Florida high school football coach accused of urging student to commit suicide

PALATKA, Fla. (WSVN) — A Florida high school football coach has been accused of abusing several of his students. According to an administrative complaint, RandellRead More

Florida opens up hotel rooms, ports to Florence evacuees

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Long accustomed to its residents evacuating north when hurricanes threaten, Florida is in the unusual position of accommodating diverted cruise shipsRead More

Fraternity sued over ‘Scumbag of the Week’ hazing incident

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida State student is suing a fraternity, claiming he was seriously injured in an April hazing incident. Attorneys forRead More

1,000-year-old fossil found at Cape Coral construction site

CAPE CORAL, Fla. (WSVN) — An ancient bone was discovered at a construction site in Southwest Florida. A worker stumbled upon the fossil in CapeRead More

Florida woman accused of pouring hot sauce in husband’s eyes during fight

A Florida woman has been arrested after, deputies said, she threw hot sauce into her husband’s eyes during a heated argument. Pasco County deputies respondedRead More

Police: Alligator bites man who went into lake in Florida

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — Police in Florida say an alligator bit a man who went into a lake to retrieve a flying disc. News outletsRead More

1 year later, Keys residents reflect on post-Irma recovery

BIG PINE KEY, Fla. (WSVN) — As they observed the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Irma’s path of destruction across the Sunshine State, Florida Keys residentsRead More

Florida mom faces 30 years for dipping boy’s feet in hot water

HOLLY HILL, Fla. (AP) — A Florida mother faces up to 30 years in prison after pleading no contest to aggravated child abuse. A judgeRead More

17 tons of dead fish cleared from beaches due to red tide

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — One Florida county has dumped more than 17 tons (15,420 kilograms) of dead fish collected since red tide algae creptRead More

FPL on what went right, wrong — 1 year after Hurricane Irma

One year after Hurricane Irma stormed through the Florida Keys and left millions of Floridians in the dark, Florida Power and Light says it’s readyRead More