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King tides in Florida caused a manatee to get stranded in a shallow ditch on Tuesday.

Florida honored this man perfectly. Governor Ron DeSantis issued an executive order Tuesday to make John Anderson’s “Seminole Wind” as the official anthem of Florida. There will also be historical markers installed in Apopka, where John was born and raised. DeSantis will also designate a wildlife drive...

(This content was created with the help of AI.) The Florida city of Naples just landed its own real-estate mystery: Someone quietly dropped $311 million to stitch together close to 19 waterfront acres on Gordon Drive, without ever even walking the land, according to brokers. The Wall Street Journal reports that the unknown buyer or buyers, using a land trust and rigid NDAs, first paid Canada's DeGroote family $225 million for 15 acres in 2025, then added the neighboring 3.7-acre Stayer property

LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. — Deputies say two people hired to clean a home on Manhattan Street in Lehigh Acres are accused of stealing more than $14,000 worth of electronics and other items, including two Xboxes, three PlayStation consoles, 10 pairs of Jordan sneakers, and a wedding ring, before neighbors noticed suspicious behavior and helped authorities catch them.

When a Florida manatee was found stranded in a shallow ditch with just a few inches of water, around a dozen deputies, wildlife officials and rescuers got down in the mud to help. The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office said deputies assisted the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s (FWC) manatee rescue team after one […]

A Florida woman is facing a DUI charge after allegedly attempting to pay for Taco Bell with tampons and telling officers her mother lived ‘two stones’ away. BY: UNSPLASH A Florida woman was arrested on a DUI charge after allegedly trying to pay for food with tampons at a Taco Bell drive-through, where an employee reported that she appeared intoxicated and confused. The encounter took an unusual turn when Roshelle Anderson, 37, struggled to explain where she was going, at one point telling police

CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA)— A Clearwater church is out more than $736,000 after a contractor who was supposed to build a new church used the funds for bills, vehicles, and vacations, the Clearwater Police Department announced. According to an arrest report, the Unity Church of Clearwater had a construction contract with the contractor Custom Building Solutions […]

Joseph Brown A Florida man whose ambitions clearly outpaced his getaway skills will spend nearly...

PALM BEACH COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Two alleged scammers posing as bank employees tried to steal thousands from a veteran PBSO detective — but he turned the tables and helped get them arrested. The scamming duo is accused of posing as bank employees and trying to steal thousands...

ORLANDO, Fla. (WWSB) - A Florida surgeon operated on a patient Sunday while more than 30 miles away, using robotic surgical instruments. The 66-year-old patient walked into Advent Health Mineola outside of Orlando. His surgeon, Dr. Vipul Patel, was at Advent Health Celebration in Kissimmee and performed the surgery remotely. The patient needed surgery to have his prostate removed. Patel controlled the robotic surgical instruments from 35 miles away.