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Two dozen Florida school students arrested after allegedly making threats since start of academic year

Polk County, Florida, law enforcement and school administrators are working together to hold students who make threats to schools accountable for their actions.

Yahoo · 7h

Rise in students making threats of violence to Polk schools, 24 arrested

Polk County Public Schools has seen an alarming increase in students making online threats to either bomb or shoot up a school. In the first 28 days of school there have been 24 students arrested.

YAHOO!News · 16h

Days after posting mugshot of a boy accused of school threat, Florida sheriff puts video of 2 teens online

Around the country, communities are being battered by a wave of school shooting threats, sparking emergency notifications, urgent group chats and heightened fears among parents that their child’s school could be the next Parkland or Sandy Hook or Uvalde — or any other town hit by mass shootings.

DeSantis, Florida and condo

Miami Herald on MSN · 9h

Florida condos need a spending plan to make repairs — but there’s an issue with the law

Florida is requiring condominiums to disclose their spending plans to make major repairs as part of the laws that went into effect after the deadly building collapse in Surfside. But a state lawmaker appearing at a Miami Herald event this week disclosed that there are no consequences if associations don’t comply.

Newsweek on MSN · 21h

How Florida Could Solve Its 'Crushing' Condo Crisis

Condo owners are facing a glut of costs because of new safety regulations, and Governor Ron DeSantis wants action from lawmakers.

Yahoo · 9h

Gov. DeSantis steps up push for special session on Florida condo crisis

For the second time in a week, Gov. Ron DeSantis held a roundtable in Pinellas Park to pressure the Florida Legislature to hold a special session to help condo owners who are facing rising assessment fees.

Woman sues Florida sheriff

Houston Chronicle · 10h

Woman sues Florida sheriff after mistaken arrest lands her in jail on Christmas

But according to a federal civil rights lawsuit filed Thursday by Box against the Broward County Sheriff's Office, its deputies wrongly arrested her as she disembarked and then jailed her for three days, subjecting her to a body cavity search and blasting her cell with death metal music and freezing air.

Newsweek on MSN · 7h

Woman Sues After Mistaken Arrest Leads to 'Degrading' Christmas Jailing

A Texas woman filed a lawsuit against a Florida sheriff's office on Thursday after she was mistakenly arrested in December 2022.

Tampa Bay Times · 11h

Texas woman sues Florida deputy and county over mistaken identity arrest

The lawsuit says the deputy and the county should have known Jennifer Heath Box was not the right suspect when she was locked up in 2022.

Florida Python Challenge crowns winner

NBC News · 1d

Florida wildlife authorities hold annual python challenge

Florida wildlife authorities held their annual challenge to catch Burmese pythons. The challenge was created with a goal of helping the Everglades ecosystem by catching and removing the invasive species.

USA Today · 1d

Florida’s 2024 Python Challenge winner bagged 20 snakes. Longest python, other things to know

Nearly 200 Burmese pythons were removed from the Everglades during this year's Florida Python Challenge. See all 10 champions, including most caught.

CBS News · 1d

Florida Python Challenge winner removes 20 Burmese pythons to earn $10,000 prize; novice hunter catches longest snake

Ronald Kiger, who caught 20 Burmese pythons, won $10,000. Donna Kalil got a $2,500 prize for catching 19 snakes.

Florida, Eugene Wilson

ESPN on MSN · 1d

Injured Florida WR Eugene Wilson III out vs. Mississippi St.

Florida will be without leading receiver Eugene Wilson III against Mississippi State on Saturday. The Gators (1-2, 0-1 Southeastern Conference) ruled Wilson out on Wednesday night, leaving coach Billy Napier scrambling for a replacement three games into the season.

USA Today · 1d

Florida football injury update: WR Eugene Wilson III out, WR Tank Hawkins questionable

Sophomore wide receiver Eugene Wilson III has been ruled out for the Florida Gators against the Bulldogs, while freshman wide receiver Tank Hawkins is questionable, per the SEC's availability report released Wednesday night.

Fox Sports · 9h

Florida WR Eugene Wilson III undergoes minor knee surgery, AP source says

Florida will be without leading receiver Eugene Wilson III against Mississippi State on Saturday and probably longer

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Florida dad scares off alleged peeping Tom with a baseball bat caught on camera: 'I got something for you'

A would-be peeping Tom got more than he bargained for and was caught on camera when a Florida dad chased him off the family ...

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Florida warns physicians abortions must be given ‘at any stage’ to save life and health

Florida health officials told physicians Thursday that abortion is permitted “at any stage in pregnancy” to save the life and ...

18hon MSN

Kamala Harris Campaign Suggests Florida Is in Play: What Polls Say

According to polls, however, it is likely an uphill battle for Harris. Per FiveThirtyEight's polling averages, Harris is down ...

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Deputy, a dad of 5 and ‘source of inspiration,’ dies in crash after work, Florida cops say

Darell Brown, a 40-year-old husband and father of five, had a “compassionate spirit,” Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad ...

14h

Arrest made in deadly shooting of Florida City father trying to stop fight involving his daughter

FLORIDA CITY - Miami-Dade police say an arrest has been made in Tuesday's deadly shooting of a father who was trying to break ...

9hon MSN

Florida Sees Drop in People Quitting Jobs as 'Genuine Fear' Takes Hold

From mid-2023 to mid-2024, there's a been a substantial decrease in employees quitting their jobs in the Sunshine State.

A drug made by a Florida company has been recalled for a possibly lethal contamination

A New Jersey company recalled one batch of a drug made in Florida and sold nationwide after finding a potentially deadly ...

Florida high school football scores: Week 5 roundup, stats and more from Palm Beach County

Check out the scores, best statistical performances and more from Week 5 of high school football in Palm Beach County.

15h

Dad of 14 fatally shot in Florida City trying to stop fight involving daughter

MIAMI - A father of 14 children is dead after an after-school fight between girls Tuesday afternoon led to him being shot in ...

18h

Is Florida the Democrats’ last, best hope to keep the U.S. Senate?

As Montana’s U.S. Senate seat appears to be slipping away from Democrats, party leaders might look to the Sunshine State, but ...

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