PENSACOLA, Fla. (AP) - An appellate court has upheld a lower court ruling that a parentless 16-year-old teen in the Florida Panhandle is not “sufficiently mature” to end her pregnancy while seeking a waiver from a state law requiring minors…
FORT MYERS, Fla. - A mother who followed a strict vegan diet in Florida faces sentencing for the malnutrition death of her 18-month-old son. Thirty-eight-year-old Sheila O’Leary was convicted in June of first-degree murder, aggravated child abuse, aggravated manslaughter, child…
MARATHON, Fla. (AP) - A juvenile green sea turtle that underwent multiple surgeries to remove cauliflower-like tumors was released last week off the Florida Keys with a satellite-tracking transmitter. “Tortie” was treated at the Keys-based Turtle Hospital after being rescued…
ARCADIA, Fla. (AP) - Officials say a 44-year-old Florida woman bought her infant grandchild and a stash of cocaine and heroin to a recent prison visit. But guards searching visitors at the DeSoto Correctional Institution on Sunday found nearly 100…
MIAMI (AP) - Tourists have returned to Florida in numbers that are surpassing pre-pandemic levels. Officials at Miami International Airport are projecting the “busiest Memorial Day weekend ever.” According to a news release sent Monday passenger traffic at the airport…
DADE CITY, Fla. (AP) - A Florida man driving drunk sped through a hit and run investigation, running over the detached legs of a victim and nearly striking two deputies. Authorities were investigating the death of a 49-year-old woman who…
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill on Monday that forbids instruction on sexual orientation and gender identity in kindergarten through third grade, a policy that has drawn intense national scrutiny…
By FREIDA FRISARO and MIKE SCHNEIDER ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A 14-year-old boy fell to his death from a free-fall amusement park ride that's taller than the Statue of Liberty along a busy street in the heart of Orlando's, tourist…
By CURT ANDERSON Associated Press ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) - Officials have now fed more than 55 tons of lettuce to starving Florida manatees as part of an experimental program to help the animals since their natural food is being…
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Authorities have identified a couple found dead in what investigators said was an apparent murder-suicide in Florida as the sister of Wall Street fraudster Bernie Madoff and her husband. The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office…
