14 flights heading for South Florida diverted to Tampa International due to severe storms

Multiple planes heading for South Florida were diverted to Tampa International Airport due to severe storms that led to a Flash Flood Emergency being issued in Broward County Wednesday. 

Storms producing heavy rain batter South Florida, close key airport

A low-pressure system developing in the Gulf of Mexico continues to send bands of showers and thunderstorms ashore along the Gulf Coast, with the threat of heavy rain and isolated tornadoes expected through Friday.

Make-A-Wish kids enjoy Walt Disney World 'trip of a lifetime'

Wishes are coming true for 27 Make-A-Wish children. For the first time, kids and their families will board “The Best Flight Ever" and fly on a one-of-a-kind, chartered plane from New York to Orlando to fulfill their wishes to go to Walt Disney World Resort. 

Florida Senate passes bill aimed at drag shows

With the bill sponsor saying children can’t “unsee" indecent behavior, the Florida Senate on Tuesday approved a measure aimed at blocking venues from admitting kids to “adult live performances."

Sex trafficking survivors push for law change to hold businesses accountable

Advocates are pushing for a new piece of legislation they say can help human trafficking survivors, and hold businesses accountable that allow the crime to occur.

Florida girl, 12, took dad's car and drove 400 miles with friend to possibly meet boy in Alabama: official

Authorities in Florida said a 12-year-old girl took her dad's vehicle and drove with a friend more than 400 miles – and close to seven hours -- into neighboring Alabama to potentially meet someone they had met online.

Florida man shoots into crowded restaurant because he was upset, asked to leave, affidavit says

A Florida man was arrested on several charges, including attempted murder, after he allegedly started shooting through the door of a Seminole County restaurant because he was upset that he was told to leave, according to the arrest affidavit.

Salads sold at Publix stores in Florida recalled over Listeria concerns

Salad kits sold at Publix grocery stores in multiple states including Florida are being recalled over Listeria concerns, according to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration.

Deputies arrest caregivers, accused of elder abuse at Florida facility

A memory care facility in Florida is responding after two of their caregivers were arrested, and accused of elder abuse, according to investigators. Brevard County sheriff's deputies arrested the pair last week and said they live-streamed an encounter with an elderly patient with dementia.

Florida lawmaker likens trans people to 'mutants'

The Florida House could be poised to take up a bill that seeks to prevent transgender men and women from using bathrooms that don’t line up with their sex assigned at birth, after one Republican said Monday it’s “like we have mutants living among us on planet Earth."