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Toddler Fatally Exposed to Fentanyl at Airbnb, Family Says

Now family is suing Airbnb, property owner over the tragedy

(Newser) - Using Airbnb, the Lavenir family booked a lake house in an affluent neighborhood in Florida's Palm Beach County for a vacation in August 2021. The day after they arrived, one of their five children was dead. Now, the family, who live on a French island in the Caribbean, are...

DeSantis Is 'About to Run Up the Score'

Governor's agenda expected to be embraced in legislative session, which opens this week

(Newser) - Ron DeSantis is poised to have a two-month stretch of political bliss. Meaning, Florida's 60-day legislative session begins on Tuesday, and the governor's wish list is expected to zip through—further cementing his conservative bona fides ahead of an expected 2024 run for the White House. "He...

Florida Looks to Crack Down on Political Bloggers

Bill would force them to register like lobbyists

(Newser) - Any blogger mentioning Florida's governor or a state legislator would be required to register with the state under newly proposed legislation experts say would surely violate the First Amendment. Senate Bill 1316 states any person who writes "an article, a story, or a series of stories" about "...

Kid KOs Teacher's Aide, Keeps Swinging: Cops

17-year-old, charged as an adult, faces up to 30 years in prison if convicted of assault

(Newser) - With a single move, the student sent the teacher's aide crashing to the floor of Matanzas High School in Palm Coast, Florida, apparently unconscious. But for the next 30 seconds, the 17-year-old male— described as 6'6" and 270 pounds—continued to beat the woman lying unmoving on the...

DeSantis Begins &#39;de Facto&#39; 2024 Run
DeSantis
Begins
'de Facto'
2024 Run
THE RUNDOWN
Feb 28, 2023 2:17 PM CST

DeSantis Begins 'de Facto' 2024 Run

Florida governor starts national book tour

(Newser) - It's a big week for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, and not only because of his power move against Disney . No, the presumed 2024 candidate isn't officially launching a campaign for president, but he is embarking on a national book tour, part of what Axios sees as a "...

Judge Calls Inmate's Claims on Fetus 'Illogical'

On a technicality, Florida court rejects petition of prisoner who wanted freedom for her unborn child

(Newser) - An appeals court has dismissed an emergency petition filed for a pregnant inmate to have her fetus—and therefore herself—released from prison. Per the Guardian , Florida's 3rd District Court of Appeal on Friday turned away the petition for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf of the "...

DeSantis Takes Control Over Disney District

Florida governor moved against company after it objected to parental rights legislation

(Newser) - Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday savored his victory over the Walt Disney Co., selecting new members of a governing board under legislation he sought after the company objected to a parental rights bill he favored last year. "Today, the corporate kingdom finally comes to an end," the...

Shooting Victim Credits Fellow Journalist for Saving His Life

Photographer Jesse Walden mourns his 'best friend' Dylan Lyons in Florida

(Newser) - The photojournalist who survived Wednesday's deadly shootings in Orlando Springs, Florida, says he never saw his attacker coming. Jesse Walden and reporter Dylan Lyons of Spectrum News 13 had rolled up to the scene of an earlier shooting, where 38-year-old Nathacha Augustin was killed in a vehicle, in preparation...

Florida Killer's Last Words Are for DeSantis, and They're Vulgar

Donald Dillbeck said DeSantis has 'put his foot on our necks,' among other things

(Newser) - Donald Dillbeck was executed in Florida on Thursday night, and the convicted murderer used his final words to speak out against the state's governor. "I know I hurt people when I was young. I really messed up," said Dillbeck, who killed Faye Lamb Vann in 1990 after...

Reporter Gunned Down at Murder Scene Is IDed

Spectrum News 13's Dylan Lyons was fatally shot in Florida while reporting on previous shooting

(Newser) - Dylan Lyons was a passionate young journalist who at 24 had already been honored by the Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists for his 2020 election reporting on the 3rd Congressional District. "He took his job very seriously," according to colleague Josh Miller. "He loved his career. He...

DeSantis Boycotts NBC Over Andrea Mitchell's 'Blatant Lie'

Florida governor's office says he won't work with NBC, affiliates until Andrea Mitchell apologizes

(Newser) - Ron DeSantis is fielding multiple apologies these days, but he's not buying at least one of them. The Florida governor has taken a lot of heat over his opposition to content in the College Board's new AP African-American course—and his threats to quash it , and all AP...

