Tennessee banker wins annual Hemingway Look-Alike contest

KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — A retired 68-year-old Tennessee banker has won Key West’s Hemingway Look-Alike Contest on his eighth attempt. Joe Maxey of CedarRead More

4 inmates at a juvenile justice facility in Florida staged a fight, overpowered staff and escaped, officials say

(CNN) — Four teenagers escaped a juvenile justice facility in Jacksonville, Florida, on Saturday night after staging a fight in their room and overpowering theRead More

Jubilant homecoming for Coco Gauff after rousing Wimbledon performance

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) — It was a happy South Florida homecoming for teenage tennis sensation Cori “Coco” Gauff, more than a month after herRead More

Universal Orlando’s parking garages reopen after no sign of reported gunman

Reports of a person with a rifle at a parking garage at Universal Studios Orlando led police to shut down the theme park’s parking structures,Read More

Nation marks 50 years after Apollo 11’s ‘giant leap’ on moon

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A moonstruck nation celebrated the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s “giant leap” by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin at parties,Read More

Florida officers find 2 horses starving, arrest owner

EUSTIS, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida man has been charged with animal cruelty after officers discovered two horses he owned were so thinRead More

Florida woman accused of assault over pizza slice

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — Authorities have arrested a woman in Florida who they say tried to attack another woman with a knife when sheRead More

Chance the Snapper, Chicago’s elusive gator, settles into new St. Augustine home

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. (AP) — An alligator that eluded capture for days in a Chicago lagoon is settling in its new home in Florida. TheRead More

Apollo 11 astronauts reunite in Oval Office on 50th anniversary of moonshot

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Apollo 11 astronauts Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins reunited Friday on the eve of the 50th anniversary of humanity’s firstRead More

Dozens gather in Marathon to celebrate release of sea turtle

Dozens of people gathered in Marathon to celebrate the release of a sea turtle. Video sent to 7News by the Florida Keys News Bureau showedRead More