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It’s No Joke, Mom: Florida Teen Arrested in School Threat

Authorities have posted a video of their arrest of a 15-year-old Florida boy who allegedly posted an online threat to kill at least seven people at a high school.

Florida Vacation Home Invaded by Vomiting Vultures

A New York couple’s luxurious vacation house in Florida has been taken over by dozens of black vultures that are vomiting and defecating everywhere.

‘Like the World was Ending’: Shopping Plaza Blast Injures 21

Though firefighters found ruptured gas lines afterward, authorities said it was too early to determine a cause.

Snake Slithers Out of Toilet, Bites Florida Man on Arm

The nonvenomous snake bit the man after he lifted the toilet seat.

Florida Pardons 4 Black Men Accused of 1949 Rape

"The way this was carried out was a miscarriage of justice," Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said.

In Year of Democratic Hopes, GOP Comes out on Top in Florida

After a recount dragged on for nearly two weeks, top Democratic candidates in the state came agonizingly close but fell short of their avowed goal.

Were 53,000 Dead People Found on Florida’s Voter Rolls?

Zombie voters, or zombie claims?

Bitter US Senate Race Headed to a Hand Recount

Six election-related lawsuits are pending in federal court in Tallahassee, and at least one in state court.

Federal Judge: Florida is ‘Laughing-Stock of the World’

"We have been the laughing-stock of the world, election after election, and we chose not to fix this," U.S. District Judge Mark Walker said in court.

Did a Broward County Employee Witness Elections Staff Filling Out Blank Ballots?

A temp worker signed an affidavit in 2016 stating she saw elections officials filling out blank absentee ballots.

Would a Proposal by President Trump Exclude Overseas Military Votes in Florida’s Elections?

If it was carried out, the president's call to finalize the preliminary election results before 16 November would discount ballots cast by Floridians overseas.