Delta IV Heavy rocket successfully launches for final time from Florida

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Delta IV Heavy rocket successfully launched the NROL-70 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) for the final time on Tuesday afternoon. The rocket launched at 12:53 p.m. from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Central Florida.

Gwinnett County father dies in partial crane collapse in Florida

Jorge De La Torre was working in Florida when he fell from the side of a building after a crane collapse in South Florida. The Gwinnett County father of two was just 27-year-old.

Watch: Parachute deployed in Florida plane crash likely saved lives, police say

Witnesses caught on camera the moment a small plane was falling from the sky – drifting and twirling toward treetops with the help of a parachute.

Doral, Florida martini bar shooting leaves 2 dead, 7 hurt

Nine people, including a security guard and a police officer, were shot at a South Florida martini bar overnight.

Drunk Florida man beat up after making fun of Disney World guest with Down syndrome: deputies

A Florida man was arrested after sparking a skirmish with four guests at a Walt Disney World resort bar that started after he made fun of a guest with Down syndrome, according to an arrest affidavit from the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

Video: Large alligator wrangled by child on Florida highway

Video captured the moment a child helped wrangle a large alligator on a Jacksonville expressway on Monday. 

NASA investigates possible space station battery that crashed through Florida home

NASA is investigating whether a piece of space junk re-entered Earth's atmosphere and came crashing through the roof and two stories of a Naples, Florida, home. 

Florida man put car in cruise control then partially stood up through sunroof while speeding, deputies say

A Florida man out on bond is back in jail after he was spotted speeding down a busy road on cruise control with half of his body sticking out of the vehicle's sunroof, according to police.

Florida man sues Disney after ferry boat crashes into dock, sends him into trash can: lawsuit

A Florida man's intended trip to Disney's Magic Kingdom was thwarted after the ferry boat he was on crashed into the dock and sent him falling into a trash can, according to a lawsuit filed in Orange County this week.

NFL DB Cameron Sutton turns himself in weeks after domestic violence charge

Cameron Sutton has turned himself in, ending a weekslong search for the former NFL defensive back, Georgia-native, who was wanted on a domestic violence warrant in Florida.

Twin Cities travelers left behind in Miami on overbooked cruise

A group of Twin Cities cruise passengers were left at the terminal last Sunday, watching as the ship left without them.