are assessing damage Monday from major storms over the weekend, including some that caused power outages and wrecked homes. The City of Virginia Beach declared a state of emergency after a ...
