Florida Travel & Tourism News

1. Florida vs. Miami showed it’s already time to stop thinking about the state of Florida  The Washington Post
2. Florida band director attacked by Miami fan after Gators beat Hurricanes  AL.com
3. College football: Florida-Miami showed sport at its worst — and best  USA TODAY
4. Florida Band Director Reportedly Attacked Following The Miami Game  The Spun
5. University of Florida band director attacked after Gators victory over Miami Hurricanes  Sun Sentinel
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Defense attorneys said Sunday that arrests are expected shortly in the case of a Florida nursing home where 12 patients died after its air conditioning power ...

A man linked eight months ago to a Florida 1998 cold case murder when he applied for a job requiring his fingerprints for a background check has been ...

Lethal bronzing has gone from a relatively minor issue on Florida's Gulf Coast to a nearly statewide problem in just over 10 years.

TALLAHASSEE – Battle lines are forming again over plans for Florida's biggest highway expansion since the 1950s, which is slated for its first, in-depth review ...

In a test of the self-defense law known as “Stand Your Ground,” a Florida jury on Friday night found Michael Drejka guilty of manslaughter for killing Markeis ...

A 7-foot alligator lurking on a Florida fairway didn't throw a golfer off his game in Orlando last week.

The Florida Retail Federation (FRF) is one of the most powerful political forces in the state of Florida. While the federation itself might not be a household name, ...

A Florida high school football player suffered a serious injury during a game Friday night, the team said.

A white man who cited Florida's “stand your ground” self-defense law after fatally shooting a Black man during a dispute over a parking space last year has been ...

Last night's Florida-Miami game may have been a ratings success, but the on-field play left something to be desired. Paul Finebaum certainly thought so.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — A golfer in Florida continued to play as an almost 7-foot alligator walked right in front of him. Steel Lafferty, a professional ...

Kirsten Dunst's excellent new Showtime series skewers the false gospel of capitalism and the American dream.

Parents are applauding one Florida mom for sharing the candid moment when her child's mini meltdown sparked a lesson in gratitude.

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Defense has been Florida's identity for a dozen or so years, with the team developing more talent on that side of the ball and watching ...

Two people are dead and a police officer has been injured in a shooting at a Florida home.

The first in a series of hearings on the proposed building of three toll roads, including one from Polk County to Collier County and the Gulf Coast, near Naples, ...

PFF shared its top-graded players from the Week 0 game in Orlando.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- A church in Florida isn't keeping quiet after a stray bullet struck the window of their preschool classroom earlier this week. According ...

There are tens of thousands of pythons in the Florida wild, attacking animals and damaging ecosystems – and the quest to stop them has become a collective ...

Cozy business relationships between public servants at Florida Virtual School and Orlando International Airport show that Central Florida needs to consider ...

Valentina Arango left her home at noon Sunday and arrived at Stetson University Hatter Hall in DeLand at 5 p.m., according to the GPS on her cellphone.

Florida burglars are targeting Chinese restaurants and they're not walking away with takeout. Authorities say they are taking the entire cash register instead.

Florida has put to death the man known as the "I-95 killer," who was convicted of killing three people and admitted to killing several more in a 1994 spree ...

One person suffered life-threatening injuries and two others also were hurt in a jet ski crash in Florida.

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – A tropical disturbance, which was centered almost on top of Miami on Friday afternoon, will begin to slowly move north Friday night into ...

Under Florida law, residential property insurers are supposed to pay their claims within 90 days. Yet 10 months after Hurricane Michael wiped out a swath of the ...

A Florida high school teacher was placed on administrative leave after reportedly bragging to students on Aug 13 that he would make a great school shooter and ...

Dalvin Cook started his time as a Seminole the same way he lived it, and the same way he ended it — breaking hearts. Cook, a five-star recruit out of Miami ...

A Florida woman was arrested after she was caught on camera shoving her dog in her hot car trunk — after she tried and failed to dump it at the local shelter, ...

The wait has lasted long enough for the college football season enter our lives in 2019, and Saturday night, an intense rivalry game will launch the campaign as ...

