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Florida Sets Prizes for Removing Burmese Pythons

Invasive snakes have no natural predators and are wreaking havoc in the Everglades

(Newser) - Professional python hunters and amateurs alike have a chance to win prizes in Florida's annual hunt for the biggest snakes—the Burmese pythons that are ravaging the state's native species. Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the state's annual contest on Thursday: It will run from July 9 to...

Florida Suspects, 14 and 12, Were 'Out to Kill Cops'

Female suspect is in critical condition following Tuesday shootout

(Newser) - Florida officials have likened two suspects who allegedly opened fire on deputies on Tuesday to Bonnie and Clyde. The key difference is that they're 14 and 12 years old. Deputies who responded to an Enterprise home to find a burglary in process ended up shooting a 14-year-old female, who...

Cops: Boy Shot in 'Drive-By,' With Dad Behind the Wheel

Father of 10-year-old charged with child neglect after paintball incident leads to real gun violence

(Newser) - Police say a Florida man agreed to take his son out for a "drive-by" shooting using a paintball marker, which ended with the 10-year-old boy being shot with a real gun. Michael Williams, 26, drove his van as his son leaned out, firing off paintballs into a crowd of...

Florida Man Cites 'Stand Your Ground' in Iguana Killing

The judge was not convinced

(Newser) - A Florida man tried unsuccessfully to duck animal cruelty charges by claiming he had every right to beat an iguana to death under the state's "stand your ground" law. The law allows for the use of deadly force if a person "reasonably believes that using or threatening...

In Florida, the 'Stench of Manatee Carcasses'

Bad water quality, algae blooms are blamed for die-off

(Newser) - As of last month, 749 manatee deaths had been recorded in Florida by state wildlife officials this year. That already surpasses last year's total and puts the state on track to exceed the record 804 deaths in 2018, reports the Guardian . Considering that only about 7,500 of the...

Father of Miami Mass Shooting Victim Interrupts Press Conference

As $130K in rewards is offered for still-at-large suspects

(Newser) - An "ongoing rivalry" between two groups may have been behind the mass shooting that left two dead and 21 injured early Sunday, and $130,000 in rewards are now being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the as-yet-unidentified gunmen. The three suspects waited outside a...

Boy, 7, Swims for an Hour After Dad, Sister Swept Away

All 3 are OK in scary Florida incident

(Newser) - Chase Poust, 7, was swimming in Florida's St. Johns River on Friday along with his 4-year-old sister, Abigail, when a strong current caused Abigail to lose her grip on the boat in which their dad was fishing. Chase let go, too, in an attempt to help her, but he...

Promoter: Tickets Are $18 for the Vaccinated, $1K for the Unvaccinated

'I'm not denying entry to anyone. I'm just offering a discount'

(Newser) - A Florida concert promoter says he is trying to "get fence-sitters off the fence" by charging people who haven't been vaccinated for COVID-19 more than 50 times as much as others. Tickets for the June 26 concert in St. Petersburg headlined by punk rockers Teenage Bottlerocket will be...

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Parents, Students Miffed at Yearbook Photo Edits: 'Horrible Message'

Fla.'s Bartram Trail High School digitally altered 80 girls' pictures to cover up their chests, shoulders

(Newser) - It's the end of the school year, which means it's also yearbook time. At one Florida high school, however, this annual tradition was marred by an odd find when the $100 yearbooks were distributed. News4Jax and the St. Augustine Record report that 80 portraits of female students were...

Memorial Day Travelers Can Expect Airport Lines

Numbers are back up around pre-pandemic levels

(Newser) - Americans hit the road in near-record numbers at the start of the Memorial Day weekend, as their eagerness to break free from coronavirus confinement overcame higher prices for flights, gasoline and hotels, per the AP . More than 1.8 million people went through US airports on Thursday, and the number...

