Authorities say a man’s leg was crushed in a machine at a Pepsi-Cola plant in Tampa. Employees called 911 about 11:30 a.m. Sunday, saying a man was trapped in a conveyor rail system at the plant near the University of …
Parts of Interstate 95 in Palm Beach County have been left in the dark after thieves stole underground copper wiring needed for overhead lighting. Authorities say 18 sites have been hit by thieves who took 175,000 feet of wiring during …
A Florida congresswoman says Hurricane Irene should be a wake-up call to reverse proposed funding cuts to the hurricane hunter program. Though not final, a budget proposal that has passed the House Appropriations Committee would reduce funding for the flights …
Authorities in Broward County are looking for three gunmen who took about $1 million in jewelry and cash from a Hollywood jewelry store. Hollywood police said Wednesday the three suspects fled in a black, newer model SUV driven by a …
Hurricane Irene buffeted Puerto Rico with winds and torrential rain Monday, knocking out power and downing trees as it churned westward on a track that will threaten Florida by the end of the week. Local media in the U.S. Caribbean …
Residents were evacuated after a series of explosions at a St. Augustine gas station sparked a massive blaze, seriously damaging several building and injuring one person. Authorities said a fuel was being delivered Friday night when the explosion occurred. Several …
A Broward County judge has ruled that red-light cameras don’t violate constitutional rights. The South Florida Sun-Sentinel reports that Judge Steven P. DeLuca ruled Wednesday on an array of issues including due process and speedy trial protections, and the admissibility …
Florida lawmakers have been frustrated trying to resolve insurance issues on many fronts in recent years. One of the most troublesome has been the growth of fraudulent claims for drivers who have personal injury protection insurance. Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty …
Officials say a landscape worker and a crane operator in South Florida both survived separate lightning strikes just hours apart. Davie Fire Rescue reports that a man was weeding near a chain-link fence at Indian Ridge Middle School Monday afternoon …
Florida’s insurance consumer advocate is forming a working group to focus on skyrocketing premiums for automobile coverage. Robin Westcott on Thursday said one of the biggest reasons for those increases has been personal injury protection fraud. State law requires motorists …