TV Reporter, Girl Fatally Shot in Florida

News crew was covering an earlier shooting when another took place

(Newser) - A central Florida television journalist and a little girl were fatally shot Wednesday afternoon near the scene of a fatal shooting from earlier in the day, authorities said. Orange County Sheriff John Mina said during a news conference that they’ve detained Keith Melvin Moses, 19, who they believe is...

Inmate Claims Her Fetus Is Being Unlawfully Detained

Natalia Harrell seeks release of unborn child in lawsuit filed in Florida

(Newser) - A lawsuit filed by a Florida inmate charged with murder alleges unlawful imprisonment—of her fetus. Natalia Harrell, a 24-year-old inmate at Miami-Dade County jail, was six weeks pregnant when she was detained in July on a charge of second-degree murder, according to the suit filed Thursday. Now eight months...

Dogs Here May Soon See Big Changes to Their Car Rides

New Florida bill would ban pups sticking their heads out windows of moving cars, sitting in driver's lap

(Newser) - When dogs go for car rides, many of them use the time to "drive and chill," sticking their heads out the window to catch the cool breeze as their human cruises along the thoroughfare. In Florida, however, that kind of carefree canine behavior may soon be coming to...

College Wanted Art Pulled From Diversity Exhibit, Group Refused

Now entire display is yanked from State College of Florida over complaints about 3 pieces of art

(Newser) - For two decades, the Florida nonprofit Embracing Our Differences has hosted an annual outdoor art show in Sarasota, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. This time around, however, the group is yanking its entire display from one of the venues, the State College of Florida, after school officials...

85-Year-Old Walking Her Dog Is Killed by Alligator

The creature was said to be roughly 10 feet long

(Newser) - At some points, it reportedly took at least six people to wrangle an alligator that killed an elderly Florida woman on Monday, per CBS News . The 85-year-old woman was walking her dog in her Fort Pierce, Florida, retirement community when a 10-foot alligator exited the water. Spanish Lakes Fairways residents...

&#39;Miracle&#39; Boy&#39;s Twisted Ankle Leads to Tragic Death
'For This to Kill Him in Just
a Matter of Days Was Crazy'
in case you missed it
Feb 19, 2023 3:50 PM CST

'For This to Kill Him in Just a Matter of Days Was Crazy'

Jesse Brown, 11, dies after hurting his ankle on treadmill, contracting flesh-eating infection

(Newser) - A fifth-grader in Florida who hurt his ankle on the treadmill is now dead, and his family is trying to raise awareness on the abrupt way in which he died. Megan Brown tells FOX 35 that her younger cousin, 11-year-old Jesse Brown of Winter Park, rolled on his ankle while...

Woman Fights Off Attacker in Gym
Woman Fights Off
Attacker in Gym
Feb 16, 2023 6:45 PM CST

Woman Fights Off Attacker in Gym

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office in Florida praises Nashali Alma

(Newser) - Dramatic surveillance video from a gym in Tampa shows how a woman fought off an attacker, and the would-be victim is speaking out. “I would tell every woman always to keep fighting, never give up,” 24-year-old Nashali Alma says in a statement provided by the Hillsborough County Sheriff'...

DeSantis Issues Threat Amid College Board Feud

He says maybe Florida will replace AP classes

(Newser) - Amid his ongoing dispute with the College Board, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is airing a new idea: the possibility of replacing advanced placement, or AP, classes in his state. The high school courses are provided by the College Board, the nonprofit organization that also runs standardized tests and other exams....

Possums Provide Way to Catch Pythons. The Hard Way
Possums Provide Way to Catch
Pythons. The Hard Way
new study
Feb 13, 2023 11:03 AM CST

Possums Provide Way to Catch Pythons. The Hard Way

Snake ate one with a GPS collar, and researchers were able to track and kill it

(Newser) - Researchers didn't set out to turn possums into python meals, but their study nevertheless suggests a novel way to curb the invasive snake population in Florida. As the Tampa Bay Times explains, wildlife researchers fitted possums and raccoons with GPS collars to study their populations near the Crocodile Lake...

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