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3rd Child Dies After Miami Sailing Camp Accident

Authorities say barge hit sailboat

(Newser) - The US Coast Guard says a third child has died nearly a week after a barge struck and sank a boat during a sailing camp near Miami, the AP reports. All six people on the sailboat were pulled from the water after the collision, and four kids were rushed to...

Disney Ferry Crashes Into Dock at Magic Kingdom

'We all went flying,' one passenger on the General Joe Potter vessel said of Florida incident

(Newser) - The "happiest place on Earth" wasn't too happy this week when a ferry at Walt Disney World crashed into its landing dock. FOX 35 reports that the incident took place on Wednesday, when the General Joe Potter vessel, which carries visitors between Disney's Transportation & Ticket Center...

Ghislaine Maxwell Gets a Surprise Transfer

Epstein associate has been moved from federal prison in Florida to low-security Texas prison camp

(Newser) - Jeffrey Epstein associate Ghislane Maxwell has been transferred from a federal low-security prison in Tallahassee, Florida, to a prison camp in Texas, the Bureau of Prisons announced on Friday, though it didn't get into too much detail on the move, reports the Washington Post . Maxwell's lawyer also confirmed...

Florida Executes Man Who Killed His Wife and Children

Edward Zakrzewski's death sets a Florida record

(Newser) - A man convicted of the 1994 machete killings of his wife and their two children was put to death Thursday, becoming the ninth person executed in Florida this year and setting a state record for a single-year total since the Supreme Court restored the death penalty decades ago. Officials said...

Woman Throws Shoe at Gator; Gator Scores Woman's Shoe

At least she didn't try to scare it off with something valuable

(Newser) - Today's edition of how not to interact with wildlife comes to us courtesy of, why yes, Florida. As Fox35 reports, it seems an alligator was hanging out by the side of a lake in Kissimmee, with some deer grazing undisturbed nearby. Tourist Sarah Louise Martin, on vacation from the...

Florida Family Faces Horrifying Child Abuse Allegations

Victims describe physical and sexual assault, being 'caged' at night

(Newser) - Four adults in Florida are facing charges of aggravated child abuse after authorities allege they mistreated nine children in their care—five biological and four adopted, ranging in age from 7 to 16. An investigation by the Department of Children and Families began after an adopted child reportedly brought a...

Horse Once Owned by Burt Reynolds Breaks a Record

Mokie, a therapy horse who spent his final years in Florida, was world's oldest horse, dying at age 40

(Newser) - Guinness World Records has announced that Mokie, a Florida-based Arabian horse who just earned the distinction of being the world's oldest living horse, has died at age 40, per the Guardian . Mokie's journey began on the ranch of actor Burt Reynolds in 1985, where he was bred...

TSA to Offer 'Tokens of Gratitude' to Service Members

Special lanes to ease travel to debut for military, families with young kids

(Newser) - Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is introducing changes aimed at easing airport security lines for families and military personnel. Speaking at Tennessee's Nashville International Airport on Thursday, Noem announced the launch of "Families on the Fly," a new program that sets up dedicated TSA security lanes...

Flesh-Eating Bacteria Is Proving Deadly in Florida This Year

Swimming with open cuts or consuming raw seafood pose risks

(Newser) - Four Floridians have died this year after contracting a flesh-eating bacteria in the state's coastal waters, highlighting a rare but deadly risk for beachgoers and seafood lovers.
  • The culprit, Vibrio vulnificus, is a marine microbe that typically thrives in warm, brackish seawater, reports Fox News . It can enter
...

Backstreet Boy Sues Over People Using His Beach

Brian Littrell says Florida sheriff's office isn't doing anything about trespassers

(Newser) - Backstreet Boys singer Brian Littrell says a local Florida sheriff's office isn't doing enough to protect his multimillion-dollar beachfront property from trespassers and is asking a judge for an order commanding deputies to do so, the AP reports. The petition filed last month by Littrell's company in...

