Tyre Sampson's family awarded $310M in son's deadly fall from Orlando FreeFall ride

A Florida jury has awarded $310 million to the family of Tyre Sampson, the 14-year-old who died in 2022 after falling from the FreeFall ride at ICON Park in Orlando.

Hillsborough Sheriff Chad Chronister withdraws from President-elect Trump's DEA nomination

Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said he's withdrawing from consideration after President-elect Donald Trump nominated him to head the Drug Enforcement Administration. 

Sarah Boone sentence: Florida woman sentenced in boyfriend's suitcase murder

Sarah Boone, the Florida woman convicted of killing her boyfriend in Feb. 2020 by locking him inside a suitcase, will spend the rest of her life in prison. Boone was convicted of second-degree murder by a six-person jury in October 2024.

2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season: 'Hyperactive' season with 3 landfalling hurricanes in Florida

As the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends Saturday, it will indeed go down in the books as a "hyperactive" season that, despite not quite reaching the lofty forecasts for record-breaking activity given in the spring, still reached well-above-average levels, according to researchers at Colorado State University (CSU).

Gallery: Tropicana Field hurricane damage seen in newly released photos

We’re getting our first look at damage inside Tropicana Field thanks to new photos released by the Tampa Bay Rays, even as the team's future location remains up in the air.

Elon Musk impersonator accused of stealing up to $600K from woman using Facebook, Bradenton police say

A man pretending to be billionaire Elon Musk on Facebook is facing charges, accused of stealing as much as $600,000 from a woman he befriended on the social network, the Bradenton Police Department said.

Netflix sued over Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight streaming issues

"60 million Americans were hyped to see ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson, ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ versus Youtuber-turner-prizefighter Jake Paul. What they saw was ‘The Baddest Streaming on Planet,’" reads the lawsuit.

Most expensive US cities to raise kids in 2024 revealed

On average, a household with one child experiences a 40% increase in annual living costs, while having two children raises costs by a substantial 70%, the study found.

Spirit Airlines bankruptcy: What travelers need to know

Spirit Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday morning, following months of uncertainty about its future as proposed mergers with JetBlue and Frontier did not pan out.

Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy

Spirit Airlines has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following significant financial struggles due to mounting losses and debt maturities, the airline announced Monday.

Trump picks Sen. Marco Rubio as his Secretary of State

Florida's senior senator is getting a promotion. President-elect Donald Trump nominated Sen. Marco Rubio as his Secretary of State. 

Election 2024 results: Marijuana measures fail in 3 states

Four states had measures for marijuana use on the ballots Tuesday night. Here are the results of those votes.

Trump won't say how he voted on Florida abortion issue: 'Stop talking about it'

Donald Trump voted Tuesday in Palm Beach, Florida, near his Mar-a-Lago club, where he was then asked twice by reporters how he voted on the state’s abortion measure.

Orlando mass shooting live updates: 2 dead, 7 hurt in Halloween shooting; teen detained: officials

Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith said two people are dead, and seven others are being treated at local hospitals after a mass shooting overnight in downtown Orlando. A 17-year-old boy is in police custody, he said.

Fired Disney worker allegedly hacked restaurant menus to remove peanut allergy info, add profanities

A former Disney employee is accused of hacking into the company's systems and changing restaurant menus, including removing critical allergen information. Michael Scheuer now faces a potential federal charge.