TAMPA (AP) — A Florida man was convicted Tuesday of setting fire to a sporting goods store and shopping center in Tampa during unrest that followed protests over the death of George Floyd last year. Terrance Lee Hester Jr., 20, pleaded guilty in Tampa federal court to damaging or destroying ...
By The Associated Press TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — These Florida lotteries were drawn Tuesday: Cash4Life 10-13-33-36-58, Cash Ball: 3 (ten, thirteen, thirty-three, thirty-six, fifty-eight; Cash Ball: three) Fantasy 5 04-19-28-33-36 (four, nineteen, twenty-eight, thirty-three, ...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A 21-year-old woman was fatally shot while sitting in a car with two small children at a busy intersection in St. Petersburg, police said. The shots that killed KiMia Simmons on Tuesday evening came from another vehicle, said St. Petersburg police spokeswoman ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz, a prominent conservative in Congress and a close ally of former President Donald Trump, said Tuesday he is being investigated by the Justice Department over a former relationship but denied any criminal wrongdoing. Gaetz, who represents parts of ...
Tallahassee, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Tuesday the appointment of Dr. Mark Rains as the state of Florida’s next chief science officer. Joining the governor and Dr. Rains for the announcement were Florida Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Noah ...
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA completed an engine test firing of its moon rocket Thursday, after the first attempt in January ended prematurely. This time, the four main engines of the rocket’s core stage remained ignited for the full eight minutes. ...
By MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — President Joe Biden has chosen a former senator from Florida who flew on the space shuttle just days before the Challenger launch accident to lead NASA. Biden on Friday announced his intent to nominate Bill Nelson as the space ...
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Floridians age 50 and up will be eligible to receive a coronavirus vaccine beginning Monday, Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday. DeSantis said nearly 70% of Florida's senior citizens have been vaccinated and demand is dropping among those currently eligible for ...
MIAMI (AP) — Miami police fatally shot a man during a confrontation Tuesday night at a mobile home park, officials said. The man, whose name has not been released, was a suspect in at least five robberies committed between Feb. 8 and Tuesday, Deputy police Chief Ron Papier told news ...
DEERFIELD BEACH (AP) — Two men are accused of pretending to be federal marshals and flashing phoney credentials to get out of wearing facial coverings at a South Florida resort hotel. When the staff at the Wyndham Deerfield Beach Resort asked Walter Wayne Brown Jr., 53, and Gary Brummett, ...
