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A hunter's graveyard shift: grabbing pythons in the Everglades
In the dead of night, hunters go deep into the Florida Everglades, searching for the invasive Burmese pythons that are eating up mice, rabbits and other prey.
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Florida man drives semi-truck into strip club after getting kicked out, killing 1 person, police say
A man has been arrested after driving a semi-truck into a group of people outside a Florida strip club, killing one person and injuring two others, police said.
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Barnacle-covered package of $625K worth of cocaine found floating in Gulf of Mexico
A microwave oven-sized package containing some $625,000 worth of cocaine was found floating in the Gulf of Mexico off Florida, officials said.
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Here's why The Villages has become fastest-growing place for young kids in the US
The Wildwood-The Villages metro area had more than 151,500 residents last year, most of whom are retirees, up from 130,000 residents in 2020.
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Florida man who attacked a postal carrier in a hijab gets 3 years in federal prison
A Florida man who pleaded guilty to a hate-motivated attack on a Muslim U.S. Postal Service carrier was sentenced Friday to three years in federal prison.
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Dashcam video shows moment high-speed police chase ends in rollover crash in Florida
New dashcam video shows a wild police chase in Miami-Dade that ended in a crash that sent a box truck onto its side and left a suspect facing charges.
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‘I was in shock': Florida man tries to burn down restaurant with Molotov cocktail
Police are trying to identify a man who tried to burn down a Hollywood family-owned restaurant with a Molotov cocktail in late June.
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Hurricane Debby blows $1 million worth of cocaine onto Florida Keys beach
Hurricane Debby roared ashore in northern Florida Monday morning, but not before it blew a large amount of cocaine onto a beach in the Florida Keys.
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Video shows police officers rescuing lobster diver after being hit by boat in Florida
Bodycam video shows the moments a man was pulled onto the dock after being hit by a propeller in the waters of the Lower Keys, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
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Judge allows Andrew Tate's defamation lawsuit against Florida woman to proceed
A judge says controversial social media personality Andrew Tate ‘s defamation lawsuit against a Florida woman who accused him of imprisoning her in Romania can move forward.
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Florida rideshare driver tricked into delivering stolen money in ‘grandparent scam'
A man who police say stole almost $20,000 from an elderly couple had tricked ride-share drivers into picking up the money from the victims as part of the “grandparent scam,” investigators said.
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Are shark bites happening more often? Experts weigh in
So far this year, 40 shark attacks have taken place worldwide. And just this week, another shark attack took place right in our own backyard.
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Videos shows moment crane collapses and falls onto car on Florida bridge
New videos show the moments when parts of a crane fell from a high-rise project and onto a bridge in downtown Fort Lauderdale, killing a construction worker and injuring several others earlier this year.
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United Airlines passenger bites chunk out of flight attendant's uniform, forces plane to divert
A United Airlines jet from Miami to New Jersey made an unscheduled landing in Orlando this week after a passenger became “aggressive and disruptive,” the airline said.
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‘Let's get out of here': Bodycam video shows Florida officer rescue dog locked in hot car
The pup was found locked in the car. which was not running and had the windows cracked less than an inch, in the city about 46 miles south of Tampa on Monday.
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Florida teen bitten by a shark during a lifeguard training camp
A shark bit a Florida teen on the leg during a lifeguard training camp Monday morning, officials said.
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Green fluid gushes from Miami International Airport ceiling, flooding concourse
Video shows how green fluid poured onto the floor of Miami International Airport on July Fourth, covering the tile with fluorescent puddles.
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Stripper sues Florida over new age restrictions for workers at adult entertainment businesses
A 19-year-old and the club where she worked as a stripper have sued Florida’s attorney general and two local prosecutors.
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‘Ghost ship' belongs to Texas man whose world sailing dreams might be dashed
A “ghost ship” that recently washed up on a Florida Panhandle beach was traced to a Texas man who’ll likely lose much of his life savings after purchasing the vessel he had hoped to sail around the world.
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Florida man recovering from shark bite in state's third attack in a month
A man on Florida’s northeast coast was bitten by a shark this weekend but is now recovering, authorities said Sunday, in the third shark attack in state waters over the past month.