Florida

DALLAS (AP) — Spirit Airlines tops the latest ratings for on-time flights, a big turnaround for a discount carrier that consistently ranked as the tardiestRead More

OKEECHOBEE, FLA. (WSVN) — Police have arrested a man accused of snatching a purse from an elderly woman at a fast food joint in Okeechobee,Read More

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The University of Central Florida says it will offer an additional $40 million in scholarships and financial aid to students. TheRead More

RIVERVIEW, Fla. (WSVN) — Package thefts usually increase around the holidays, but one man’s church family helped lift his spirits after porch pirates stole giftsRead More

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man is accused of biting his girlfriend’s two young boys, and their mother is charged with neglect. TheRead More

STARKE, Fla. (AP) — A man convicted of the fatal stabbing and beating death of a woman in Miami-Dade County 26 years ago was executedRead More

MIAMI (AP) — Florida law enforcement officers can invoke the state’s “stand your ground” self-defense law to protect them from criminal prosecution in some instancesRead More

You can golf, rock climb and ride ziplines on cruise ships. Now Carnival is upping the ante as it announces the first-ever “roller coaster atRead More

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The Florida Senate will not take any action to block the suspension of an embattled county elections supervisor who drew fierceRead More

If you happen to see something that looks like a cross between a salamander, a snake with gills, and a leopard, don’t worry: it’s justRead More