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A bill passed on Monday that restricts Florida Universities from promoting programs encouraging diversity, equity, and inclusion has advanced to the senate. The Public Postsecondary Educational Institutions Act, or House Bill 999, prohibits universities from providing funding assistance to “any programs or campus activities that espouse diversity, equity, or inclusion or Critical …

  Remember the saying, “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me?” A Florida man had to learn the inaccuracy of this saying the hard way when he decided to approach his South Florida neighbors with a request turned brutal. The June 14th beat down …

After discussing a robbery on Facebook Messenger, two Florida men are in custody.  Patrick Smith, 23, and Darquez Manning, 22, are alleged to have committed a robbery related to a marijuana sale. Smith is accused of robbing a childhood friend and another victim. They were allegedly robbed and beaten by …

When former Miccosukee Police Officer Michael Martinez pulled over two 18-year-olds at the time of the incident named Kyle Shoulta and Remy Riley, he discovered alcohol and marijuana in their vehicle. He then forced both of them to strip and run naked to avoid being arrested. The former Florida cop …

Erriyon Knighton is the 17-year-old Florida native who just broke Usain Bolt’s record and is on his way to the Olympics. According to Yahoo! Sports, Knighton is set to be one of the youngest athletes to represent Team USA this summer after he finished third in the men’s 200-meter final …

A Florida man named Jared Vaughn was recently charged with rape after purchasing a consumer DNA kit, uploading his genetic code to a genealogy tracking website, and having his genetic code matched to a DNA sample collected from when he allegedly attacked a college girl in 2007. Tampa Police assistant …

While many families continue to look for their missing loved ones, one family says they have received 16 calls from a landline belonging to their grandparents, who are among the 156 people still missing after the Surfside condo complex collapsed. Arnie and Myriam Notkin lived on the third level of …

A Florida man is determined to be the last one standing against a $600 million commercial development by refusing to sell his home.  Orlando Capote told CBS4 News that his father bought the home in 1989, after arriving in Coral Gables after escaping Cuba. Although the development company has offered him large sums …

Officials have identified three of the victims who were pulled from the rubble of the Florida condominium collapse, including a father of two and a married couple who had been together for almost 60 years. According to The New York Post, Antonio and Gladys Lozano, ages 83 and 79, and …

Two children under the age of 16 have tested positive for COVID-19 aboard Royal Caribbean Cruises’ Adventures of the Seas ship, company officials said. According to The New York Post, the youngsters who are not vaccinated, were “immediately quarantined” following the routine testing and are now returning home to Florida. …

The Champlain Towers, the site of the massive partial building collapse in Florida, was cited as a “major concern” following a 2018 structural report. According to The New York Post, a lack of proper drainage on the pool deck of Champlain Towers South condo, which sits above the building’s parking garage, …

God doesn’t like ugly. Apparently, it doesn’t matter if you’re a pastor, a pastor’s son, or a church member. According to Business Insider, James “Jim” Varnell Cusick, 72, and his son Casey Cusick, 35, who both serve as pastors at Global Outreach Church of Melbourne in Melbourne, Florida, and a …

According to Chase Bank, the Florida woman who thought she had nearly a billion dollars in her account on Saturday actually had a negative balance instead. Last Saturday, Julia Yonkowski went to her local Chase Bank in Largo, Florida to withdraw $20. She received a message stating that it’ll cause an …

Ronnie Oneal III, a man who went viral last week after giving a speech in court while serving as his own lawyer, has been convicted of various offenses, including two counts of murder, attempted murder, arson, and child abuse. A jury has found Oneal guilty on two counts of first-degree …

A man has filed a lawsuit against seven airlines accusing them of discrimination because they told him he’d have to wear a mask despite his medical condition. On Monday, Washington, D.C. native Lucas Wall filed a lawsuit against seven airlines: Southwest, Alaska, Allegiant, Delta, Frontier, JetBlue, and Spirit, accusing them …

A Florida man allegedly pulled a gun out on a Starbucks employee who turned out to be a police chief’s daughter. Omar Wright, 38, pulled into a Starbucks drive-thru and allegedly yelled at a 23-year-old worker because they forgot to give him cream cheese for his bagel. According to reports, …

An Oakland Park, Florida homeowners association fined a couple for displaying a small pride flag in their front yard. Bob Plominski and Mike Ferrari were given the citation on June 5 by the Eastland Cove Homeowners Association. The couple told NBC Miami that they were confused by the fine. “I got upset. We’ve done this before, …

After reporting a corpse that he discovered, a Florida man was arrested and charged. Sexual predator James Gafford has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of Kaitlyn Emery, 29. On April 21, he informed officials that he discovered her dead in a thicket in the woods near a …

A father who is on trial for murdering his daughter and girlfriend has gone viral after shocking footage of his opening statements hit the net. Ronnie Oneal III, acting as his own lawyer, left jurors stunned on Monday when he yelled and rambled inside the courtroom. “By the time it’s …

Authorities say three people, including a small child, are dead after a shooting occurred inside a Palm Beach County, Florida Publix store. The shooting took place on Thursday at the store located at 1180 Royal Palm Beach Blvd. The identities of the two adults and child have not been released. …