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The death toll from Hurricane Helene rises to at least 116 people, including 46 in North Carolina, 27 in South Carolina, 25 in Georgia, and 13 in Florida.
2024-09-29

The first WWE show with fans in attendance since March 2020 takes place in Tampa, Florida, US.
2021-04-11

Florida reports its first case of the 501.V2 variant first detected in South Africa.
2021-03-1

Animal Kingdom and Magic Kingdom reopens at Walt Disney World with new safety guidelines despite rising cases in Florida. Masks are expected to be mandatory and capacity is expected to be limited.
2020-07-11

U.S. Republican Representative Mario Diaz-Balart of Florida tests positive for COVID-19.
2020-03-18

A man is arrested for a series of 40 rapes in the Miami, Florida, United States area in the 1980s.
2020-01-20

The United States expels 21 Royal Saudi Air Force cadets. Amid an investigation into the Saudi Arabian military following the attack on Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida, the cadets were found to have jihadist material and child pornography on their phones. However, none of the cadets are believed to have assisted the gunman in the attack.
2020-01-13

A United States federal district judge rules unconstitutional a provision in an Alabama state law that requires doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a local hospital. A Florida law enacted today contains a comparable provision to Alabama's. The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments a few weeks ago on the constitutionality of similar abortion restrictions in Texas.
2016-03-25

An engine burst into flames on a Dynamic International Airways Boeing 767 passenger jet bound for Caracas, Venezuela, while taxiing for takeoff at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (Florida, U.S.). A Broward Sheriff Fire Rescue spokesman said 15 people were taken to the hospital after the fire. There were 110 people, including crew, on board.
2015-10-29

A Florida special prosecutor charges George Zimmerman with murder in the second degree in relation to the death of Trayvon Martin.
2012-04-11