GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (OCTOBER 19, 2017) (REUTERS) – Hundreds of police officers were deployed at the University of Florida on Thursday (October 19) to guard against unrest over a speech by a white nationalist that was expected to draw thousands in protest. Continue reading
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Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm Beach braces for Irma
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 07, 2017) (NBC) – U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida was boarded up on Thursday (September 7) bracing for Hurricane Irma, one of the most powerful Atlantic storms in half a century which resulted in hurricane and storm surge warnings for south Florida and the Florida Keys. Continue reading
Unmanned U.S. Air Force space plane lands after secret, 2-year mission
KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLORIDA, UNITED STATES (MAY 07, 2017) (DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE) – The U.S. military’s experimental X-37B space plane landed on Sunday (May 7) at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, completing a classified mission that lasted nearly two years, the Air Force said.
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Wife of Orlando nightclub gunman arrested: U.S. attorney general
U.S. authorities have arrested the wife of the gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando gay nightclub last year, the U.S. attorney general says.
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Woman arrested in 18-year baby kidnapping case, victim recovered alive
Gloria Williams, age 51, is charged with kidnapping at a South Carolina jailhouse hearing, accused of abducting Kamiyah Mobley, now 18-year-old, just hours after Mobley was born in a Jacksonville, Florida hospital.
Gun was given back to Florida shooting suspect last month
Police in Alaska took a handgun from the man accused of killing five people at Fort Lauderdale’s airport, but gave it back to him last month. Continue reading
Multiple deaths as shooter opens fire at Ft. Lauderdale airport
Airport passengers are seen running for cover at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport, long after a shooter is reportedly taken into custody.
Families and friends wait anxiously for news after Florida nightclub rampage
Morning footage captures the scene of a gay nightclub in Orlando where 50 people were killed and 53 wounded in the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.
Passions flare as Florida community discusses police shooting of black musician
Florida community discusses police officer’s fatal shooting of a black musician.
Swimmer loses part of arm in alligator attack in Florida
A woman loses part of her arm after being attacked by an alligator while swimming in the Wekiva River near Orlando, Florida.
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