i'm not usually one to jump on bandwagons, but the Florida anomaly is just too obvious... picked by ybcool 2 years ago

As of October 1, that is. Thank their legislature for this one. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

LAKE WORTH, Fla. (AP) -- A Florida couple could be having an extra happy new year after finding a rare purple pearl while eating a plate of steamed clams.

At least one expert said the find could be worth thousands. picked by bevissimo 2 years ago

How long will Patrick Schuster’s luck last? It is a question his mother, Sharon, has worried about since well before Schuster, a senior at Mitchell High School near Tampa, pitched the first of his four consecutive no-hitters on April 3. picked by Bornbad 7 months ago

Florida's public alligator hunt is underway, and the nighttime pursuit of trophy-sized specimens in the muggy marshlands is challenging and often unproductive.

But Arianne Prevost of Satellite Beach was in the right place at the right time, and with the right people on Tuesday night during her first-ever gator hunt, as she used a crossbow to bag an 11-footer weighing perhaps 450 pounds. picked by nickcobb 2 months ago

Medical examiner says officials screwed up inserting the needle. They missed his veins.
Update to picked by tomphoolry 3 years ago

That's my team, baby! picked by sykeo56 2 years ago

One city's move to get a DNA swab from you for any criminal offense, and I would add, suspected criminal offense.

Yes, Florida picked by hOOsker 2 years ago

A Florida woman who decided to strip to the buff in front of the Old State Capitol building was charged with indecent exposure. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Fort Lauderdale Police have Dillard High School on lockdown after a shooting on campus, leaving one person injured late Wednesday morning. picked by bellybombers 1 year ago

Cards feature the state's most troubling unsolved murder and missing person cases. picked by misswinkle 2 years ago

A 375-pound male black bear was saved from a drowning death Saturday after a Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission biologist pulled the tranquilized animal from the Gulf of Mexico (about 40 miles from Tallahassee) picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

160 bras were lifted and separated from a Victoria's Secret store in Florida, which was the sixth such bra heist in the area this year. Astute police say "We can’t rule out the possibility of trafficking." picked by Wingnut 1 year ago

Florida inmates are seeing what everyone is seeing, increases in prices of snacks and cigarettes. They are upset and are whining about it to the state demanding that the cost of honey buns, cigs, and reese's cups be subsidized. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

I'm beginning to think Florida should break off and just be it's own freak country of sorts. picked by muppet 2 years ago

Fort Lauderdale Florida - a $350,000.00 public toilet will debut soon. It talks to you, plays music, and rations the amount of toilet paper you can use. And if you remain motionless inside, it throws the door open and sounds an alarm... enjoy! picked by BrownTrout 2 years ago

From Stiltsville to the Bahia Honda Rail Bridge. picked by cool-links 2 years ago

Son learns about grandfather's body from his father's suicide note. It's a tragedy that touches three generations of a Palm Beach County family. YEAH IT'S FLORIDA. Still sad though. picked by nesbyniccolo 12 months ago

State risks becoming the butt of jokes. picked by tigertony 2 years ago

Florida's governor is asking wildlife officials to begin trapping pythons right away, just as the state handles nuisance alligators. He issued the call two weeks after a central Florida youngster was strangled in her bed by a pet python. picked by kakana 4 months ago