Volusia County sheriff’s deputies arrested an 11-year-old child for allegedly falsely reporting her friend’s kidnapping. On Wednesday, the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office reported that a girl from Port Orange texted 911, claiming her friend was kidnapped by a man driving a white van on Interstate 95 South in Oak Hill.  …

The Florida A&M football team may now return to its activities after a brief suspension following Boston Richey’s music video being filmed in the team’s locker room. On Tuesday, Tiffani-Dawn Sykes, FAMU’s director of collegiate athletics, announced that all football-related events could resume immediately. However, she did confirm that an …

Florida A&M has suspended all football-related activities after an unauthorized music video was shot in the team’s locker room.  Coach Willie Simmons issued a statement Friday saying that all football-related activities have been paused “until further notice.” The announcement was made following the release of Real Boston Richey’s “Send A Blitz” music video. “The …

Vice President Kamala Harris stands against the Florida Board of Education’s new academic guidelines on the teaching of slavery that requires middle schools in the state to teach students that enslaved people benefited from slavery. Under the new guideline, Florida students will be taught that enslaved people “developed skills” that …

Florida‘s public schools will include teachings that acknowledge how some Black people gained practical skills from slavery and thus gained certain benefits from the experience. On Wednesday, Florida’s public schools announced new African American history standards that state some Black individuals benefited from slavery. However, these standards have been criticized …

A Florida girl was awarded a hefty lump sum after receiving second-degree burns from a McDonald’s Chicken McNugget. Olivia Caraballo and her family were awarded $800,000 from Mcdonald’s and the franchise owner to be distributed in two parts: $400,000 for her initial injuries and another $400,000 to be disbursed in …

A Florida family who took advantage of desperate COVID-19 patients is finally on trial.  Father Mark Grenon, 65, and his sons, 37-year-old Jonathan, 35-year-old Joseph, and 29-year-old Jordan, conspired to sell a lethal bleach concoction to people suffering from the virus. During the pandemic, they touted the dangerous liquid as …

A Florida Japanese steakhouse is closing its doors permanently after customers tested positive for meth after eating there. According to USA Today, Nikko Japanese Steakhouse in Pace, Florida has since been shut down following the incident. On June 9, Several customers who dined at a Florida restaurant’s hibachi table reported …

Months after a judge rejected his application for extended alimony from his well-known ex-wife, Wendy Williams, Kevin Hunter is selling his $1.2 million Florida home. According to Radar Online, recently discovered real estate records suggest that Hunter has a pending sale on his 3,425 square foot, Parkland, Florida, home. Hunter …

Police say that Ajike Owens was shot by her Florida neighbor after she allegedly felt threatened by one of her children. According to People Magazine, Susan Lorincz called 911 and complained that one of the children threatened to beat her up after she found them trespassing on her Ocala property. …

A Florida man is recovering after almost losing his leg to a flesh-eating bacteria that he contracted from a relative. Donnie Adams, a resident of Riverview, is grateful to be alive and still have his leg following a brief encounter with a relative who bit him. Adams was attempting to …

The white Florida woman who fatally shot a Black neighbor for knocking on her door had called the victim’s children racist names. Susan Louise Lorincz is facing manslaughter charges for shooting through her door and killing Ajike Owens in Ocala. As more is being learned about the murder, it becomes …

Gervonta “Tank” Davis reveals that his luxurious Florida mansion was broken into following a judge’s decision to revoke his home detention sentence. According to court documents, Davis’s attorney Michael Tomko, claims valuable possessions, including significant boxing memorabilia and a collection of rare automobiles, were stolen from the boxer’s residence. Miranda …

In a narrow win for trans rights, a Florida judge has blocked parts of a Florida law that would ban transgender minors from receiving gender-affirming care. On Tuesday, Judge Robert Hinkle issued an injunction that claims Florida has no grounds to deny puberty blockers for children. The ruling came after …

A family is calling for justice after a Florida mother of four was shot and killed through a closed door following a dispute with her neighbor. At a news conference on Monday, Marion County Sheriff Billy Woods said that Ajike Owens, 35, was shot and killed after going to the …

This past weekend a Florida man was arrested for burglarizing a store while wearing an oversized cardboard box.Surveillance video showed the man smashing a display case with a hard object at a Miami Gardens phone repair shop on Saturday. According to a video obtained by NBC 6 South Florida, the …

This past weekend, police arrested the fourth suspect involved in the Memorial Day shooting that occurred on a Hollywood Beach, FL, broadwalk. According to the Hollywood Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit, Ariel Cardahn Paul was taken into custody Sunday. According to authorities, Paul, Jordan Burton, and Lionel JeanCharles Jr. were named …

A Florida woman received a dose of instant karma when the car where she left her two young children caught fire while she was inside the mall shoplifting. Alicia Moore, 24, left her two kids, who police described as young enough that they “could not care for themselves,” in a …

Florida is currently dealing with an influx of seaweed washing ashore that is tainted with flesh-eating bacteria. Scientists say the mounds of seaweed washing up on beaches in the Sunshine State contain the Vibrio bacteria. The waterborne bacterium clings to plastic in the water, which in turn gets tangled up …

Several individuals have been sent to the hospital following Monday’s shooting in Hollywood, Florida. According to a report from CBS News Miami, nine individuals, including three kids, were shot in the 1200 block of North Boardwalk. Police say that one person of interest is in custody, while another is still …