December 5, 2022 DeSantis says FEMA denied emergency aid request, state will provide $25M for hurricane victims Gov. Ron DeSantis announced Monday that the state of Florida will provide $25 million to help repair hurricane-impacted homes after he said FEMA denied its request.
December 5, 2022 Tampa police chief Mary O’Connor resigns after video shows her flashing badge during traffic stop The Tampa Police Department chief seen on video flashing her badge in hopes of being let off during a traffic stop has resigned at the request of the Florida city's mayor.
December 5, 2022 Thousands of Florida’s ‘nuisance alligators’ are killed each year There are thousands of "nuisance alligators" killed each year in Florida. A nuisance alligator trapper was contacted to contain a Florida alligator living in a backyard pond.
December 5, 2022 Massachusetts fugitive Christopher Keeley, accused of killing elderly couple, is arrested in Florida Christopher Keeley, the suspect wanted in connection with the double homicide of Carl and Vicki Mattson of Marshfield, has been arrested in Miami Beach, Florida.
December 4, 2022 Florida police announce murder indictment in 43-year-old cold case Ronald E. Richards, 75, was indicted on sexual battery and murder charges for allegedly killing Evelyn Marie Fisher-Bamforth 43 years ago in Miramar, Florida.
December 4, 2022 Florida plane crashes in Gulf of Mexico, body of woman and child found, officials say The body of a woman and a child have been found after a single-engine Piper PA-28 crashed in the Gulf of Mexico after departing the Venice Municipal Airport in Florida Saturday evening.
December 4, 2022 Armed bystander in Florida stops attack on pregnant woman A Florida pregnant woman was being brutally assaulted in a Publix parking lot when an armed bystander stopped the attack by pulling out his pistol on the attacker.
December 4, 2022 DeSantis team rips federal lawsuit against Florida migrant relocation program after Martha's Vineyard flights Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' team blasted a new federal lawsuit from immigrant rights groups challenging the state's migrant relocation program as "politically motivated"
December 3, 2022 Tampa police chief placed on leave after bodycam video shows her flashing badge during traffic stop Tampa's police chief was placed on administrative leave after a body camera video showed her flashing her badge to a deputy during a traffic stop.
December 3, 2022 Tampa Police Chief flashes badge during traffic stop: ‘I’m hoping you’ll just let us go’ Tampa's top cop has been placed on administrative leave after body camera footage revealed her showing her badge during a traffic stop.