Florida

FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Authorities say a Florida man set a woman on fire, leaving her in critical condition. A Fort Myers police newsRead More

PLANTATION KEY, Fla. (WSVN) — U.S. Coast Guard officials rescued a wounded sea turtle off Plantation Key. Officials said watchstanders with Coast Guard Station IslamoradaRead More

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Two defendants charged in the murder-for-hire slaying of a Florida university professor will not go on trial anytime soon. A circuitRead More

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Clashing on everything from private school vouchers to education spending, Florida’s two main contenders for governor have laid out vastly differentRead More

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — SeaWorld and two former executives on Tuesday agreed to pay more than $5 million to settle federal fraud claims that theyRead More

(CNN) — A Florida sheriff’s office is warning the public not to fall for a fake flyer making the rounds in the state. The flyerRead More

Pythons have posed a threat to the Florida Everglades since the invasive species was first introduced to the area in the 1980s. With no naturalRead More

CLEARWATER, Fla. (AP) — It was a rough week for Florida’s beaches, with a resurgence of red tide on the Gulf Coast and returning feces-relatedRead More

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (WSVN) — A mysterious coyote has neighbors in a Jacksonville neighborhood concerned for their pets and children. According to Fox 30, the animal,Read More

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — An arrest warrant has been issued for a man in Florida who flashed a gun while trying to prevent four studentsRead More