Record 8,000 pounds of pythons pulled from southwest Florida using sex drive
Biologists removed 8,080 pounds of invasive Burmese pythons from the outskirts of Naples in just six months. The biggest snake was 17 feet long and weighed 153 pounds.
Florida immigration arrests have quietly surged, with state and local agencies at the forefront
On average, Florida recorded 93 daily arrests in the 416 days beginning Jan. 20, 2025, trailing only the 239 recorded by Texas, which shares the nation’s longest border with Mexico.
FBI seizes 13 websites that officials say were used by China to target and recruit US workers
The companies were all fakes and the job postings were a sham, officials said.
Today in History: June 11, Margaret Thatcher wins third term as British prime minister
Margaret Thatcher became the first British prime minister in over 160 years to win a third consecutive term of office as her Conservative Party held onto a reduced majority in…
Feds won’t seek death penalty in plea deal with man accused of killing top Minnesota Democrat
Prosecutors will not seek the death penalty for Vance Boelter in the 2025 shooting deaths of Minnesota political figures and their spouses.
Socialite Rebecca Grossman and ex-Dodger should pay nearly $200 million in brothers’ deaths, jury finds
The decision ends a nine-week trial for the tragic September 2020 crash.
UF Board of Trustees unanimously selects Stuart Bell as school’s next president
The University of Florida Board of Trustees appointed former University of Alabama president Stuart Bell to serve as the school’s president. The state Board of Governors still needs to approve.
DeSantis signs death warrant for South Florida killer of 18-year-old woman
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a death warrant for Dennis Sochor, a Georgia man who was convicted in the Jan. 1, 1982, murder of an 18-year-old woman he met at…
Florida Supreme Court keeps new congressional districts in place
The new congressional district map will remain in effect for the midterm elections, after the Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a push to block the new configuration.
Murder charge dropped against suspect in shooting outside Orlando nightclub
The Orange-Osceola State Attorney's Office dropped a murder charge against a suspect who fatally shot a man outside Savoy near downtown Orlando after admitting they could not prove it wasn't…