TALLAHASSEE -- James Blackman is Florida State's starting quarterback for the season opener against Boise State. Blackman beat out Wisconsin graduate ...

A tropical disturbance that formed Wednesday near the Bahamas continues to spin toward Florida.

The school district says the teacher is on administrative leave while they investigate the case.

Authorities have found an inmate who escaped from a Florida jail.

In interrogation, Michael Drejka, who initially invoked a.

Between 8 p.m. Saturday and 4 a.m. Sunday, Florida Highway Patrol teamed up with police departments including Palm Beach Gardens and Jupiter to catch ...

On a laid back afternoon this summer, diapers and baby clothes were stacked along the kitchen table at Talethia Edwards' Florida home in the heart of a ...

The Florida Aquarium in Tampa, Florida, says they've made scientific history as a group of coral has successfully reproduced two days in a row for the first time ...

Florida football outlasted Miami in a wild, yet sloppy game. How might Gator Nation and fans of The "U" completely overreact this week?

Parents everywhere are praising one Florida mom after she showed her daughter some tough love earlier this month in a lesson about being grateful.

All the info you need on how to watch Florida A&M at Central Florida online, on TV or listen on the radio.

South Beach is missing a big-name talent (or two, or three). We enlist eight ESPN experts with knowledge of Miami sports to guide us on who the next star will ...

Following the shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, Congress is considering a bill that would encourage states to pass red flag laws. Members of ...

All the info you need on how to watch Wisconsin at South Florida online, on TV or listen on the radio.

There have been two confirmed cases of neurological damage in a panther and bobcat in Florida as of this month, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A Florida high school teacher was placed on administrative leave after he told students he'd "be the best school shooter" with a "1000 ...

Why include a picture of Bane from The Dark Knight Rises as this article's featured image? Because a lot of Florida State fans would view the Batman villain as a ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The Cohen Veterans Network is opening their first clinic in Florida to serve post 9/11 veterans on Monday. More than 230,000 veterans in the ...

MedMen (MMNFF) (MMEN) closed 1.9% higher on Thursday. On August 22, a Marijuana Moment article stated that MedMen wants to make marijuana legal in ...

The Miami Dolphins released veteran safety T.J. McDonald in a move that will cost the franchise $3.69 million in 2019. His early release will allow McDonald to ...

In November 1972, a legless panhandler named Eddie Bernstein rolled himself to The Washington Post to complain about a recent article in the paper that had ...

An alligator was caught on camera scaling fence at the Naval Air Station in Jacksonville over the weekend.

Whether you're looking for a luxury vacation in Palm Beach or any other Florida destination, check out these discounts and deals offered by nearby resorts and ...

Media in Miami are reporting that a boy from Hamilton was bitten by a shark while vacationing with his family at a Florida beach.

Every parent has been there — the moment that a trip to the grocery store turns into a full-blown toddler meltdown. For 18-month-old Julian Sol Collet, the ...

Florida alligators are showing their true flexibility and range -- social media has caught one climbing a fence and another swimming in a flooded road.

For a cool $8.5 million, you could be the proud owner of a "fully functioning" F-16 A/B Fighting Falcon fighter jet that a South Florida company acquired from ...

A Florida woman is battling her landlord after she said he destroyed the home in hopes to get her to move out.

It took more than eight deputies to finally stop a speeding motorcyclist during a high-speed chase that topped more than 100 mph through the Florida Keys.

Both cat species have been observed walking with a strange gait and may be suffering from some type of poisoning, Florida wildlife officials said.

A 12-year-old boy saved himself from a suspected kidnapper after he jumped out of the man's moving vehicle to escape, police in Florida said. The child was ...

If you're looking to retire in Florida, a new study suggests you should choose Sarasota.

Months after Hurricane Michael bruised the panhandle and Irma slammed into the Florida Keys, the community is bracing themselves for what comes next.

The Earth is opening in a Florida community. Now geologists will try to determine whether recent rain caused the holes. More Videos. Barge Overturned Near ...

MIAMI (CBSMiami) – The Florida Department of Health in Miami-Dade County has issued a swim advisory for the following beaches due to the presence of ...

