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Flamingo Shirt Gives Suspect Away In Shooting
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Authorities in Florida say a man was arrested for shooting a woman last month at a nightclub party after he was identified by his distinctive flamingo-print shirt.
Wanted: Iguana Wrestler Wanted In Florida Keys
KEY LARGO, Fla. (AP) — Wanted: An iguana wrangler to go on patrol in the Florida Keys.
Banks Collapse Around Florida Sinkhole That Swallowed Homes
LAND O’LAKES, Fla. (AP) — Officials in Florida say the banks surrounding a sinkhole that swallowed up two homes last month have unexpectedly collapsed.
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Man Gets Life For Killing Girl Who Said Ex’s Name During...
SUNRISE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been sentenced to life in prison after confessing to killing and disemboweling his girlfriend because she called out her estranged husband’s name during sex.
Bradenton Mom Who Stuffed Daughter’s Body In Freezer To Take Plea...
The Bradenton mother who abused and killed her young daughter before stuffing her body in a freezer is reportedly taking a plea deal.
3 Things Going On Today In Florida: Airport Worker Hospitalized
Airport Worker Hospitalized By Lightning Strike
A 21-year-old airport worker continues to recover more than a week after he was seriously injured at a Florida...
Sheriff: Captured Alabama Inmate Won’t Get Peanut Butter
MIAMI (AP) — The last of 12 inmates from an Alabama jail where a guard was fooled by peanut butter into letting them escape has been arrested in Florida, after hitching a ride with his sister and telling her to head as far south as she could go, a sheriff said.
Double Killer Kills Again, This Time In Pasco County
A man gains serial killer status after a Wednesday morning slaying in the Pasco County town of Holiday.
Police: Federal Agent Shoots Self In Foot At Florida Airport
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A vacationing federal agent from Kansas City accidentally shot himself in the foot while “unslinging a shoulder bag” inside Orlando International Airport.
3 Things Going On Florida Today: Teen Struck By Hit-And-Run
ORANGE CITY, Fla. (AP) -- Investigators say a 14-year-old girl was struck and killed on a Florida highway by a van whose driver left the scene, later calling police to say he might have hit an animal.