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The Polk County, Florida, Sheriff’s Office has arrested nearly 160 human trafficking suspects, some cases involving children, including 25 illegal aliens from Cuba, Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, and Venezuela. 

The measure, called Amendment 4, bars the state from restricting abortion before viability, approximately 24 weeks, or later in pregnancy “when necessary to protect the patient’s health, as determined by the patient’s healthcare provider.”

An alleged carjacker who attempted to enter a vehicle occupied by a mother and her children was shot dead Sunday by a bystander who intervened.

Three illegal aliens are accused of sexually abusing a child in Palm Beach County, Florida, after having been released into the United States from the southern border by President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris’s Department of Homeland Security (DHS). 

Floridians are still reeling in the aftermath of Hurricane Milton as over 400,000 residents had no power early Monday.

People and pets in Hillsborough County, Florida, are grateful for crews who have worked hard to rescue them after Hurricane Milton hit the state’s west coast on Wednesday.

The Florida dog whose image went viral after he was left trapped on the side of a highway ahead of Hurricane Milton was rescued and placed in foster care, a Tallahassee humane society announced in a happy update.

A Mississippi lineman is putting a huge life event on hold so he can help Floridians recover from Hurricane Milton.

Thousands of linemen are working to restore power after Hurricane Milton hit Florida on Wednesday night, and they are getting massive thanks.

The death toll from Hurricane Milton stood at 16 on Friday morning with Florida residents warned to expect the number to rise as rescue workers make their way through floodwaters and debris.

A Florida man has garnered lots of online attention after photos of his unique Hurricane Milton home preparation went viral.

Former President Donald Trump gave rooms to 275 linemen at his resort in Miami, Florida, as they prepare to help the state recover after Hurricane Milton.

Twenty-five individuals were saved from a tornado-damaged area in St. Lucie County, Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on Thursday.

A small dog was pulled alive Thursday from heavy debris in Fort Pierce, Florida, after Hurricane Milton tore through the area.

At least nine people died as a result of Hurricane Milton after it slammed into Florida’s west coast on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm.

A Florida attorney and Democrat political candidate claims he was the target of a sophisticated AI voice-cloning scam that almost fooled his father into handing over $35,000.

A Florida resident in Fort Myers was surprised after discovering an alligator chomping at a vehicle’s tire.

A man in Tampa, Florida, nicknamed “Lt. Dan” has survived the wrath of Hurricane Milton while sheltering on his boat.

Hurricane Milton tore a coast-to-coast path of destruction across the state of Florida, whipping up a spate of deadly tornadoes that left at least four people dead and millions without power Thursday.

Weary Floridians will confront a growing death count, flooding, homelessness, gas shortages, and power outages on Thursday morning as Hurricane Milton’s overnight trail of destruction becomes evident in the harsh light of day.

A farm owner in Florida with more than 100 animals said she and her husband were not evacuating ahead of Hurricane Milton, noting that their animals are their “children.”

Hurricane Milton made landfall near the city of Siesta Key in Florida, with winds of up to 120 mph, according to the National Hurricane Center.

A Florida man, who refused to leave his boat as Hurricane Milton approached the state, was rescued on Wednesday.

Sexual predators are not permitted to stay at shelters, at least in Flagler County, Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly announced on Wednesday as Florida braces for Hurricane Milton.

A number of tornadoes have been reported across Florida as Hurricane Milton barrels toward the Sunshine State.

Florida officials have told residents who are not evacuating from Hurricane Milton’s path to write their names and information on themselves in case their bodies need to be identified after the storm.

Ominous videos circulating on social media show officials riding around Florida neighborhoods warning that “the time to leave is now” as the National Hurricane Center (NHC) warns that the opportunity to do so is “quickly coming to a close,” as Hurricane Milton approaches.

Vice President Kamala Harris will fly to sunny Las Vegas on Wednesday for a campaign stop, while Floridians in the Sunshine State wait to see where Hurricane Milton will make landfall. 

Over 50,000 linemen will respond to Hurricane Milton — the “largest staging of utility workers and linemen in advance of the storm any time in American history.”

There is still time to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Milton’s arrival, Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Wednesday, urging those in evacuation zones to — in the very least — travel to a nearby shelter to hunker down for the storm.

Just go. That was the message Wednesday morning for Floridians still prepared to defy orders to evacuate ahead of the landfall of Hurricane Milton as officials warned stay-behinds they face grim survival odds.

There is “still a lot of uncertainty” of where Hurricane Milton’s eye will make landfall, according to Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL), who held another press conference Tuesday afternoon, warning that this is “not just an event about the west coast of Florida,” as it will impact the east coast as well.

Florida is opening highway shoulders to allow more room for evacuees amid dense traffic as Hurricane Milton approaches the state’s west coast.

Hurricane Milton has the “potential to be one of the most destructive hurricanes on record for west-central Florida,” the NHC says.

Residents of Tampa, Florida, are being warned that ignoring evacuation orders as Hurricane Milton approaches could result in dire consequences.