Florida

A Florida deputy shot her own finger when she fatally shot a pit bull who had attacked a homeless man in Pasco County over theRead More

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott will pick a new state Supreme Court from one of three finalists. A state nominating panel onRead More

ORLANDO, Fla. (WSVN) — A Central Florida dog who’s feeling the Christmas spirit finally got a meet-and-greet with the big guy from the North Pole.Read More

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s overall crime rate is dropping, but reports of murders, rapes and car thefts increased during the first half of 2016.Read More

MARATHON, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a speeding motorist managed to outrun deputies in the Florida Keys but then called 911 a short time laterRead More

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Manatees are moving inland, away from Florida’s coast, as temperatures drop around the state. The News-Press (https://goo.gl/SEV8Pj ) reports thatRead More

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — While his mother was preparing food in the kitchen, a 5-year-old Florida boy called 911 to invite law enforcement officersRead More

MIAMI (AP) — The number of Cuban migrants trying to reach U.S. soil began surging when the United States announced it was resuming diplomatic relationsRead More

MIAMI (AP) — Officials in Monroe County are monitoring the situation in Cuba following the death of Fidel Castro. Spokeswoman Cammy Clark said in aRead More

DEFUNIAK SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — While his mother was preparing food in the kitchen, a 5-year-old Florida boy called 911 to invite law enforcement officersRead More