114 Stab Wounds: Boy, 14, Will Be Tried as Adult

Teen allegedly murdered a 13-year-old cheerleader in Florida

(Newser) - A 14-year-old boy in Florida will be charged as an adult with first-degree murder after allegedly stabbing a 13-year-old cheerleader 114 times. Based on the law and evidence, "it was not a difficult decision to make that he should be charged as an adult," 7th Judicial Circuit State...

2 Dead, 10 Missing After Boat Overturns Near Key West

Survivors say they left Cuba Sunday

(Newser) - The Coast Guard says multiple units are searching for 10 people believed to be missing in waters near Key West, Florida. Another eight people were rescued Thursday afternoon and two bodies were recovered around 16 miles south of the island, CNN reports. The Coast Guard says the cutter Resolute saw...

Casey Anthony 'Ongoing Issue' Brings Cops to Fla. Bar

Police: Ex-friend spilled drink on Anthony during heated argument over a man they both once dated

(Newser) - An "ongoing issue" with Casey Anthony brought police down to a Florida bar over the weekend, though no one's in any apparent trouble after the incident. WESH reports the cops were called Sunday to O'Shea's Irish Pub in West Palm Beach, where the 35-year-old who was...

Florida to Facebook: You Can't Ban Candidates

State will fine social media companies under new law

(Newser) - In what the New York Times calls a "direct response" to Facebook and Twitter suspending then-President Trump from their platforms, Florida on Monday adopted a law that allows social media companies to be fined for taking such action. Specifically, the law, which Gov. Ron DeSantis signed, bars the companies...

20 Years Later, Killer Apologizes to Victim's Family

Adam Davis was 19 when he conspired with other teens to kill his girlfriend's mother

(Newser) - A man convicted of murder and sentenced to death two decades ago has apologized to his victim’s family, reports the Tampa Bay Times . Adam Davis was in court Monday for a short hearing in which his sentence was changed to life in prison. Davis was convicted in the...

Bundles of Drugs Keep Washing Up in South Florida

People continue to find cocaine, marijuana on Sunshine State's beaches, especially in the Keys

(Newser) - Last month, a beachgoer in Palm Beach stumbled upon 65 pounds of cocaine along the shoreline, a find worth $1.5 million. But that hasn't been an isolated incident in South Florida, where people continue to discover packages of drugs in the water and on local beaches, especially in...

Mystery of Florida Airport Monkeys Has Been Solved

Colony near Fort Lauderdale airport descended from primates captured for medical research

(Newser) - This is what happily ever after looks like. For a monkey, anyway. About 70 years ago, a colony of monkeys showed up near the Fort Lauderdale airport, in a mostly urban area with a small forest wedged into it. They’re friendly, if you call stealing your snacks from...

Doctor Who Died of COVID Leaves Behind 'Paper Babies' Worth $20M

Thomas Newman's sports card and memorabilia collection is set to go to auction

(Newser) - During his life, neurologist Thomas Newman enjoyed playing golf, spending time with his family, and acquiring some of the rarest and most valuable sports cards on Earth. Sadly, the doctor from Tampa, Fla., died of COVID in January at the age of 73, his wife, Nancy, tells CNN , but he...

Governor Bid or Senate Run? Val Demings Has Made Her Choice

Democratic congresswoman from Florida will take on Marco Rubio for a Senate seat

(Newser) - Joe Biden may not have picked Val Demings to be his running mate, but the Florida congresswoman still looks to have high political aspirations. Democratic sources tell Politico and Axios that the Florida congresswoman will take on GOP Sen. Marco Rubio for his seat in the US Senate, after months...

Fla. Man Rescues Dog From Gator's 'Death Roll'

Mike McCoy says alligator came out of nowhere and pulled his chocolate Lab, Jake, into the water

(Newser) - Mike McCoy has read up a bit on alligator attacks and what to do if you find yourself in one—and good thing, because he was able to put that knowledge to use this week. McCoy and Jake, his 8-year-old chocolate Lab, were taking a stroll Tuesday near a pond...

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