Florida city ranked the 'least safe' in America

Jennifer Lopez and Alex Rodriguez make their way out of the gym after a post-Christmas workout on Saturday (December 26) in Coral Gables, Fla.

ORLANDO, Fla. — With unexpectedly cold weather in the forecast and pandemic-related curfews in some places, Florida is about to have a Christmas unlike any other in recent memory, and it may involve falling iguanas.

Florida authorities have launched an investigation after a college baseball player was found shot dead inside his off-campus apartment in West Palm Beach Sunday. The body of 21-year-old Derek Becker was found inside his apartment on Community Drive not far from the Keiser University’s flagship campus, where he played on the Seahawk baseball team. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

Steel Panther playing three gigs in Florida over the last week to packed crowds with no social distancing in place.Despite COVID-19 cases continuing to surge across the United States, the rock band played in Orlando (December 17), St Petersburg (18) and Fort Myers (19) along with Black Stone Cherry.As MetalSucks reports and videos on social media show, fans seemingly ignored the venues’ calls for mask wearing and social distancing, with very few masks seen in the videos and crowd members

The New York, Los Angeles and Boston critics have had their say and now we begin the long, tedious rollout of other critics groups who insist their honors are not meant to have any influence on guild or Oscar voters. The Chicago Film Critics Association and Florida Film Critics Circle have now made their selections and anointed, respectfully, “Nomadland” and “First Cow” as Best Picture.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorMONDAY, Dec. 21The Florida Film Critics Circle awarded its top prize to “First Cow,” and the film’s John Magaro also received a nod in the Best Actor category as a runner up.Current Oscar frontrunner and festival darling “Nomadland” also landed two wins, Best Director for Chloe Zhao and the Best Actress to Frances McDormand.The complete list of 2020 winners is below:BEST PICTURE “First Cow” Runner up: “Nomadland”/”Trial of the Chicago 7″/”Minari”BEST ACTOR Anthony

Page Six said the couple chose the area due to its privacy, as it's the antithesis to New York City and London, where Mick and Melanie spend the majority of their time.

A fire that swept through a trio of barns at a Florida chicken farm Thursday has left 250,000 chickens dead, reports say.  The blaze erupted at Cal-Maine Foods in Dade City overnight – and its cause was not immediately clear.   Firefighters that responded to the scene were hampered by the explosion of propane tanks on site, the Tampa Bay Times reports.   Each barn that was burned by the fire contained around 80,000 chickens, the newspaper added.  Officials told WFLA that 250,000 chickens were

A tornado ripped through three Florida communities Wednesday as snow buffeted the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern states in a flurry of wild weather, according to local reports. The "large, extremely dangerous tornado" ripped across Pinellas, Hillsborough and Polk counties, beginning just before 4 p.m.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday reaffirmed his commitment to keeping restaurants open and criticizing other areas of the country like New York City where indoor dining has been suspended despite evidence that most coronavirus infections can be traced to small gatherings at homes.

The pastor of a Florida church who has crusaded against alcohol sales on Sundays has been charged with possession of child pornography, according to a report. William Dalton Milam, 62, was arrested Monday on two counts of promoting sexual performance of a child and 25 counts of possession of child porn, the Pensacola News Journal reported.

A Florida woman who threatened to leap from a motel balcony on Monday was arrested after allegedly throwing her German Shepherd over the railing, authorities said. Allison Murphy, 35, was charged with animal cruelty over the incident at Motel 6 in Daytona Beach, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.

coronavirus pandemic that has rocked Florida's tourism industry.A rendition of the new area shows at least six rides or attractions and a large building, possibly a restaurant.Legoland Florida spokeswoman Kelly Hornick told The Ledger in Lakeland that more would be revealed about the expansion plans in 2021 — which is the 10th anniversary of the theme park's opening on the former site of Cypress Gardens.Legoland Florida has expanded repeatedly since opening in October 2011.

Two inmates, who were on the run after escaping from a Tennessee minimum-security facility, were arrested Sunday in Pompano Beach, Fla., according to authorities.  Robert Lee Brown, 36, and Christopher Osteen, 34, were taken into custody by law enforcement more than two days after the pair escaped from the Northwest Correctional Complex in Tiptonville, Tenn., on Friday, the Tennessee Department of Correction (TDOC) said in a news release.

A kind-hearted Florida businessman is playing Santa for the second holiday season in a row — this year reportedly paying the overdue utilities bills for 114 families who were at risk of losing service. “This year to me probably is more meaningful than last year with the pandemic and all the people out of work having to stay home,” Michael Esmond, 74, told CNN.

: The American Conservative Union says it will hold the 2021 Conservative Political Action Conference in person amid the coronavirus pandemic. And for the first time ever, the largest and most influential annual gathering of conservatives that’s best known as CPAC, will be held far from the nation’s capital.

Florida police on Monday raided the home of a former state data scientist who claimed she was fired from the Department of Health for refusing to doctor coronavirus figures. Rebekah Jones posted a video on Twitter showing officers with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement drawing their guns as they entered her house in Tallahassee.