Florida

PORT RICHEY, FLa- : — A tow truck driver was arrested Tuesday after police said he admitted to stealing a handbag and thousands of dollars’ worth of belongings from a vehicle following a crash. According to a Port Richey Police Department arrest affidavit, the vehicle’s owner reported that...

Fred Rogers shared the phrase, “Look for the helpers,” as advice for dealing with disasters and emergencies. He said the advice was given to him by his mother, and she shared it with him as a child when he was frightened by scary things happening in the world. That phrase has since become popular online,...

An 89-year-old woman facing the prospect of assisted living is on the list of investors in financial limbo following the sudden collapse of a prominent Villages financial firm and its murky Costa Rican real estate venture. Shirley Cofman, who currently lives in Ohio, said she and her husband invested a...

Property Appraiser Dorothy Jacks emphasized that homeowners whose houses sustained substantial damage should report it to her office as soon as they are able.

MILTON, Fla. (WALA) - Skyline Fire Rescue in Milton, Florida posted on its Facebook page information and pictures of a fire Friday night that it says caused limited fire damage to a residential structure. Here is part of the post:. Yesterday, at approximately 11:59 P.M. Station 22 responded to a...

Mario Cristobal was livid. The Miami Hurricanes had just made what they thought was potentially the game-tying play late in the fourth quarter against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish on Saturday night — an 18-yard pass from quarterback Darian Mensah to tight end Elija Lofton in the corner of the end zone. Mensah even ran over to begin celebrating with his pass catcher. “His reaction told me,” Mensah said. Officials ruled the play incomplete after Notre Dame defensive back Luke Talich ripped the ba

A disagreement over a cellphone refund at a Tamarac Boost Mobile store turned into an armed holdup, according to an arrest report, after a 53-year-old Fort Lauderdale man allegedly pulled a black handgun on an employee and demanded cash. Michael Q. Randle was arrested on Tuesday following the armed robbery report and a 911 call from the store.

The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has pledged $10 million to buy a La Quinta hotel in Coral Springs and turn it into permanent housing for veterans. The city’s Planning and Zoning Board will hear a proposal at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, November 9, to convert the 1980s-era La Quinta Inn & Suites in Coral Springs, located at 3701 North University Drive, north of Sample Road, into a 100-unit community that will become a Veteran Village for honorably discharged men and women.

Haines City has already stretched its potable water and wastewater capacity beyond its regulatory limits, but has found a way to continue approving new construction — at the developers' own risk. City Commissioners voted unanimously on Nov. 5 to approve a Concurrency Developer Agreement for all new construction applications going forward. Haines City officials admit they cannot guarantee when the city will have adequate drinking water or wastewater services available, and are putting developers

Florida deputies got quite the scare when they responded to a call involving a massive alligator that was where it did not belong, following a recent major flooding event.