Officials at Florida State University are hoping a campus-wide hand-washing campaign will help stop an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease. According to school health officials, they’re seeing “significant decreases” in the outbreak. They say a dozen students were treated at on-campus health locations and another seven sought medical …
Read More »4 Fla. Counties Still Without Power After Hurricane Hermine
There are also 22 state facilities still without power.
Read More »Sheriff: Accused Face-Biting Killer Regains Consciousness
The Florida State student accused of murdering a couple and biting off a man's face as regained consciousness, authorities announced.
Read More »Sheriff: Face-Biting Attacker To Be Charged With Murder
A Florida sheriff’s office said Friday that a college student caught biting a victim’s face after stabbing the man and his wife in a random attack will be charged with two counts of first-degree murder, raising the possibility of the death penalty. Austin Harrouff, 19, also will be charged with …
Read More »Teen Accused In Face-Biting Slayings Claimed Superpowers
Florida State University student charged with fatally stabbing a couple outside their home and then biting the dead man's face claimed to have had superpowers.
Read More »Zika Tourism Effects Could Take Time To Play Out
With Florida battling a Zika virus outbreak in Miami, the full impacts of federal and international travel advisories on the state's tourism industry won't be known for months. The state's tourism-marketing arm Visit Florida, following Gov. Rick Scott and other officials, has maintained a message that Florida is safe and open for business.
Read More »Ex-Wife Of Slain Florida Law Professor Denies Role In Death
The ex-wife of a slain Florida State University law professor and her family are denying any involvement in an alleged murder-for-hire plot to kill him. Attorneys for Wendi Adelson and several family members issued a statement Wednesday saying speculation of their involvement in Dan Markel’s killing is categorically false. Authorities …
Read More »Get To Know North Central Florida’s Democratic Delegates
The Democratic National Convention kicked off in Philadelphia Monday. Thousands of delegates from around the country are gathered to choose the party's candidate for the 2016 presidential election. Here are North Central Florida's Democratic delegates.
Read More »South Florida Man Says He Didn’t Kill FSU Professor
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — One of the two men accused of killing a Florida State University professor is pleading not guilty to the charges. Sigfredo Garcia appeared in a Leon County court on Friday as his attorney sought his release on bail until trial. A grand jury last week indicted …
Read More »Gun Rights Group Wants New Judge in FSU Lawsuit
Florida Carry, a gun rights group, wants a different judge to preside over their lawsuit against FSU. The group said that the judge had donated significant mounts of money to the school in the past, and was partial to the university.
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