Florida

SpaceX launches tiny critters, solar panels to International Space Station

SpaceX launched thousands of tiny sea creatures to the International Space Station on Thursday, along with a plaque-fighting toothpaste experiment and powerful solar panels.

June 3

Video: Wild Florida police chase ends with 5 juvenile suspects in custody after attempted home invasion

Five juveniles fled police after trying to break into a house in South Florida, then led officers on a high-speed chase -- striking a bicyclist and another vehicle before violently crashing and rolling over on I-95.

May 19

3 people injured in Florida mall shooting, suspects in custody

A shooting at an upscale South Florida shopping mall that began as a fight between two groups of people left three people injured Saturday afternoon and sent mall patrons fleeing and ducking for cover.

May 8

Big Cat Rescue's Carole Baskin announces Big Cat Coin 'crypto-purrency' for online tipping

You’ve likely heard of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, and this week there’s been a lot of hype around Dogecoin. But how about Catcoin? Carole Baskin, CEO of Big Cat Rescue, is starting her own cryptocurrency.

May 7

SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth in rare nighttime splashdown

SpaceX safely returned four astronauts from the International Space Station on Sunday, making the first U.S. crew splashdown in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot.

May 2

SpaceX lands NASA's $2.89 billion contract to put humans on lunar surface with Starship

NASA on Friday announced a continued partnership with SpaceX in the development of the first commercial human lander that will safely carry the next American astronauts to the lunar surface, part of the Artemis Moon program.

April 17

Trump goes after McConnell, Fauci in off-script Mar-a-Lago speech

Trump even said someone recently suggested the vaccine should be called "Trumpcine" because of Operation Warp Speed, which helped accelerate the development of the vaccines last year.

April 11

Lakeland man beat child to death for urinating on couch, police say

Police arrested Alegray Jones, 30, after they say he killed his girlfriend’s two-year-old son while she was at work on Friday.

April 10

Florida works to avoid catastrophic failure of wastewater pond

Crews are working to prevent the collapse of a large pond containing contaminated wastewater in the Tampa Bay area of Florida while evacuating the area to avoid a “catastrophic flood.”

April 4

Deputies: Elderly mother starved, found wearing garbage bag as diaper when she died

Her daughter, Kim Zaheer, is charged with manslaughter.

April 4

FHP: 11-year-old girl killed in apparent street race crash

The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is investigating after an 11-year-old girl was killed from what witnesses say was a street race.

April 4

Deputies: Man steals ambulance from Brooksville hospital, flees when it gets stuck in mud

Hernando County deputies arrested Trey Cornwell, 29, after they say he stole an ambulance from Oak Hill Hospital in Brooksville.

April 4

Man arrested after 12-year-old boy kidnapped, sexually assaulted and shot in Miami

Police said the man kidnapped the 12-year-old boy after he snuck out of his home to walk to a friend's house. The boy told investigators the suspect sexually assaulted him and then shot him before dumping him on the side of the road. “This child has suffered physical and emotional trauma that will take years to overcome.”

March 30

'Go run to her buddy!': Nurse on ventilator from COVID finally sees son after 84 days

After spending 84 days in the hospital fighting COVID-19, a Florida mother is getting the medicine she needs: a hug from her son.

March 26

Police chief says Miami partying "couldn't go on any longer"

Pointing to over 1,000 arrests, Miami Beach officials warned Sunday that the unruly spring break crowd gathering by the thousands, fighting, destroying property and refusing to wear masks has become a serious threat to public safety.

March 21