At least a quarter of Disney layoffs coming from Florida

Floridians experienced a record-breaking first day of early voting in anticipation of the upcoming November election, with over 3.1 million votes cast.  More than 366,000 of those ballots were cast in-person on the first day, according to statistics from the Florida Division of Elections.

Just days before Halloween, a Florida resident spotted a witch in the shape of a cloud floating in the sky above the Orlando area. Phyllis Sheridan said she was driving to work early Tuesday morning when she saw the spooky shape and snapped this picture.  An outline of a witch in the clouds above Florida.

A Miami police officer is facing suspension after pictures surfaced on social media, apparently showing him wearing a Trump 2020 facial covering while at a voting station.  During a news conference Tuesday, Mayor Francis Suarez said the officer would be disciplined and said a suspension was a possibility. "There were people claiming it was voter intimidation,” Suarez said.

Ariana Grande's mom Joan said she was "so proud" of her daughter for sending hundreds of pizzas to voters lined up to cast their ballots early in Florida this week. "I am so proud of you@ArianaGrande...

It's no easy feat to wrangle an 111-pound fish. A Florida man set a new state record in Georgia after reeling in a massive Blue Catfish on the Chattahoochee River.The fish officially weighed in at 110 lbs., 6 oz.

At least seven people have been charged in an "elaborate" flying squirrel trafficking scheme in which poachers in Florida caught thousands of the rodents before selling them to buyers in Asia, officials said on Monday. Poachers are accused of illegally catching more than 3,500 flying squirrels, a protected species in Florida, over a three-year period, according to the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

A Florida police vehicle knocked a motorcyclist off his bike during a high-speed chase Sunday along a freeway and was captured on video.  In a pair of videos uploaded to social media, several Florida Highway Patrol vehicles are seen chasing someone on a motorcycle on Florida's Turnpike in Delray Beach, 55 miles north of Miami.  The chase occurred next to a procession of bikers participating in the West Palm Beach Breast Cancer Awareness Ride Out, the Daily Mail reported.

A dozen shots rang out at a youth football game in Florida, killing a man and wounding his 7-year-old son, according to reports. The shooting happened Sunday evening at a park next to an elementary school in Jacksonville and touched off a chaotic scene that sent kids and adults running for their lives in all directions.The boy's injury was a graze wound.

With the November election just a little over two weeks away, President Trump and the campaign of Democratic rival Joe Biden are heading to key swing states on Monday to make a final appeal to voters.  The campaigns will hold rallies in Florida and Arizona, a state that is vital not only to winning the White House, but also crucial in the fight for the control of the Senate, where Republicans are hoping to maintain their majority.  Here's what you need to know about the presidential campaigns

At least two dozen people aboard a sinking boat off the Florida coast were rescued by a massive Carnival Cruise Line ship on Saturday, according to multiple reports. The Carnival Sensation, which reportedly had no guests onboard due to the coronavirus pandemic, came to the aid of the small boat that was in international waters roughly 37 miles off the coast of Palm Beach, Fla, the cruise line said.

A Florida man, wielding a machete was fatally shot by county deputies on Thursday, following an altercation with his sister, authorities said.  Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s office responded to an apartment on Freedom Drive in the unincorporated community of Frostproof around 9:00 p.m., according to a press release.

Ashley Hebert and JP Rosenbaum have put their family home on the market following their split after nearly eight years of marriage, Us Weekly can confirm.The 2,890-square-foot property — which is located in Pinecrest, Florida — is listed with Sotheby’s for $1,149,000. The one-story house has four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a spacious living room, formal dining room and a bonus room converted into a playroom.

Florida Republicans have cut the voter registration gap with Democrats to a historic low, giving the GOP a boost during early voting.  Politico reported Thursday night that the difference in registration numbers for voters in the battleground state is the lowest in at least three decades. Republicans now trail Democrats by just 134,242 registered voters, down from 327,483 in 2016.  Four years ago, President Trump won the Sunshine State by fewer than 113,000 votes.

May the best baby win. Gender reveal parties have become more and more elaborate over the years.

John Cena and Shay Shariatzadeh are married. The two tied the knot in Tampa, Fla., on Monday, according to a marriage certificate.

In what is definitely some surprising news to wake up to, John Cena is now a married man! Yes, you heard that right; the WWE wrestler secretly tied the knot with his girlfriend Shay Shariatzade in Tampa, Florida, as revealed by TMZ. For the unversed, the couple were first publicly spotted in Vancouver, Canada towards early 2019 when Cena was shooting for Playing With Fire.

John Cena, 43, has a wrestling partner for life! The WWE star-turned-movie star tied the knot with Shay Shariatzadeh — a product manager for the enterprise software company Sonatype — in Tampa, Florida on Oct. 12, according to a marriage license obtained by HollywoodLife (see it below). The license was issued on Oct. 9.

John Cena is officially off the market after tying the knot with girlfriend Shay Shariatzadeh!

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorTom DeGeorge, owner of Crowbar, a bar that stages live music in Tampa, Florida, closed in March as part of the pandemic shutdown.