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Week 10 SEC Showdown at The Swamp Oklahoma coach Brent Venables wanted more production from his offense after making a significant coaching change during the week. The Sooners delivered a victory Saturday night, although it wasn’t necessarily the offensive explosion he envisioned. Instead, Oklahoma relied on a physical defense, efficient quarterback play and a remarkable

Island Boys Rapper Arrested Hours After Hospital Release Following Serious Drug Overdose in Miami Island Boys rapper Alex Venegas, better known as Flyysoulja, was arrested in Broward County just hours after being discharged from a Miami area hospital following a reported drug overdose involving cocaine, benzodiazepines and Percocet. The arrest stemmed from an outstanding warrant

Something Had to be Done to Eradicate This Invasive Species More than 500 participants joined Florida’s annual lionfish hunt, removing a record breaking number of venomous invaders from state waters. Monroe and Broward County divers claimed top honors as wildlife officials continue the fight to protect Florida’s reefs and native marine life. Florida’s underwater ecosystem

America Turned Blue, but Florida Stayed Red: Democrats Break the GOP Supermajority as Voters Reelect Officials Tied to Hope Florida Controversy TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — While voters across the United States delivered a sweeping rebuke to President Donald Trump and the Republican Party in Tuesday’s midterm elections, Florida once again proved itself an exception to the

How Does the Sunshine State Stack Up Against the Rest of America? A new nationwide ranking reveals a growing divide in America’s financial health. Minnesota takes the top spot, Mississippi sits at the bottom, and Florida finds itself falling below the national average. Your credit score can make a pretty big difference in how much

Learjet Crash Kills Nine in Florida A Learjet 60 crashed in a residential neighborhood in Palm Beach County, Florida, on Sunday, November 1, 2026, killing all nine people aboard and triggering evacuations near the crash site. The private jet went down in the Lake Worth Beach area, near West Palm Beach, after departing Austin, Texas,

Weston Man Arrested After Allegedly Trying to Record 11 Year Old Girl Through Bathroom Window, Broward Deputies Say WESTON, FLORIDA — A 27 year old Broward County man has been arrested after investigators say he attempted to secretly record an 11 year old girl through her bathroom window as she prepared to take a shower

Florida Mom Arrested After Leaving Four Kids Home Alone for Five Nights While She Worked in Las Vegas An emergency 911 call after a 9 year old boy suffered a head injury exposed an alleged childcare arrangement that left four siblings, ages 9 to 14, without overnight adult supervision. Their mother now faces four felony

Florida Man Swallowed $769K In Tiffany Diamonds A Florida man has been found guilty of robbery and grand theft after stealing two pairs of diamond earrings valued at $769,500 from a Tiffany & Co. store in Orlando and swallowing the jewelry while being taken into custody. Jaythan Lawrence Gilder was convicted on October 22, 2026,

15-Year Old Arrested in FAMU Shooting A 15 year old boy has been arrested in connection with a shooting near Florida A&M University’s Bragg Memorial Stadium in Tallahassee that left 12 people injured during the university’s homecoming weekend. The shooting occurred on Saturday night, October 24, 2026, near Perry and Manatee streets, outside the stadium

FAMU Homecoming Mass Shooting Leaves 12 Injured, Including Six Children, as Police Search for Those Responsible An 11 year old was among the victims when gunfire erupted near Florida A&M University’s Bragg Memorial Stadium following Saturday’s homecoming football game. Police say an altercation preceded the shooting, which left 11 people with gunshot wounds and another

Andrew and Tristan Tate Remain Jailed in Miami as November Extradition Hearings Approach, Bail Denied and Trump Administration Declines to Intervene The controversial influencers have spent more than three months in federal custody while fighting extradition to Britain, where prosecutors have authorized 59 criminal charges involving seven complainants. With their release request denied, separate extradition

Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa Arrested on Theft and Fraud Charges Over $50,000 in Business Grants Florida investigators allege the mayor helped shape a pandemic recovery program before obtaining grants for family businesses. Espinosa has pleaded not guilty, and her attorney says the state is attempting to turn an ethics dispute into a criminal case. KISSIMMEE,

Miramar Kidnapping Attempt: Video Shows Teen Escape A reported attempted kidnapping in Miramar, Florida, has raised concerns about child safety after surveillance footage showed a teenager escaping an encounter with a man at a gas station. Police identified the suspect as Michael Polanco, 32, following an incident at a Shell gas station on South State

When Childhood Trauma Becomes Political Ammunition: Vivek Ramaswamy, Billy Corben and the Ethics of Targeting Women Over Their Families’ Crimes From a $4 million political attack advertisement in Ohio to a filmmaker’s controversial reporting on a Miami Beach candidate whose father was a serial killer, two disputes have reignited questions about how far political campaigns

Tampa Rapper Convicted of Killing Pregnant Girlfriend Asks Judge to Send Him Straight to Death Row A Florida rapper convicted in the murders of his pregnant girlfriend and her unborn child has taken the extraordinary step of asking a Hillsborough County judge to sentence him to death, requesting that his attorneys abandon further arguments against

Their Policies, Controversies, Campaign Money and Who Is Expected to Win Florida’s next gubernatorial election is shaping up to be one of the state’s most closely watched political contests in years. Republican U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds and former Republican congressman turned Democrat David Jolly are competing to replace term limited Gov. Ron DeSantis, with both

Florida’s $150 Million Marijuana War: Will Cannabis Power Players Seek Retribution Against DeSantis, Moody, and Uthmeier Over the Hope Florida Scandal? Trulieve and other cannabis companies spent a fortune trying to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida. Now, revelations about $8.5 million in settlement-related money flowing to the opposition campaign raise a new question: Will the

Meet Judge Lance Neff: The DeSantis Appointee Who Erased a Florida Grand Jury’s Findings in the $10 Million Hope Florida Scandal From Florida’s attorney general’s office to the DeSantis administration and ultimately the appellate bench, Judge Lance Neff’s career has repeatedly intersected with the state’s political leadership. His decision to expunge a grand jury report

Hope Florida’s $10 Million Scandal: DeSantis Appointed Judge Orders Grand Jury Findings Erased as Florida’s Political Money Trail Faces New Scrutiny A $67 million healthcare settlement, a $10 million payment to a foundation associated with Florida’s first lady, and $8.5 million routed into a political committee opposing marijuana legalization have triggered a major controversy over