A consumer insurance advocate says Florida’s motor vehicle no-fault personal injury protection insurance is riddled with fraud and becoming too costly for consumers and some insurers as well. Robin Westcott told Gov. Rick Scott and the Cabinet on Tuesday that …
Authorities say at least three people suffered minor injuries when a smoke bomb went off in a haunted house in the Florida Panhandle. Panama City Police Sgt. David Blaich told The News Herald that at least two females suffered smoke …
The National Weather Service says the remnants of Tropical Storm Rina dumping rain across Florida spawned a weak tornado that briefly touched down on the state’s Atlantic coast. Officials said Sunday that the tornado touched down Saturday morning in Hobe …
The battle for pizza supremacy has taken a wrong turn in Florida. Two managers of a Domino’s Pizza restaurant in Lake City, in north-central Florida, have been charged with burning down a rival Papa John’s location. The motive? Police say …
Florida should allow more time for looking into suspicious claims, place a cap on attorneys’ fees and more closely regulate medical clinics to help reduce rampant fraud in the state’s personal injury protection (PIP) auto insurance system, an insurer trade …
Authorities say a 68-year-old handyman fell to his death from atop a four-story apartment building in Little Havana. Miami Fire-Rescue spokesman Lt. Ignatius Carroll says the man was near the ledge and appeared to be installing weather stripping when he …
The number of Floridians who have had their driver’s licenses revoked because they are deemed physically or mentally unfit has more than doubled in the last decade. State figures show the main reasons many lose driving privileges are related to …
A state report shows there were 12 guest injuries at Orlando’s big theme parks and water parks during the third quarter of 2011. The report filed quarterly with the state of Florida includes seven injuries at Walt Disney World, three …
Universal Orlando in Florida is altering its signature ride. Officials announced this week they will no longer launch the Dragon Challenge’s twin roller coasters simultaneously following an internal investigation stemming from two recent incidents. For more than a decade, the …
A Florida man has pleaded guilty to attempting to defraud the BP oil spill claims fund by faking losses from a commercial fishing business. Court records show 37-year-old Eliu Gonzalez of Florida City pleaded guilty Wednesday to a wire fraud …