Florida continues to make the news when it doesn't want to, and the trend continues with this latest bit of news out of Punta Gorda, a town on the West Coast of the state. Here, Maria Montenez-Colon sits in jail after calling 911 when a police officer who came to her front door refused to have sex with her.
The yellow-beached themed heated seats on one of New York's busiest areas has been transformed by the Greater Fort Lauderdale Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Chad Oulson was shot dead by Curtis Reeves at a Florida movie theater following a dispute over texting on last Monday evening, according to authorizes. Reeves was charged with second-degree murder in the death of the 43-year-old, which took place at a theater in Wesley Chapel, a suburb that's half-hour north of downtown Tampa.
"Smoking hookah," otherwise known as inhaling flavored tobacco product through a hose affixed to an elaborate water pipe, is growing in popularity, particularly among Florida high school students. Moreover, it's increasing in popularity among Hispanic Florida high school students. The habit is replacing the trend of traditional cigarette usage, and has become a favorite among teenage boys and teenage girls. The Florida Youth Tobacco Survey has indicated that the rate at which teenage girls smoke hookah has caught up to boys. Hispanic teens are leading that trend, as they are most likely to try and then continue the habit.
A Fight Club Christmas was seen outside of a Jacksonville, Fla. movie theater this year as 600 people participated in an all-out brawl. Five teens have since been arrested, and two have made court appearances.
After making headlines back in April 2009, Tiffany Shepherd, the Florida biology teacher who was fired over racy pictures, is back with a new career. The 31-year old former Port St. Lucie High School teacher says her new profession is also "very professional".
Michael Jordan's wife, Yvette Prieto, confirms to People Magazine that she is pregnant. The legendary Basketball player, who is 50-years old, will be a dad for the fourth time, but this will be Yvette's first child.
Tim Tebow hasn't seen any time in the NFL since getting cut by the New England Patriots in the preseason, but there may be an opportunity waiting for him in St. Louis
The weakening storm, Tropical Storm Karen, which threatened floods, wind surges, heavy rainfall and much worse, has severely dissipated since it first appeared on meteorologists’ radar.
A treasure-hunting family found what they were looking for this past Labor Day weekend when they discovered a pile of gold that could be worth $300,000.
12-year-old Zachary Reyna passed away over the weekend after being diagnosed with Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM). According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP), PAM is caused by a brain eating parasite called Naegleria fowleri.
The first storm of the 2013 Atlantic hurricane season is set to hit Florida on Thursday. Tropical Storm Andrea, which formed off the Gulf of Mexico on Wednesday, had already hit Cuba with strong downpours on the same day. It is expected to make landfall, hitting Fla. with torrential rainfall, reports CNN.
