Florida social media ban: Gov. Ron DeSantis signs bill to ban social media for some kids, teens

Florida will have one of the country’s most restrictive social media bans for minors — if it withstands expected legal challenges — under a bill signed by Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday.

Baltimore bridge collapse echoes 1980 Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster in Tampa Bay

The shocking collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore early Tuesday morning gives people in the Bay Area some frightening flashbacks to another disaster.

Watch: Miami ATV chase ends with driver taken down by police

Helicopter footage showed the driver repeatedly leaving the highway and getting back on, at times speeding the wrong direction into oncoming traffic.

Video: Great white shark headbutts camera belonging to Sarasota boaters before feasting on whale carcass

Boaters in Sarasota got up close and personal with a great white shark on Sunday while the giant fish was gorging on the carcass of a whale that died after beaching itself off the coast of Venice earlier this month. 

Georgia couple accused of child neglect after being found 'heavily intoxicated,' asleep on Daytona Beach

A young couple from Georgia was arrested Saturday afternoon after Volusia County deputies say they found them drunk and asleep in the sand in Daytona Beach, and their children were nowhere to be found.

Jacksonville Beach shootings: 1 dead, 2 hurt; police looking for multiple suspects

Jacksonville Beach police initially warned of an active shooter on Sunday evening, but later determined three shootings -- that left one person dead and two others hospitalized -- were unrelated.

Beached whale dies after stranding itself off Venice coast: ‘It’s heartbreaking'

Officials are asking people to avoid Service Club Park beach in Venice after a sperm whale died after beaching itself on a sandbar about 150 yards offshore on Sunday. 

Florida semi-truck shooting video: Tossed water bottle led to shootout between drivers on I-75, officials say

Wild video captured the moment a semi truck driver in Florida allegedly pulled out a gun at fired it outside his window while passing another semi on I-75. The reason? Allegedly over a thrown water bottle, Marion County deputies said.

Human trafficking bust: Teacher, coaches among 228 arrested in Polk County

Nearly 230 people were arrested, and 13 potential victims were rescued during an 8-day multi-agency undercover human trafficking investigation in Polk County.