Brevard Zoo welcomes in 3 flamingo chicks

“These are the first flamingos to hatch at the Zoo, and we are eagerly celebrating their arrival."

Winning design team for the National Pulse Memorial and Museum announced

The onePULSE Foundation has selected the winning team to design the National Pulse Memorial & Museum to honor and preserve the legacy of the 49 people murdered on June 12, 2016.

Bill would allow Florida counties to ban smoking on beaches

A Florida lawmaker has filed a bill that would allow individual counties to ban smoking on public beaches and in parks.

Subtropical Storm Rebekah forms in northern Atlantic

A late-season tropical system has formed in the northern Atlantic, but forecasters say it will be no threat to the United States.

Woman charged with child neglect after 9-year-old daughter's death

A woman in Highlands County has been charged with child neglect in connection with her 9-year-old daughter's death earlier this year.

Oldest teen in I-75 rock throwing death is sentenced up to 20 years

The oldest teen in a group of five friends that threw a large rock off an I-75 overpass, killing a man riding in a car below, was sentenced Tuesday to serve 39 months to 20 years in prison. 

Traveling nurse killed by man her family had no idea she was dating

A single mother of two from Seffner was found dead in a hotel room in Gwinnett Co., GA in what police are calling a murder-suicide.

Air Force's mini-shuttle returns to Florida after two years in orbit

The unmanned X-37B glided to a landing at Kennedy Space Center’s old shuttle runway at 3:51 a.m. Sunday, completing a 780-day mission. It launched back in September 2017 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Fat cat can't be bothered with treadmill workout

A morbidly obese cat in Washington is under strict orders to shed some pounds -- and she's not happy about it.

Tropical Storm Olga forms; will soak northern Gulf Coast

Days before Halloween, yet another tropical storm has formed in the Gulf of Mexico. Tropical Storm Olga will likely be short-lived, but still bring heavy rain to the northern Gulf Coast.

More than 10,000 zombies invade Key West for Fantasy Fest Zombie Bike Ride

A horde of the undead bicycled through Key West's Atlantic Ocean shoreline and streets as part of the island's annual Fantasy Fest Zombie Bike Ride. Organizers say more than 10,000 zombies came out for the event.

Russia's Maria Butina released from Florida prison, set to be deported

Maria Butina, who admitted to being a secret agent for the Kremlin, was released from a federal prison in Florida after serving most of her 18-month sentence.

Georgia, Florida agree to keep rivalry game in Jacksonville

The City of Jacksonville and TIAA Bank Field have been the home of the Georgia-Florida game since 1933, the rivalry game will stay in Jacksonville through at least 2023.