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Florida Mom Lets Snake Bite Toddler, Says She’d Do It Again
A Florida mother’s unorthodox method of teaching her young child about wildlife now has the Highlands County Sheriff’s Office investigating.
Autistic man’s family sues over Florida police shooting
MIAMI (AP) -- The family of a Florida autistic man has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit over a 2016 police shooting in which the man's caretaker was wounded.
Florida city ‘rats’ on self to evict homeless from park
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) -- A Florida city called state health inspectors on itself to report rats in a downtown park so it could evict homeless people living there.
$25,000 reward offered in hunt for missing Florida girl
PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) -- A $20,000 reward is being offered for information that locates a missing 12-year-old Florida girl.
Largo man shoots pit bull that was attacking wife, dog
LARGO, Fla. (AP) -- A Florida man shot a pit bull that attacked his dog and bit his wife when she tried to protect their pet.
Criminal expert: Tiger Woods made mistake issuing statement
DUBLIN, Ohio (AP) -- Another public embarrassment for Tiger Woods is shifting to the legal side following his arrest in Florida on a DUI charge, with one criminal expert suggesting Woods made a mistake by claiming publicly that prescription medicine was to blame.
Officers respond to report of armed man at Orlando airport
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- A spokeswoman for the Orlando International Airport says authorities are responding to a report of an armed man in the rental car area.
Police: 11-year-old shot and wounded child in Florida home
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) -- An 11-year-old boy allegedly shot and wounded a 10-year-old boy at a home in Florida.
Bad Spice, Synthetic Marijuana, Puts Nine in Gainesville Hospitals
Nine people were hospitalized in Alachua County over the holiday weekend after ingesting what officials say was likely a ‘bad batch’ of synthetic marijuana.
The Latest: Report lists 4 medications for Tiger Woods
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) -- The Latest on Tiger Woods' arrest in Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence (all times local):