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Florida Burglars Call 911 to Get Help Moving Stuff Out of Home: Sheriff
While talking to deputies, the female suspect told them that she had called 911 for the purpose of having law enforcement help them move their belongings from the house they were burglarizing
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Beer-tastrophe! Tractor-Trailer Crash Spills Suds All Over Florida Highway
A crash involving several tractor-trailers left a Florida highway littered with cases of beer Wednesday morning.
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Massive Gator Tied to Back of SUV
A driver spotted an alligator tied to the rear bumper of an SUV while driving down a Florida highway on Saturday
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Massive Gator Seen Tied To SUV Driving on I-95 in Florida
A driver spotted a massive alligator tied to the rear bumper of an SUV while driving down I-95 in Florida.
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Florida Keys ‘Redbeard' Stole Roommate's $1,800 Pet Parrot: Sheriff
A Florida Keys man is facing grand theft and animal cruelty charges after authorities said he stole his roommate’s $1,800 pet parrot.
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Florida Man Tries to Flee Deputies on a Riding Lawn Mower
A Florida man is facing several charges after deputies used a taser to stop him as he tried to avoid arrest by fleeing on a riding lawn mower. The Okaloosa County sheriff’s office was trying to serve arrest warrants on the 40-year-old man on Saturday and found him on the mower in a backyard. They shouted at him to stop...
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Naked Man Caught on Camera Climbing Tractor-Trailer on Florida Interstate
Photos showed the man wearing nothing but shoes and socks climbing on the back of the truck.
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Watch: Large Alligator Saunters Through Florida Neighborhood
Sheriff’s deputies captured video of a large alligator crawling through a front yard in Florida before making its way into a community lake.
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Florida Teacher Charged for Allegedly Biting Students Over Jar of Pickles
The teacher admitted to “licking” the students, according to police.
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‘Little Apple of Death': All the Ways the ‘World's Deadliest' Tree in Florida Can Harm
The Manchineel tree, found in South Florida, was named the deadliest tree in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records in 2011. Here’s why.
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Florida Man Tries to Trade Back Vehicle He Stole: Police
Police say a Florida man tried to trade in a vehicle from the same dealership he stole it from.
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Florida Man Steals Gator From Mini-Golf Course, Tosses It to ‘Teach It a Lesson': Police
Police near Daytona Beach arrested a man who they say stole an alligator from a tourist attraction and began tossing the animal to “teach it a lesson.” NBC affiliate WESH-TV reports 32-year-old William Hodge, who lives in Southwest Florida, was arrested Thursday morning while walking on a street in Daytona Beach Shores. Witnesses say Hodge swung the reptile by the…
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Giant Gator Caught Making Late Night Visit
Who’s that knocking in the middle of the night? A resident of Parrish, Fla., got quite a surprise when he checked his doorbell camera and saw that he had a scaled visitor overnight.
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Florida Town Accidentally Sells Municipal Water Tower
A small town in Florida accidentally sold its water tower in a blundered real estate transaction
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Customer Finds 7-Foot Gator Inside Florida Post Office
They say neither rain nor snow nor gloom of night will stop the U.S. Postal Service, but an alligator could get in the way.
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Woman Breaks Into Florida Home, Makes Breakfast Before Being Arrested: Deputies
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.
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North Florida Officers Find ‘Emotional Support Snake' During DUI Traffic Stop
Police officers in a Florida panhandle city found a slithery subject during a recent DUI stop: an “emotional support snake.”
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Women Dressed as ‘Grannies' to Get Covid Vaccine, Florida Health Official Says
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...
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Man Arrested on Stolen Floating Tiki Hut Near Key West
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...
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Dinosaurs, Drugs and Bad Driving: Top ‘Florida Man' Stories of 2020
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:…