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'Too difficult to care for them': Florida mom tries to kill 2 autistic sons after husband’s death

A 68-year-old Florida woman has been arrested after authorities said she admitted deliberately giving medication to her two adult sons in an attempt to kill them, Florida Today reported.

The Times of India · Sep 21

Mooney M20F small plane crashes near Florida airport; pilot killed

A pilot was killed after a small aircraft crashed near Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville, Florida, on Monday morning, Florida Today reported.

The Times of India · Sep 7

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin Rocket Explodes During Test In Florida

A rocket from Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin exploded on the launch pad in Cape Canaveral, Florida, during an engine test sending debris high into the air and surrounding ocean.

International Business Times · May 29

Monkey Herpes, Face Eating, and the Pork Chop Gang: How Public Records Laws Created the Florida Man

The growing anti-transparency atmosphere in the state might make the Florida Man extinct.

Reason · Dec 3, 2023

Police chief goes to war with media over claims his cops tasered unarmed autistic man

Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey has released a strong-worded statement denouncing questions from the news media, after his deputies were spotted tasering an autistic man

Daily Mirror · Jan 11, 2023

Lawmaker, Florida school at odds on alleged bathroom attack

Police in Florida say they will investigate a lawmaker’s allegation that a transgender student may have sexually assaulted a female student in a middle school bathroom over the summer

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2022

Sheriff accused of pressuring candidates to drop races

A third candidate for public office has come to forward to say a sheriff on Florida’s Space Coast offered help in getting a job in exchange for leaving a race and backing his favored candidate

The Independent UK · Aug 10, 2022

Hall Pass: Your Ticket to Understanding School Board Politics, Edition #17

Welcome to Hall Pass. This newsletter keeps you plugged into the conversations driving school board politics and governance. Each week, we bring you a roundup of the latest on school board elections, along with sharp commentary and research from across the political spectrum on the issues confronting school boards in…

Ballotpedia · Jun 15, 2022

Scott Maxwell: Florida Rep. Randy Fine calls school leader ‘whore,’ threatens Special Olympics

Florida author and columnist Carl Hiaasen always said it’s tough to write good fiction about Florida — because nothing you can imagine is more absurd than this state’s reality.

Orlando Sentinel · Apr 28, 2022