A Florida man recently found a prehistoric jackpot while diving off the Sunshine State’s coast. Alex Lundberg, who studied marine biology at the University of South Florida, told Fox News Digital that he found an ancient mastodon tusk while scavenging for fossils off Manasota Key, which is around 90 miles south of Tampa. He found the relic back in April. …
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Florida recently became the first state to allow cesarean sections (C-sections) to be performed outside of hospitals, as reported by KFF News. New legislation enacted in March 2024 allows physicians to deliver babies — either naturally or via C-section — at “advanced birth centers.” Women who are deemed at “low risk of complications” are eligible to receive these services in …
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“The View” co-host Ana Navarro predicted, Monday, that Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., would not become former President Trump’s nominee for vice president, also suggesting that she knows secrets about Rubio’s past. “I don’t think it’s going to be Marco Rubio,” Navarro said of the Florida senator’s chances to become Trump’s VP pick. “Marco has embarrassed himself to such a point. …
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An ex-U.S. soldier went on an “international crime spree” – including an alleged double murder in Florida – to stockpile weapons and wage wars as a mercenary in foreign countries, federal prosecutors allege. On Monday, Craig Austin Lang, 34, appeared in U.S. federal court in Florida after he was extradited from Ukraine, where he volunteered to fight against Russian separatists, …
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A Tampa, Florida, mother who was living in a shed with no power was arrested Monday, after she allegedly fed her 13-month-old baby bleach in a bottle, according to authorities. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said 22-year-old Melissa Barnes faces charges of child abuse and child neglect for matters dating back to January. On Jan. 2, 2024, a relative of …
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A teenage boy is in custody after he stabbed another teen to death and wounded an adult during an ambush at a sleepover, the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office in Florida announced. The attack occurred at a home in Wildwood just after 10 p.m. on Saturday. According to officials, deputies arrived at the home and saw that a 15-year-old boy and …
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A federal judge derided an apparent effort to get the judge overseeing former President Trump’s criminal classified documents case removed, arguing the Florida judge appeared to be the victim of an “orchestrated campaign.” Judge Aileen Cannon was the target of more than 1,000 complaints in a single week last month, with critics accusing her of intentionally stalling the criminal case …
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A Georgia man was arrested in Florida on allegations he beat his girlfriend and punched and killed a man who attempted to intervene in the altercation. Jordan Talley, 27, was charged with manslaughter and domestic battery following a March 31 incident in downtown Orlando, arrest records show. Talley was captured on video at around 1:40 a.m. hitting a woman in …
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A helicopter pilot in Florida was charged this week by the state’s Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) after he allegedly landed on a closed shorebird nesting site. Ernesto Cordero was charged with harassing the nesting birds, a misdemeanor, for allegedly harming the eggs of a protected species when he landed at Egmont Key State Park, scattering hundreds of shorebirds …
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A prominent columnist at the South Florida Sun Sentinel announced his retirement in a column Friday, stating that his decision was motivated by the state becoming a “gay-bashing authoritarian dystopia.” Columnist Fred Grimm said goodbye to his South Florida audience in the piece, recounting his 56-year-long journalism career and lamenting how most people in the state are now supportive MAGA …
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