South Florida man picks up trash to help keep beaches, parks clean

A South Florida man is working hard to keep our beaches and parks clean. Over the last eight years he's picked up more than 30,000 pounds of trash, all on his own. "Obviously I love the mangroves, I spend a lot of time here, the hardwood hammocks, …

DeSantis takes another jab at Florida House lawmakers over Everglades funding

Empowering Futures: Students Advocate for Expanded Dual Enrollment Access Across Florida

Students from Florida College Access Network’s (FCAN) Advocacy Fellowship are raising their voices to champion dual enrollment programs, calling on lawmakers to simplify funding and expand access for high school students across the state. These advocates — …

White Florida Man Says He Would Have Shot Black Girl Who Rang His Doorbell

CLOSE Source: Cristian Lourenço / Getty Recently, a white man in Tampa, Florida, found out the hard way that publicly threatening to shoot a 9-year-old Black girl just for ringing your doorbell isn’t the kind of thing that will be well-received. Now, …

Southwest Florida lost jobs in March, mostly in tourism

Four Florida metros lost jobs over the year in March, three of which are in Southwest Florida. Southwest Florida’s leisure and hospitality sector lost 6,500 jobs, likely due to a tourism slowdown. Despite the overall job losses, some beach resorts have not …

Florida sues Snapchat owner for allegedly addicting children, deceiving parents

By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Florida sued Snap, the owner of photo-sharing app Snapchat, on Tuesday, accusing it of illegally employing features that addict children and opening accounts for children age 13 and younger. The complaint said Snapchat …

Bill that prevents development in Florida state parks heads to Senate

Sen. Gayle Harrell, R-Stuart, filed the bill after a controversy last year. A committee rejected a proposed change by Sen. Joe Gruters, R-Sarasota, that some parks supporters and lawmakers said would have kept the door open for sports facilities. Beth Alvi …

Family files lawsuit after 9-year-old Antavious "Tay Tay" Scott killed in Florida City shooting

Five months after 9-year-old Antavious "Tay Tay" Scott was fatally shot while playing football outside his Florida City apartment complex, his grieving family is demanding justice. Surrounded by loved ones wearing shirts bearing his name and …

South Florida man picks up thousands of pounds of trash to help keep parks clean

Florida woman 'impersonates ICE agent to get revenge on ex-boyfriend's wife'

A Florida woman is accused of posing as a US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent so she could allegedly kidnap her ex-boyfriend's wife and make her 'suffer the consequences of her husband's actions.'  Latrance Battle, 52, was …