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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. A judge in
A joint investigation by the Miami Herald and WLRN, published on Tuesday, revealed that a Brightline passenger train has killed on average someone every 13 days of service. In addition to the deaths, there have been 99 injuries and over 100 vehicle collisions.
The National Hurricane Center said July 16 it is continuing to monitor an area of low pressure moving across Florida toward the Gulf.
A system that is producing heavy rain and thunderstorms off Florida’s east coast could become a tropical depression later this week, according to the National Hurricane Center.
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TAMPA, FL / ACCESS Newswire / July 16, 2025 / As temperatures rise across the Sunshine State, it might be tempting to stay inside and crank the air conditioning. But getting out into Florida’s wild spaces can help you stay cool while connecting with the beauty and power of nature!
Check out a dozen events, from comedy to music to art to theater, to make the most of your summer and keep cool doing it.
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 in yet another mishap near a busy South Florida airport. “It was nothing short of heroic,” Angelo Castillo, the mayor of Pembroke Pines in Broward County, said Tuesday.
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Elkhorn coral helps form the skeleton of a healthy reef, but more than 95% of the Elkhorn coral off Florida has been wiped out. Scientists have created the "Flonduran" crossbreed to solve the problem.
Three kids playing a ding-dong ditch prank in a southwest Florida neighborhood ended up getting chased down and nearly hit by one resident in a car, authorities said. The driver, identified as 51-year-old John Albanos, is charged with two counts of aggravated assault with intent to commit a felony, Collier County records show.
Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell joins 'America's Newsroom' alongside his attorney Peter Ticktin to discuss why he was forced to file suit as trespassers continue to encroach on his private beach.