Fla. Lawmaker Faces Eviction for Alleged $85K in Unpaid Rent

Landlord claims GOP Rep. Cory Mills missed payments for months at luxury apartment in DC

(Newser) - A Republican congressman from Florida is facing a legal battle with his DC landlord over a sizable amount of unpaid rent. According to a lawsuit filed by Bozzuto Management Company, Rep. Cory Mills skipped out on $85,009 in rent between March and July for a luxury apartment in...

Florida Executes Man Who Killed 2 in Mistaken Revenge

This year is already tied with 2024 for executions

(Newser) - A man convicted of fatally shooting two people outside a Florida bar in 1993 as part of an attempted revenge killing was executed Tuesday evening, the 26th person put to death in the US this year. Michael Bernard Bell, 54, was pronounced dead at 6:25pm after receiving a lethal...

Residents Rush to the Rescue After Florida Plane Crash

They 'put their dinner forks down to get out there,' mayor says

(Newser) - A small plane's crash in a Miami suburb Sunday night prompted a swift response from nearby residents. The Cessna T337G, inbound from Turks and Caicos and attempting to land at North Perry Airport in Pembroke Pines, clipped a tree and crashed just short of its destination, WPLG reports....

The &#39;Tomato Tax&#39; Is Here
The 'Tomato Tax' Is Here
Jul 15, 2025 3:01 AM CDT

The 'Tomato Tax' Is Here

New tariff expected to raise prices and limit tomato choices nationwide

(Newser) - American shoppers may soon find their favorite tomatoes pricier and harder to find as a new 17% tariff on Mexican imports shakes up the produce aisle and reignites a decades-old trade battle, the New York Times reports. The Trump administration imposed the tariff, effective immediately, on most Mexican tomato...

Here's How Girl, 5, Went Overboard on Disney Cruise

Disney Dream passengers took in dramatic ocean rescue at conclusion of their Bahamas trip

(Newser) - The 5-year-old girl who went overboard on a Disney cruise last month was sitting on a railing on the ship's fourth deck when she lost her balance and fell "backward through a porthole" and into the water, per the Broward Sheriff's Office. The child's mother alerted...

Elderly Man Dies Trying to Rescue a Turtle

Vermont's Frank Quinn struck and killed Sunday on Florida's I-95

(Newser) - An act of compassion on a busy Florida highway turned tragic when an elderly Vermont man was fatally struck by a vehicle while trying to rescue a turtle from traffic. Frank J. Quinn, variously described as 77 or 87, died on Florida's I-95 near Indian River County on...

Shark Bites Florida Surfer
Shark Bites Florida Surfer
Jul 8, 2025 3:00 AM CDT

Shark Bites Florida Surfer

Man is expected to recover, and his mom says he will surf again

(Newser) - A shark bit the arm of a 40-year-old man as he surfed at Florida's New Smyrna Beach Sunday, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports. Matt Bender of Winter Park, who WFTV says is "well-known" in the local surfing community, underwent surgery and was expected to recover—and surf again...

Family Hit by Lightning on Florida Beach

17-year-old girl hospitalized after strike at St. Pete Beach

(Newser) - Three members of a family were struck by lightning Friday while sheltering under an umbrella at St. Pete Beach in Florida's Pinellas County, officials say. St. Pete Beach Fire Rescue and Pinellas County Sheriff's Office personnel responded to the scene around 12:19pm. Two adults were treated...

Trump Visits &#39;Alligator Alcatraz&#39;
Trump Visits 'Alligator Alcatraz'
Jul 1, 2025 3:57 PM CDT

Trump Visits 'Alligator Alcatraz'

He says he would like to see similar detention centers in 'many states'

(Newser) - President Trump, joined by officials including Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, toured the newly built "Alligator Alcatraz" migrant detention facility in Florida on Tuesday—and suggested it could end up as part of a network of similar facilities. "Well, I think we would...

DeSantis on 'Alligator Alcatraz': 'Good Luck Getting to Civilization'

Fla. governor says President Trump is 'very excited' to visit the new migrant detention site on Tuesday

(Newser) - Looks like "Alligator Alcatraz" is ready to open, and President Trump will be there this week to check out the revamped facility in the Florida Everglades. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Monday that Trump will be stopping by Tuesday at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport, a new immigration...

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