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'We're Gonna Crash,' Pilot Warns Before Deadly Nosedive Kills 9

Learjet crash leaves flaming crater in Palm Beach County road, killing all 9 on board

(Newser) - A flight from Texas to the Bahamas ended in disaster Sunday when a Learjet 60 went down in a Palm Beach County neighborhood, killing all nine people aboard, NBC News reports. The jet, which left Austin-Bergstrom International Airport for North Eleuthera Airport, crashed near the Cresthaven neighborhood around 12:50pm,...

Mystery Buyer Drops $311M on Huge Waterfront Fla. Compound
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Nov 1, 2026 11:25 AM CST

Mystery $311M Purchase in Florida: 'Something Is Coming'

Mystery buyer drops big bucks on huge waterfront compound in Naples neighborhood

(Newser) - The Florida city of Naples just landed its own real-estate mystery: Someone quietly dropped $311 million to stitch together close to 19 waterfront acres on Gordon Drive, without ever even walking the land, according to brokers. The Wall Street Journal reports that the unknown buyer or buyers, using a land...

Florida Dad Drowns Trying to Save Seagull

Bird was caught in 31-year-old's fishing line

(Newser) - A beach outing near Panama City, Florida, turned deadly for a 31-year-old father who tried to rescue a bird snarled in his fishing line. William "Stone" Romberg was fishing with friends off Carillon Beach on Oct. 25 when a seagull became hooked, according to a GoFundMe page. "Stone...

After Husband's Murder Charge, Cops Dig Under Fountain

Florida police searching for Marie Gaminde, reported missing in January 2024

(Newser) - Deputies have spent the last several days tearing into a backyard fountain in DeBary, Fla., in what they say is a search for the body of a mother who vanished nearly three years ago. A Volusia County grand jury on Saturday indicted the missing woman's husband, 48-year-old Epifanio IX...

In a US First, We Enter 'a New Era of Surgery'

Florida surgeon located 35 miles away from cancer patient removes man's prostate using robot

(Newser) - "Sometimes you can be in two places at the same time—sort of." That's how WQAD frames what AdventHealth calls a US first in hospital-to-hospital telesurgery, in which urologist Dr. Vipul Patel removed a 66-year-old man's prostate using a robotic system while Patel sat at a...

Flavio Bolsonaro Flees to Miami After Brazil Election Loss
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Oct 28, 2026 9:15 AM CDT

We Finally Found Flavio Bolsonaro

Son of jailed ex-leader flies into Miami after losing Brazil election to replace Lula as president

(Newser) - Flavio Bolsonaro's post-defeat itinerary now runs through Miami. The far-right Brazilian senator, who lost Sunday's presidential runoff to Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, flew into Miami-Opa Locka Executive Airport with his wife and two daughters on a Gulfstream IV jet after an overland crossing into Argentina and a...

Police Called After Soccer Player, 3, Benched in Florida

Cops came to scene in Winter Park, Fla., after confrontation involving 'very advanced' young star

(Newser) - Police in Winter Park, Florida, were called to a public park over the weekend to deal with an incident involving an athletically talented 3-year-old at a children's soccer game. Bodycam video released on Monday shows officers approaching the parents of young Nevada, whose family says he was booted from...

We Now Know Who Orlando's 'Banana Hero' Is

Nursing student Stephanie Oropeza has been IDed as Good Samaritan who helped driver after crash

(Newser) - The "banana hero" of Central Florida has been unmasked. WFTV reports that Stephanie Oropeza was driving home from a Halloween party around 4am on Saturday when she saw an SUV leave the road and slam into the patio of Moderne, a bar in the heart of Orlando. Still in...

El Nino Is Here. Get Ready for a Wild, Stormy Winter

Meteorologists warn of flooding, severe storms, but generally milder temperatures nationwide

(Newser) - El Niño isn't just sticking around—it's supercharged—and the Washington Post reports that could translate into one of the most active US winters on record, with the exact flavor of "busy" depending heavily on where you live. The Post, drawing on its own El Niñ...

This Time, Trump Votes in Person
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Oct 24, 2026 4:20 PM CDT

This Time, Trump Votes in Person

President says he selected only Republicans

(Newser) - President Trump made a personal policy shift on Saturday when he voted in person in Florida. He and first lady Melania Trump cast their ballots at the Palm Beach County Supervisor of Elections office, where he's registered, CBS News reports. The visit marked a change for Trump, who has...

