Auburn Tigers running back Brian Battie was wounded in a shooting in Florida on Saturday that left at least one other person dead, according to multiple reports. Battie was in critical condition after the shooting in Sarasota, the Sarasota Herald-Tribune reported. Battie’s brother, Tommie Battie IV, 24, was the other victim. He was pronounced dead…
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News Florida mom pleads for prayers after daughter arrested in Turks and Caicos
The mother of a Florida woman shared her plea for help after her daughter was arrested for carrying ammunition at an airport in the Turks and Caicos Islands. Sharitta Shinese Grier, 45, was the fifth American to be arrested and detained in TCI after being caught with ammunition in an airport since February, along with…
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News Florida fisherman catches 12-foot tiger shark: ‘This is definitely one for the books’
Owen Prior is an experienced fisherman, but even he was surprised when he reeled in a 12-foot tiger shark at Jacksonville Beach in Florida last weekend. This is definitely one to remember for sure,” Prior, who runs First Coast Surf Fishing in Jacksonville Beach, told FOX 35 Orlando of his personal record catch. “I’ve caught…
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News Hundreds pack funeral for Roger Fortson, the airman killed in his home by a Florida deputy
Hundreds of Air Force members in dress blues joined Roger Fortson’s family, friends and others at a suburban Atlanta megachurch on Friday to pay their final respects to the Black senior airman, who was shot and killed in his Florida home earlier this month by a sheriff’s deputy. People lined up well before the start…
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News Lara Trump, Kevin Sorbo tout traditional values in new children’s books at Florida story hours
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News Driver in Florida crash that killed 8 Mexican workers told troopers he smoked marijuana oil, took meds: report
A Florida man accused of sideswiping a bus, killing eight Mexican farmworkers and injuring dozens more, told troopers he smoked marijuana oil and took prescription drugs the night before the deadly crash, according to a report. Bryan Maclean Howard, 41, was charged with eight counts of DUI manslaughter after officials said his 2001 Ford Ranger…
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News DeSantis Signs Law Deleting Climate Change From Florida Policy
Florida’s state government will no longer be required to consider climate change when crafting energy policy under legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Ron DeSantis, a Republican. The new law, which passed the Florida Legislature in March and takes effect on July 1, will also prohibit the construction of offshore wind turbines in state waters and…
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News Cormani McClain, after taking shots at Colorado, transfers to Florida
The Colorado Buffaloes have been losing a lot to the transfer portal, but this may be their biggest hit yet. Cornerback Cormani McClain, who chose the Buffaloes after initially committing to the University of Miami, is headed to Gainesville to play for the Florida Gators. McClain was widely regarded as a top recruit in his…
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News US Coast Guard suspends search for missing Florida diver: ‘Deeply saddened’
The search for a missing diver in Florida has been suspended after he disappeared while free diving during an exploration trip to a World War II-era shipwreck off the coast Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard announced. The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed in a post on X that the identity of the missing diver is Virgil…
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News Florida man survives shark attack after ‘apex predator’ pulls him underwater, narrowly misses femoral artery
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