A little-noticed bill on civics education made its way to passage in the Legislature this spring, as lawmakers were scurrying to finish key legislation and budget ...

Florida's voter registration data will be cross-checked against information from 28 other states for the first time starting next year, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced ...

A Florida man was attacked by a kinkajou, a raccoon-like carnivore native to the rain forests of Central and South America.

On Sunday, a video was taken of a large alligator climbing over a fence at Naval Air Station in Jacksonville, Florida, flopping over to the other side of it and ...

For years, leaders struggling to broaden the economy of Miami and the rest of South Florida beyond low-paying *service* jobs have wrestled with a vexing ...

Wednesday morning, an 11-year-old Canadian boy escaped with minor injuries in an apparent shark attack while vacationing in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, ...

A dog died after being left in a hot car for several hours on Thursday and its owner now faces charges.

Waymo is taking some of its autonomous vehicles to Florida just in time for hurricane season to begin testing in heavy rain. The move to Florida will focus on ...

ALEXANDRIA, Ind. (WTHR) - Soaking up Florida's sun, sand and surf, an Alexandria woman never imagined she would be attacked by a shark. Scared to death ...

A math teacher and former Marine was placed on administrative leave in Florida earlier this week after he boasted to students that there would be a ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A 10-year-old boy who was at the center of an Amber Alert has been found safe. At the time of his disappearance, 10-year-old Cedric ...

A man has been arrested on suspicion of attempting to kidnap a boy as he was walking home from school and asking him for drugs. Timothy Miller, 26, is ...

Florida may be known as the Sunshine State, but one ranking believes it has nothing to do with our sunny dispositions.

Curious about Florida's new hemp industry? No problem — the Hemp Industries Association of Florida is launching its “hemp road tour” on Thursday in South ...

Nebraska's newest commit for the 2020 recruiting class won't have to be pointed to the weight room.

Florida's iconic palm trees are under attack from a fatal disease that turns them to dried crisps in months, with no chance for recovery once they become ill.

A Florida beachwear company has featured a 16-year-old model with Down syndrome in their new ad campaign, with the goal of hopefully inspiring other ...

A Florida man was arrested after he was caught with five ecstasy pills that were the color orange and in the shape of President Donald Trump's face, authorities ...

Two Florida passengers were on the “Vertical Accelerator” ride at Cobra Adventure Park when a bungee cord broke. Florida guests aboard a slingshot ride were ...

Florida and Miami will meet in Orlando five days from now to commence the 2019 college football season. Both teams had a lot of turnover during the offseason.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – The National Hurricane Center is monitoring an area of disturbed weather in the Atlantic that has a low chance of developing as it moves ...

A Florida city has issued a citation to a man who landed a helicopter in a friend's backyard as a stunt when he showed up for a party.

A family's home in a luxurious Florida community has become uninhabitable due to a swarm of vultures.

Florida and Miami (FL) have agreed to a home-and-home series beginning in 2024 and ending in 2025, the programs announced on Tuesday. The two-game ...

This story originally appeared in The Washington Post Magazine. Used with permission. Sporting a buzz cut, prison blues, and a chin-strap beard, the slim ...

When tourists came to Florida back in the days before Disney, they still went on “rides.” But in Old Florida, those rides were boat tours not roller coasters.

Manny Diaz had an idea to cold call Jimmy Johnson. One Miami coach to another. Except it wasn't even as intimate as picking up the phone. "We went down on ...

The second execution ordered by Gov. Ron DeSantis will keep First Lady Casey DeSantis from a campaign rally for President Donald Trump, according to the ...

TALLAHASSEE — Florida legislators may have to tighten spending because of a combination of a “winded” economy and previous financial decisions.

Tristan Scott Wix has been charged for threatening to commit a mass shooting after his ex-girlfriend alerted authorities to a series of ominous text messages he ...

Two people were killed and an officer was injured during a shooting in south Florida early Saturday morning.

A Florida prison guard on Wednesday allegedly broke the neck of a female inmate who suffered from both mental and physical disabilities, according to a report ...

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Florida and Miami, in-state rivals who once played every year, will face off for the first time since 2013 on Aug. 24. Here is what you need to know about the ...