Ric Flair Posted on His Blood Clots. Hours Later, He Fell

Legendary wrestler suffers head injuries after fall in Florida, just hours after relaying health concerns

(Newser) - Ric Flair's latest health scare played out on a Tampa street on Friday morning. TMZ Sports reports that the 77-year-old wrestling icon left his drink and phone at the bar of a Wagamama eatery, walked outside, then suddenly collapsed, gashing his head and eye. Photos show first responders surrounding...

Things Get Weird With Cop Who Found Dead Man in '22

Fla.'s Brian Sguros is now accused of assuming deceased's identity to steal the man's home

(Newser) - A dead man's house wasn't empty for long, authorities in Florida say. Just weeks after 71-year-old Dennis West was found dead of natural causes during a 2022 welfare check in Lauderhill, one of the responding officers allegedly moved in on the property, and on West's identity, reports...

Gambling Hotline Director Gets Nearly 10 Years for $1.4M Theft

Ex-CFO Philip Sullivan sentenced for stealing from real estate firm ahead of leading Florida's helpline

(Newser) - The man who ran Florida's gambling addiction hotline is now heading to prison for a gambling-fueled crime spree. Philip Sullivan, 43, was sentenced this month to just under 10 years behind bars after admitting he stole about $1.4 million from his former employer, Panama City Beach real-estate firm...

Fla. Divers Just Removed a Record Number of Lionfish

Divers competing in Sunshine State to curb invasive species that's threatening state's reefs got rid of more than 36K

(Newser) - Florida's annual lionfish hunt just hit a new high-water mark. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission says this year's Lionfish Challenge pulled 36,187 of the invasive fish from state waters between May 22 and Sept. 14, topping last year by about 5,000, reports People . Some...

Florida Executes Vietnam Vet Who Killed Deputy in 1986

William Reaves, 77, had no final statement

(Newser) - Florida carried out its 18th execution of the year on Tuesday under Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' aggressive use of the death penalty in his final term. William Reaves, 77, was pronounced dead at 6:12pm following a three-drug injection at Florida State Prison near Starke. He was convicted of first-degree...

Serial 'Old Man' Bank Robber Allegedly Strikes Again

David Sartin Jr. arrested again, this time in Florida

(Newser) - A year after his release from prison, a serial bank robber known for wearing an "old man" mask has allegedly struck again. Federal prosecutors allege 40-year-old David Sartin Jr. of St. Petersburg robbed two Tampa-area banks in August and September while wearing rubber elderly-face masks similar to those used...

Before Trump's Flight, a Bomb Threat Is Called In

Cops find no active threat at Trump International in Palm Beach

(Newser) - Someone called in a bomb threat to Donald J. Trump International Airport in Palm Beach, Florida, on Sunday, triggering a large police response and delays. The airport described a "suspicious phone call" before the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office confirmed the threat, adding that checks turned up nothing of...

Alligator Kills Man, 71, Fishing on Shore of Lake

It's the second fatal attack in Florida this year

(Newser) - A 71-year-old man fishing on the shore of a Florida lake was attacked and killed on Friday by a nearly 12-foot alligator, the second such death reported this year, the AP reports. Steven Hamilton of Winter Garden was standing on the shoreline of Lake Apopka at Dr. Bradford Memorial Park,...

She Went on People's Court, Then Vanished for Good

Fla. police charge Dale Smith Jr. with murder of ex-fiancee Michelle Parker, who vanished in 2011

(Newser) - A long-cold Florida missing-persons case just lurched forward. Nearly 15 years after Michelle Parker vanished on the same day she appeared on a taped episode of The People's Court with her ex-fiance, Orlando police on Wednesday arrested that ex, 55-year-old Dale Smith Jr., on a charge of second-degree murder,...

Inmate Who Wanted to Be Executed Will Get His Wish

Florida to put to death killer James Robertson on Wednesday via lethal injection

(Newser) - A Florida prisoner who claimed he killed his cellmate so he could be moved to death row is set to be executed Tuesday, nearly 18 years after the fatal attack. James Robertson, 63, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and waived all appeals in the 2008 strangling of Frank Hart, who...

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