Only in Florida

A woman found herself behind bars this weekend after deputies say she broke into a North Florida home and made breakfast while three children were asleep inside.

Police officers in a Florida panhandle city found a slithery subject during a recent DUI stop: an “emotional support snake.”

A Florida health officer says there’s so much demand for the coronavirus vaccine that some people even disguised themselves as the elderly in order to get a shot. Dr. Raul Pino said that two young women disguised as “grannies” on Wednesday get their second vaccination shots in Orange County. “The bonnet, the gloves, the glasses, the whole thing. And...

A man who appeared to be intoxicated while onboard a stolen, floating tiki hut was arrested in the Florida Keys on Wednesday, authorities said. U.S. Coast Guard officials said the vessel was found near Hawk’s Channel off Key West. The man on board, who appeared to be intoxicated, was taken into custody by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation...

Not even the coronavirus pandemic could slow down Florida Man in 2020. While much of the world was locking down, socially distancing and laying low for most of the year, Florida Man still found time to deliver the wacky and wild stories he’s known for. Without further ado, here are the most Florida Man and Florida Woman stories of 2020:…

A rare two-headed snake was discovered at a home in Florida, state wildlife officials said. The southern black racer was found at a home in Palm Harbor, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials said. The snake was being cared for and monitored by FWC. It has a low chance of survival in the wild since its brains will make…

A Florida woman has filed a lawsuit seeking either a paternity test on her goats or a refund

Investigators say they followed a trail of empty pill bottles to solve a Florida drug store robbery that netted more than 10,000 opioid pills

A North Florida man found himself behind bars after he was accused of using stolen credit cards for luxury car and hotel rentals while pretending to be part of legendary rap group the Wu-Tang Clan.

Invasive iguanas burrowing into the soft dirt around an aging dam cost a Florida city $1.8 million in emergency repairs. Employees noticed last year that water was seeping round the edges of a decades-old weir that controls water delivery in West Palm Beach, the Palm Beach Post reported. “The sheet piling was getting pretty old and needed to be replaced,…

A Florida woman found herself behind bars this weekend after police say she was caught making a bomb inside the aisles of a Walmart.

Deputies in Florida arrested a man wanted for grand auto theft after confirming he was inside a home by watching the suspect live on Instagram, authorities said Saturday.

The cat showed up last week at the Hillsborough Sheriff’s Office in Tampa.

From alligator antics to naked people doing wacky things, Florida did not disappoint in the weird news department this year