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A man in Hudson, Florida, United States fatally shoots a family of four with a 9 mm gun before burning their bodies in a fire pit. The perpetrator was identified as 25-year-old Rory John Graeme Atwood.
2024-06-12

Lucy, a NASA spacecraft that will visit Jupiter's trojan asteroids in twelve years, launches at 05:34 EDT from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
2021-10-16

Florida surpasses 300 cases of the B.1.1.7 variant of SARS-CoV-2.
2021-02-10

According to a study, over 400 seniors were found dead in Florida nursing homes during Hurricane Irma.
2020-10-13

Playwright Terrence McNally dies from complications of COVID-19 in Florida.
2020-03-24

Michael Drejka, a 47-year-old white Florida man who shot and killed Markeis McGlockton, an unarmed 28-year-old African American man, in a parking space dispute, is sentenced to 20 years in prison. Drejka had cited Florida's stand-your-ground law in his defense and was not initially charged until the case was handed over to State Attorney Bernie McCabe, who charged Drejka with one count of manslaughter.
2019-10-10

A woman in Florida is arrested and charged with explosives offences after a police raid on her home finds 24 pipe bombs and bomb-making material and several other weapons. She admits constructing the devices to harm people. Police were notified of the problem by the 27-year-old's parents.
2019-10-4

The first of two Democratic Party debates for the nomination of the party's nominee in the 2020 United States presidential election is held in Miami, Florida.
2019-06-26

Tropical Storm Debby continues to organize off the coast of Florida, lashing the state with high winds and heavy rains. The outer bands of the storm spawn two tornadoes, killing one person near Sarasota.
2012-06-24

Tropical Storm Beryl makes landfall near the US city of Jacksonville with northern Florida and southern Georgia.
2012-05-27