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Elderly couple died together in bed in Florida condo collapse, grandson says
Antonio and Gladys Lozano were together when they died in the Champlain Tower South collapse in Sur…
Kelly McLaughlin
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4 of 5 victims killed in the Florida collapse have been identified
The four victims identified are: Stacie Fang, 54, Antonio Lozano, 83, Gladys Lozano, 79, and Manuel…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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Condo collapse reveals that Florida's high rise building rules were unevenly enforced by local governments across the state
Florida's high-rise building regulations are among the strictest in the country but not all local g…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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A Florida man who failed to inform sexual partners about his HIV-positive status was sentenced to 2 years
Florida law prohibits a person to knowingly have an STD and fail to inform their sexual partner abo…
Taylor Ardrey
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A Florida sheriff banned his deputies from wearing face masks the same day the county saw its highest number of COVID-19 deaths
Deputies in Marion County, Florida, are prohibited from wearing masks, according to an email obtain…
Connor Perrett
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A white woman in Florida slapped an 11-year-old Black boy in the face and called him the N-word after a go-kart crash, police say
Haley Zager, 30, was charged with second-degree felony child abuse and drug possession after an inc…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Fireball incoming - meteor streaks across South Florida's night sky, shocking residents
Floridians were shocked by the sight of what appeared to be a huge fireball lighting up the Florida…
Cheryl Teh
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A Florida man pulled a gun on a driver who told him he had a small penis, police say
Dustin Kouns has been arrested after police said he pointed his gun at a driver in Key West, Florid…
Kelly McLaughlin
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COVID-19 cases in Florida since the spring break have surged and deaths from new variants are mounting
As of Thursday, there were 5,177 cases involving variants of concern in Florida - six times higher …
Sinéad Baker
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A lucky 64-year-old Florida woman won two $2 million lottery tickets on the same day
Susan Fitton took home a significant cash prize after she bought Mega Millions with Megaflier ticke…
Taylor Ardrey
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Florida offers new training for teachers that says it was a 'misconception' that 'the Founders desired strict separation of church and state': report
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis said the new civic education program was pushing back on the "woke in…
Sarah Al-Arshani
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A Florida man who believed coronavirus was a 'fake crisis' is now hospitalized and wants people to realize the dangers of COVID-19
Brian Hitchens, of Jupiter, Florida, spent weeks downplaying the seriousness of pandemic on Faceboo…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Florida records highest number of COVID-19 deaths in single day since pandemic started: report
Florida recorded 901 COVID-19 deaths on Thursday, according to the Miami Herald's calculation of CD…
Vanessa Gu
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16 friends tested positive for COVID-19 after celebrating a birthday at a Florida bar
The group went to Lynch's Irish Pub in Jacksonville, Florida, on June 6, shortly after the state re…
Kelly McLaughlin
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Authorities are investigating the death of 2 Black teenage boys who were fatally shot in their car by a Florida deputy
A.J Crooms,16, and Sincere Pierce,18 were shot while they were in their vehicle by Florida deputies…
Taylor Ardrey
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Survivors of the Florida condo collapse describe the whole building shaking and rattling before they escaped
Residents of Champlain Tower, Surfside, have spoken out about how they heard, saw, felt - and final…
Mia Jankowicz
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Rescue Teams Give Up Search For Florida Man Whose Home Fell Into Sinkhole
The Tampa Bay Times reports that as demolition on the home began today, a small, informal memorial …
Adam Taylor
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Here's The Sinkhole That Swallowed A Florida Man's Bedroom Last Week
On Sunday workers began demolishing the house and clearing debris so engineers can figure out how t…
Michael Kelley
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Florida Launches New Business Campaign With 'Sexist' Logo
“Isn’t that special,” said Susan Stackhouse, CEO of Stellar Partners Inc., a Tampa airport retail c…
Jim Edwards
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A Frontier Airlines pilot accused of secretly recording a Florida student with a spy camera has been arrested, police say
A Florida college student, who was allegedly recorded by a Frontier pilot, told WKMG she saw a flas…