Man flies to Florida to attack gamer with hammer over online dispute, deputies say

A 20-year-old New Jersey man has been arrested for allegedly flying to Florida to attack a fellow gamer with a hammer following an "online altercation" that the pair had gotten into after meeting in the virtual fantasy world of ArcheAge, police say.

Large wave of Saharan dust is heading right for Florida and the Gulf of Mexico

Models indicate a large amount of Saharan dust will traverse across the Atlantic this week and head towards the Gulf of Mexico and Florida by next weekend.

Travis Scott arrested in Miami Beach

Travis Scott, whose real name is Jacques Bermon Webster II, was booked into the Miami-Dade County Jail on charges of trespassing and disorderly intoxication. He was booked at 4:35 a.m. and posted a $650 bond.

Florida divers find 25 kilos of suspected cocaine with fake Nike labels

Scuba divers off the Florida Keys thought they found trash, but it turned out to be over $1 million of suspected cocaine, authorities said.

Gunfire shatters Miami high-rise window: ‘They almost shot my baby’s high chair’

A bullet hit the window of a woman’s apartment, leaving shards of glass in her child’s high chair after gunshots were fired from a nearby apartment building.

Skydiver recovers phone after it fell from his pocket at 12,000 feet

A skydiver managed to recover his phone without a scratch after it fell from his pocket at 12,000 feet in Zephyrhills in late March.

VIDEO: Florida car dealership test drive leads to wild chase, ends with woman jumping into water, police say

Melina Logan was arrested earlier this month in South Florida after she stole a car during a test drive at a dealership and led law enforcement on a wild, high-speed chase, authorities said. The chase ended with the suspect jumping into a nearby canal, police said.

Geane Herrera, former UFC fighter, dead at 33

Geane Herrera, an MMA fighter who fought briefly in UFC and competed in the Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC), died. He was 33.

Roger Fortson: Airman killed by Florida deputy laid to rest

Family and friends of a Black U.S. Air Force senior airman who was killed by a Florida sheriff’s deputy will gather at a Georgia church on this morning to say their final goodbyes.

DUI driver in deadly Florida migrant bus crash that killed 8 denied bond: judge

Bryan Maclean Howard, who is facing eight counts of DUI manslaughter after a deadly bus crash in Marion County, was denied bond by a judge Wednesday.

Convicted murderer running for Florida city council seat asks voters for redemption

A convicted murderer could be Palm Bay’s next city council member. Michael Bruyette is running for Seat 3. It’s his first time running for office and comes nearly 40 years after he was convicted of murder.