63 h. ago Some Florida officers are continuing to charge people under halted immigration law

Some law enforcement officers are continuing to charge people under a Florida law that bans people living in the U.S. illegally from entering the state, even though a federal judge has halted enforcement of the law while it’s challenged in court

Society

5 d. ago ‘Something is off this year’: Experts are stumped at the sudden spike in flesh

At least five people have died in Florida from a flesh-eating bacterium reported across southern US states

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6 d. ago Four juveniles among 11 people arrested for throwing punches during Florida bar brawl, cops say

One 17-year-old alleged brawler was charged with aggravated battery for kicking someone in the head and hitting another person over the head with a beer bottle

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1 week ago Brutal arrest of Black student in Florida shows benefits of recording police from new vantage point

A video showing the violent arrest of a Black college student in Florida has sparked calls for drivers to use cameras that show a view from inside their car

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4 w. ago Florida attorney general identifies wrongful charges under halted immigration law

At least two people have been wrongly charged under a Florida law that outlaws people living in the U.S. illegally from entering the state since a federal judge halted its enforcement

Society

4 w. ago Florida State student accused in a mass shooting is set to go to trial in November

The trial for the Florida State University student accused of killing two people and wounding six others in a mass shooting on campus in April is set to go to trial this November

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4 w. ago Murderer's 14 last words as he's given lethal injection on Florida's death row

Michael Bernard Bell, who killed two people outside a bar in Florida more than 30 years ago, became the 26th person to be executed on death row in the US this year

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4 w. ago People in Florida neighborhood stop dinner, grab tools to rescue 4 people in plane crash

Residents in a Miami suburb used an ax, fire extinguisher and garden hose to rescue four people from a small plane that crashed into a tree

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last month Florida man who killed 2 people outside a bar is scheduled to be executed

A man convicted of fatally shooting a man and woman outside a Florida bar as part of an attempted revenge killing is scheduled to be executed

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last month Florida man, 80, becomes oldest to run ‘world’s toughest’ race in Death Valley

Bob Becker of Fort Lauderdale finished the Badwater 135 ultramarathon held in California’s sweltering desertAn 80-year-older runner has made history as the oldest person to complete the Badwater 135, nicknamed “the world’s toughest foot race”.Last week, Bob Becker of Fort Lauderdale, Florida, became one of 93 people to complete the ultramarathon course – which covers 135 miles, beginning 282 feet below sea level in California’s sweltering Death Valley and climbing to 8,360 feet at the trailhead to Mt Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States. Continue reading...

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