Florida News

Dozens of short-finned pilot whales have somehow become stranded in shallow water off the coast of Florida's Everglades National Park. Ten of the whales have already died, with several having been euthanized. Wildlife officials fear that more will die.

The "Castle Doctrine," or "stand your ground" law is legal in 46 states in the U.S. This legislation says that a man's home or any place he's legally allowed to be, can be protected with deadly force, if necessary, to protect a perceived or real threat.

Tampa - The chairman of the Republican Party in the state of Florida on Monday asked United States Representative Trey Radel to resign following a recent cocaine conviction.

Miami-area police have been accused of racial profiling after stopping and questioning a young black man 258 times in four years. They reportedly also arrested him 56 times and searched him more than 100 times.

Congressman Trey Radel, Florida, issued a heartfelt apology to his wife, son and the state of Florida via his Facebook page Tuesday afternoon. He was recently arrested for possessing cocaine.

Orlando - George Zimmerman, killer of teen Trayvon Martin, is in jail again. For the second time he was accused of threatening a girlfriend with a gun.

Daytona Beach - Florida police released a video showing cops shooting Jermaine Green 32, and a former New York Giants running back, as he was holding a knife to the chest of his girlfriend.

Orlando - An Orlando gas station worker had a lucky escape when his mobile phone blocked a bullet fired at him by a robber. The attempted robbery took place last Monday morning at a Hess station in Winter Garden, Orlando.

Sanford - A picture of two young guys and a female has gone viral and caused outrage around the World Wide Web. Why? The image features one man as a black-faced representative of Trayvon Martin, as a Halloween 2013 joke.

Many farmers in Florida are having trouble getting harvesters to pick this years' crops, and they're blaming this on the government shutdown and the possibility of a backlog of guest worker applications with the Labor Dept.