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Thousands of crypto enthusiasts are gathering in Miami for Bitcoin 2022 as the city builds its reputation as one of the key locations to develop blockchain technology.

Police said video evidence contradicted the worker's statement that she walked out onto the balcony and visually checked the bridge for vehicles or pedestrians, saying her actions showed "reckless disregard of human life."

Biologists say they have now documented "antagonistic" interactions between a Florida bobcat and a python at the Big Cypress National Preserve in the Everglades.

A Florida student was arrested last week over an alleged "kill list," while her mother was taken into custody on unrelated charges, authorities said. 

Cocoa Beach police arrested Candice Williamson Bartell, 53, on Tuesday at Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School.

Florida House Bill 1557, a parental rights education bill dubbed the “Don’t Say Gay” bill by critics, has become a subject of contention in the state.

A Tampa Dunkin' worker accused of punching and killing a 77-year-old customer for calling him the "N" word will spend 2 years on house arrest after pleading guilty to felony battery. Prosecutors said the sentence took into account the "despicable racial slur" and verbal abuse the victim used, along with the worker's "lack of intent to cause the victim's death."

A South Florida elementary school teacher who had to be hospitalized after she was attacked by a 5-year-old student was so severely injured, she had to be intubated and will need surgery, according to her union. They say this is the third time the same child has violently attacked his teacher and sent her to the hospital.

According to the Polk County School District, Rhonda Rice is accused of biting two students in an attempt to get a jar of pickles from them.

Police say a South Florida elementary school teacher had to be carried out of the classroom on a stretcher and hospitalized after a 5-year-old student attacked and beat her, leaving her unresponsive.

Adam Montgomery, the father of missing girl Harmony Montgomery, was arrested on a second-degree assault charge, as well as charges of interfering with custody and child endangerment.

As the Florida governor approached the lectern for a press conference in Tampa, there were a few students waiting while wearing masks, but before he spoke he told them, 'Please take those off. Honestly, it’s not doing anything.'

Miami Beach police say two people are in stable condition after a helicopter crashed into the ocean Saturday afternoon.

A Florida mom frantically called 911 after finding her 2-year-old daughter alone, crying and locked inside the dark, empty day care. "She managed to push a chair next to the door to stand on it... She got on the chair to say, ‘Mommy.'"

Saget's family filed a lawsuit to prevent the Orange County Medical Examiner's Office from releasing additional records related to his death investigation.

A Palm Coast man is accused of beating his nine-year-old son after he and his younger brother made several iPad app purchases.

The simple sight of a button is usually something people take for granted, but to maritime archeologists in Florida, a recent discovery is nothing short of a historical treasure- a rare war trophy claimed by a British soldier on American soil.

"The woman tried to hang on. There was a bystander nearby who tried to help her, but tragically she fell five or six stories below where she died landing on concrete," West Palm Beach police spokesman Mike Jachles said.

Disney Cruise Line on Thursday announced that the inaugural sailing of the much-anticipated Disney Wish will be delayed by six weeks.