Florida to begin requiring moment of silence for school prayer, meditation

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis visited a South Florida Jewish temple to denounce anti-Semitism and stand with Israel, as the Republican governorRead More

Boater aids immigrants stranded off South Florida

A South Florida boater aided immigrants cast adrift at sea. The man was boating over the weekend when he noticed a boat of people aroundRead More

Florida town accidentally sells municipal water tower

BROOKSVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A small town in Florida accidentally sold its water tower in a blundered real estate transaction. A businessman purchased a municipalRead More

Vaccinated visitors soon can take off masks at Disney World

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Walt Disney World in Florida is making it easier to see smiles again, but guests still can’t hug the characters. StartingRead More

911 calls capture harrowing moments after shooting at Royal Palm Beach Publix

ROYAL PALM BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) — Newly released 911 calls captured the chaotic moments right after, authorities said, a man shot and killed a toddlerRead More

2 dead, including child, after being swept out at Tampa-area beach; search underway for good Samaritan

(CNN) — Two people — including a 3-year-old child — are dead and a third person is missing after being swept out by strong currentsRead More

Biden to name Pulse Nightclub a national memorial

(AP) — President Joe Biden said on the fifth anniversary of a mass shooting at the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida, that he will signRead More

Exhibit, ceremony mark 5th anniversary of Pulse massacre

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The 49 victims who were massacred at a gay nightclub shooting in Florida are being honored this week with a communityRead More

How Orlando’s LGBTQ Latino community is healing and mobilizing five years after the Pulse massacre

(CNN) — Joél Junior Morales was at Pulse the week before a gunman killed 49 people there. Morales had moved to Orlando a few years earlier inRead More

All Disney parks to relax mask-wearing policies for vaccinated guests

Walt Disney World is relaxing restrictions on mask wearing. Beginning Tuesday, all Disney parks in Orlando will no longer require fully vaccinated guests to wearRead More