Olympic gold medal winner, track star Tori Bowie dead at 32

Tori Bowie won three medals at the 2016 Olympic games and helped the U.S. women's relay team win a gold medal at the 2017 world championships in London.

Bucs linebacker Shaquil Barrett's 2-year-old daughter drowns in family swimming pool

Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Shaquil Barrett is mourning the loss of his two-year-old daughter Arrayah, who drowned Sunday morning in the family swimming pool. 

Disney files lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over 'retaliatory' actions against Walt Disney World

Disney filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Florida Governor Ron DeSantis following months of legislative actions by the state that Disney has described as retaliatory and anti-business.

Cruise line let passenger’s body decompose, lawsuit says

A widow and her family are suing Celebrity Cruises for allegedly mishandling her husband’s body after he died while they were on a ship last year, saying it was left to decompose and they suffered extreme emotional trauma.

'Why is the baby yelling?': Man's temper tantrum over crying baby on Southwest flight to Florida goes viral

A grown man's profanity-laced temper tantrum over a crying baby aboard a Southwest flight to Florida has gone viral after portions of the minutes-long rant were recorded and posted on TikTok.

Florida school district has hilarious response to students who wanted to skip school for Taylor Swift concert

Students who wanted to take the day off after going to the Taylor Swift concert got a smartly worded letter from school officials in Florida, and the letter is full of references to the singer's catalog of songs.

Here are the most popular national parks for birdwatching this spring

The spring bird migration is a period of time between February and June when birds leave their winter homes in the south and begin their journeys north.

Florida executes 'ninja killer' for couple's 1989 death

Florida executed a man known as the  "ninja killer" on Wednesday for the 1989 slayings of a couple visiting the state from New Jersey. 

Make-A-Wish kids enjoy Walt Disney World 'trip of a lifetime'

Wishes are coming true for 27 Make-A-Wish children. For the first time, kids and their families will board “The Best Flight Ever" and fly on a one-of-a-kind, chartered plane from New York to Orlando to fulfill their wishes to go to Walt Disney World Resort. 

Florida girl, 12, took dad's car and drove 400 miles with friend to possibly meet boy in Alabama: official

Authorities in Florida said a 12-year-old girl took her dad's vehicle and drove with a friend more than 400 miles – and close to seven hours -- into neighboring Alabama to potentially meet someone they had met online.

3 boys arrested in murders of 3 teens in Marion County, Florida sheriff says

Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said Friday that two boys – aged 12 and 17 – have been arrested in the alleged murders of three teenagers in a rural part of Marion County and that detectives were looking for a third suspect – a 16-year-old boy who is considered to be armed and dangerous.

4 arrested after 15-year-old girl danced at Orange County strip club: affidavit

The owner of an Orange County, Florida strip club and three managers have been arrested under suspicion of human trafficking after an investigation revealed a then 15-year-old girl was allowed to dance at the club for years, according to court records.