First Gen Z candidate, Democrat Maxwell Frost wins Florida U.S. House seat

Democrat Maxwell Alejandro Frost has defeated Republican Calvin Wimbish for a Florida U.S. House seat, making him the first member of Generation Z to win a seat in Congress.

TSA agents find gun smuggled inside raw chicken

After TSA agents found the gun at the checkpoint they posted “we hate to break it to you but stuffing a firearm in your holiday bird for travel is just a baste of time.”

Subtropical Storm Nicole: Hurricane watch issued along parts of Florida's east coast

Subtropical Storm Nicole formed Monday, east of the Bahamas. It's expected to move toward Florida's east coast this week with rain and wind increasing in the Bay Area in the middle of the week.

NASA's moon rocket returns to pad for next launch attempt

NASA is aiming for a launch attempt on Nov. 14, sending an empty crew capsule around the moon and back in a dramatic flight test before astronauts climb aboard in a couple years.

Police respond to trespassing call at Trump's Mar-a-Lago; Secret Service conduct sweep

Police vehicles were seen outside the club on Thursday morning but have now departed, according to local media. A Secret Service team also reportedly conducted a sweep of the grounds after police left.

Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz formally sentenced to life in prison without possibility of parole

Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz formally received a sentence of life without parole Wednesday after families of his 17 slain victims spent two days berating him as evil, a coward, a monster and a subhuman.

Kidnapped Florida boy found in Canada reunites with mom after 2 months apart

A 6-year-old Florida boy, who authorities said had been kidnapped by his father and taken to Canada, was finally reunited with his mother Tuesday night after more than two months apart.

Georgia, Florida condemn antisemitic message seen at football game

In a joint statement, the University of Georgia and the University of Florida condemned antisemitic hate speech projected at TIAA Bank Field related to remarks made by Kanye West. 

South Florida Chick-fil-A experiments with three-day workweek for employees

A Chick-fil-A owner in Florida switched his staff to a three-day workweek, where employees work 14-hour shifts and get four-day weekends in return. So when he posted a new job opening and highlighted the schedule, he was inundated with hundreds of applications.

Brian Laundrie's parents request limiting depositions about son's 'history and last days' in Petito lawsuit

The parents of Brian Laundrie have asked a judge to limit depositions in the civil suit filed by Gabby Petito's family, saying it will “protect them from annoyance, embarrassment, oppression, undue burden and expense."

Miami building evacuated near site of deadly Surfside condo collapse

Residents of a building on the same street where a condominium collapse killed nearly 100 people were forced to evacuate after officials determined the structure was unsafe.

3-year-old boy safe after father barricades himself inside truck on Gandy Blvd. for 4 hours, police say

St. Petersburg police said a man is in custody after arming himself with a weapon, taking a 3-year-old child from a home, crashing a pickup truck, and barricading himself inside for hours.