DANIEL KOZIN

Associated Press
April Cullinan, left, of Gainesville, Fla., and Zach Reynolds, of Tampa, Fla., compete in the Florida Sumo Cage Match and Beer Chug event during the Florida Man Games, Saturday, March 1, 2025, in Elkton, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Florida Man Games return for Round 2 as teams vie to be the world’s worst superhero
The Florida Man Games are back for Round 2, as teams from around the state gather to prove they have what it takes to join the ranks of the world’s worst superhero. Following last year’s inaugural Florida Man Games in downtown St.
 
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate arrive, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The brothers were charged with human trafficking in Romania and arrived in the U.S. after authorities lifted travel restrictions. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
Influencer Tate brothers, who face human trafficking charges in Romania, arrive in the US
Influencer brothers Andrew and Tristan Tate have arrived in the U.S. from Romania after authorities lifted travel restrictions on the siblings, who have millions of online followers.
 
A Key Deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that have thrived in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, crosses the road Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Big Pine Key, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
Florida’s iconic Key deer face an uncertain future as seas rise
Key deer, the smallest subspecies of the white-tailed deer that live only in the piney and marshy wetlands of the Florida Keys, have always faced risks — mostly from being hit by cars speeding along U.S. Highway 1.
 
City workers and residents fill sandbags to help protect local property, Friday, June 14, 2024, in Miramar, Fla. Although more rain could trigger additional isolated Florida flooding on Friday, forecasters say the strong, persistent storms that dumped up to 20 inches (50 centimeters) in southern parts of the state appear to have passed. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
Worst rainfall that triggered floods in Florida is over as affected residents clean up
Although more rain could trigger additional isolated Florida flooding on Friday, forecasters say the strong, persistent storms that dumped up to 20 inches (50 centimeters) in southern parts of the state appear to have passed.
 
This aerial view taken from video shows a flooded street in Northeast Miami-Dade County, Fla., on Thursday, June 13, 2024. A tropical disturbance brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida the day before. Floridians prepared to weather more heavy rainfall on Thursday and Friday. (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin)
Tropical rainstorms in South Florida lead to flight delays and streets jammed with stalled cars
A tropical disturbance that brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida delayed flights at two of the state’s largest airports and left vehicles waterlogged and stalled in some of the region’s lowest-lying streets.
 
2024 glasses are displayed ahead of New Year's Eve in Times Square, Friday, Dec. 29, 2023, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
The New Year offers a clean slate for long-elusive resolutions. Will 2024 be the year to keep them?
It’s an annual end-of-year exercise in futility for many. But a clean slate awaits at the stroke of midnight for the next round of resolutions.
 
Chevy Johnson, a resident of Broward County, Fla., holds the three Powerball tickets she purchased in the hope of winning the jackpot of over $1 billion, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023. She said a win would make her "the happiest person in the world." (AP Photo/Daniel Kozin)
Powerball jackpot rises to $1.2 billion after another drawing without a big winner
The Powerball jackpot climbed to an estimated $1.2 billion after no one beat the immense odds and won the giant prize. The winning numbers drawn Monday night were: 12, 26, 27, 43, 47 and the Powerball 5.
 
A Brightline train approaches the Fort Lauderdale station on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. The first big test of whether privately owned high-speed passenger train service can prosper in the United States will launch Friday, Sept. 22, when Florida's Brightline begins running trains between Miami and Orlando, reaching speeds of 125 mph (200 kph). (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)
First private US passenger rail line in 100 years is about to link Miami and Orlando at high speed
For the first time in a century, a private passenger rail service will launch new operations in the U.S. and this time it involves high-speed trains.
 
Lainey Hamelink, 9, whose family owned the property next door, helps to collect scattered dishes at Tina's Dockside Inn, which was completely destroyed in Hurricane Idalia, in Horseshoe Beach, Fla., Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, two days after the storm's passage. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
2 people charged with looting as residents worry about burglaries following Hurricane Idalia
Two people have been charged with looting a home damaged by Hurricane Idalia in Florida’s Big Bend region.
 
Furniture is piled high inside a canal-front second home of Victor Cassano in Suwannee, Fla., as he prepares for the expected arrival of Hurricane Idalia, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. Cassano, a flooring contractor, has meticulously constructed and outfitted the small two-bedroom home which he is hoping to move into full-time as soon as he can sell his house in Ormond Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)
Idalia strengthens over Gulf of Mexico and is now predicted to hit Florida as Category 4 hurricane
Florida residents living in vulnerable coastal areas have been ordered to pack up and leave as Hurricane Idalia gained steam in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and threatened to unleash life-threatening storm surges and rainfall.