280 pythons captured in annual 10-day Florida Python Challenge
The 2026 annual Florida Python Challenge — a 10-day Everglades conservation event — removed nearly 300 snakes, the biggest measuring close to 17 feet.
Florida’s invasive lizards just met their match: AI
Researchers are using new AI technology to detect and catch invasive species in South Florida — tools that they say save time and cut down on resources.
Orlando teen arrested for manslaughter in fatal shooting of 4-year-old
Orlando teenager Brandon McCloud was arrested Wednesday on a charge of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of a 4-year-old last month.
Scientists are certain a wayward SpaceX rocket slammed into the moon as predicted
Scientists say they're certain that a SpaceX rocket has slammed into the moon as predicted. The high-speed crash has yet to be officially confirmed.
Federal court upholds Florida’s ban on children attending drag shows
A federal court on Tuesday upheld a Florida law that bans children from drag shows, ruling against Hamburger Mary's, which had aruged the measure infringed on its constitutional rights.
Fauci’s decision to invoke the Fifth Amendment tees up a legal debate and a contempt vote
A Republican-led Senate committee prepares to vote to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress after he invoked the Fifth Amendment.
Scattered storms return in afternoon, hot and humid start for Wednesday
Scattered showers and storms continue in Central Florida with cooler temperatures that are near normal.
SpaceX knocks out 50th launch on Space Coast this year
A predawn launch by SpaceX on the Space Coast marked the 50th from Florida in 2026.
Kissimmee residents split over mayor’s ethics case
Residents weighed in on the ethics case against Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa on Tuesday night, with some demanding she resign and others saying voters should decide her fate.
‘The world’s sanitarium’: How Colorado’s history is tied to tuberculosis
Patients flocked to Colorado in the early 1900s to treat their tuberculosis.