Shortly after Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed SB 1048, the Benchmarks for Excellent Student Thinking (B.E.S.T.), into law, the Florida Department of Education (FDOE) announced it has “rejected just under half of the textbooks submitted MORE
DATELINE: VERO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Investigators say 18-year-old Victoria Marson ordered a strap-on toy from Amazon and her father opened up the package, according to the arrest report. Her father, whose name was not MORE
“If Stacey Abrams is elected governor of Georgia, I just want to be honest, that will be a Cold War between Florida and Georgia at that point,” DeSantis, a Republican, told an enthusiastic crowd Friday. MORE
Knife-Wielding Woman, ‘High on Meth’ is Tasered at Walmart According to authorities, Deputy Christopher Witte arrived at the Walmart on South US Highway 441 last Wednesday afternoon in reference to McGowan threatening customers and store employees with MORE
After Ron DeSantis signed into law the Don’t Say Gay bill on Monday, the Walt Disney Company wrote in a statement that its “goal” was to get the law repealed or defeated in the courts. MORE
Scott Robert Kerster, 45, also known as “Scott Fudge,” was arrested Friday by Sumter County sheriff’s deputies on a Marion County warrant charging him with a felony count of battery of a person over the MORE
The Senate on Tuesday passed a measure that would make Daylight Saving Time permanent across the United States. The Bill’s sponsor, Marco Rubio (R) of Florida has sponsored similar legislation every year since 2018, when MORE
Tourism giant Walt Disney Company is suspending political donations in Florida after its CEO took heat for not doing more to quash Governor Ron DeSantis’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill. The bill bars instruction on “sexual MORE
A new amendment filed Friday for Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill requires schools to inform parents within six weeks of learning about a student’s sexual orientation. State Rep. Joe Harding’s amendment offers no exception to MORE
A Florida state Senate committee recommended to confirm Dr. Joseph Ladapo as state surgeon general along partisan lines when Democrats on the committee walked out in protest during the hearing. Ladapo frustrated Democratic senators when MORE
“Big Joe” Ellicott, a former Florida shock jock with potentially key information about the sex trafficking ring involving Rep. Matt Gaetz, has pleaded guilty in federal court. Ellicott is the long-time best friend of former MORE
The young woman who was an ex-girlfriend of Florida Man Matt Gaetz was granted immunity by prosecutors prior to testimony she gave before a grand jury last week in Orlando. Gaetz has been under investigation MORE
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis early this morning took a stand to STOP W.O.K.E. in schools and workplaces by introducing the “Stop Wrongs Against Our Kids and Employees Act,” or Stop Woke Act. “Our legislation will MORE
DATELINE: VERO BEACH, Fla. Investigators said Spencer’s mom called the sheriff’s office on Tuesday, Nov. 23, to say she hadn’t seen her son since Sunday night. Spencer lived with his mom. The mother told investigators MORE
SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. — When the victim confronted Miller about “humping” their dog, Miller began to punch the victim in the head and upper body, according to an arrest report. When Miller found out MORE
“I’m here on the beach, and I got a lot of traffic, and people needed to see what I believe in,” a grinning Peavy told WMBB-TV. “That’s free speech, and I wanted everyone to know that MORE
One victim told the investigating deputy that Suzanne Dill, 53, immediately became belligerent and exposed her breasts to children at the get-together. When the victim and others at the get-together asked her to stop because MORE
Congressman Matt Gaetz (R- FL) began his House floor speech Wednesday night by saying, “I think someone may be trying to kill me. If they are successful,” he continued, “I would like my constituents and MORE
A Florida man reportedly confessed last week that he’d sneaked into a barn late at night to mount a horse named Mariah — and he wasn’t sure how many times. The admission came when Indian MORE
GUNZ Hillsborough County Fire Rescue says the man told crews he was reloading “small arms ammunition” inside his home when the explosion happened. He added that there were about six pounds of smokeless powder in MORE
The former county tax collector Joel Greenberg, who has pleaded guilty to six federal crimes and is an associate of Florida Man Matt Gaetz, has asked for a delay in his sentencing until March 2022. MORE
Don’t Try This at Home On Twitter, Cass Anderson said, “This is the most Florida thing I’ve seen in months,” reacting to the capture. A Florida man is trending online after catching an alligator in MORE
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Tuesday a new surgeon general for the state who emphasizes protecting individual rights over community-based precautions. Dr. Joseph Ladapo, a Harvard-trained doctor and UCLA researcher, will oversee Florida’s Health MORE
BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Police say a man from Boynton Beach is facing grand theft charges for breaking into an auto dealership, stealing keys and a pickup truck before crashing into a building. The MORE
SEPTEMBER 3–After fleeing from the scene of an auto crash he caused, a 25-year-old motorist–who was married earlier in the day and appeared under the influence–declared “All hail Donald Trump” before scuffling with Florida jailers MORE