Florida

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida appeals court is upholding the conviction of a white man who shot a Jacksonville teenager after an argument overRead More

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a neighborhood near Florida State University had to be evacuated as a precaution after construction workers unearthed what appearedRead More

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott is heading to New York City to meet with President-Elect Donald Trump. The Republican governor said inRead More

SARASOTA, Fla. (AP) — Police say the carcasses of what appeared to be several dead hogs tumbled off a truck in one Florida city, snarling twoRead More

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a boater who has been missing since Monday. Officials said 66-year-old Stuart Savanuck rented a 23-foot boat fromRead More

A pair of manatees have returned to the wild after recovering from injuries suffered in a boating accident. Both Reya and Leia spent the lastRead More

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson is on the verge of becoming the oldest woman in space. Whitson will be 56 whenRead More

CITRA, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say two trains loaded with coal and phosphate rock collided in central Florida, derailing and sending at least 20 trainRead More

ORMOND BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Police have identified a 38-year-old man who threatened to kill himself before dying in a standoff with sheriff’s deputies. TheRead More

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a “Good Samaritan” fatally shot a man who was attacking a deputy near a southwest Florida highway. TheRead More