Florida HS football game that featured Blue Lives Matter flag, anthem kneeling ends in brawl

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.

A Florida man who police say kidnapped and killed his wife earlier this year, then sent strange text messages in which he pretended to be her in order to cover it up, pleaded guilty to lesser charges and disclosed the location of her body.  Jupiter police found the remains of Gretchen Anthony, 51, about three miles from her home in Abacoa, putting an end to a nearly 10-month long search that began after she disappeared in March.  "We hope that this will bring closure to family now that Gretchen

Another December cold front could ensure South Florida will see its coldest Christmas holiday in 21 years. Though Christmas Eve highs will hover at around 80 degrees, forecasts project temperatures will fall rapidly overnight.

A Florida animal shelter says it has helped rescue 20 golden retrievers from winding up on a meat market menu in China in a monthslong rescue operation involving volunteers on two continents. "I had a dream, and on Sunday it became a reality," Kristine Minerva, who organized the project, told Fox News in an email Tuesday.

A woman in Florida is spreading holiday cheer by delivering Christmas trees to families in need this year.  Kathy Jones, from Brevard County, Florida, noticed that struggling families were posting on social media about needing Christmas trees back in October, according to Florida Today.  She decided to ask for donations on a local Facebook group and since then, she has delivered more than 100 artificial trees to Florida families.  "It’s been a chaotic year, not having the freedom that we've

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.

Christmas present for his girlfriend, ballet dancer Melanie Hamrick.The Sarasota Herald-Tribune reports that the four-bedroom home sits on roughly a third of an acre in the planned community of Lakewood Ranch.

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

A man was killed Monday morning during an altercation outside an Orlando, Fla., Waffle House restaurant, police said.  The victim was shot in the chest and pronounced dead at a hospital, an Orlando police spokesperson told Fox News.The case is being investigated as a homicide, authorities sad.  Information on the shooter was not available. The restaurant chain's locations have been the site of several shootings recently.

A Taco Bell employee in Florida was brought to tears when he was given a massive tip this week.  Joe DeCicco, 70, has been working at a Taco Bell in South Daytona, Fla., for the last 20 years, according to local TV station WESH 2. On Friday, DeCicco -- known in the drive-thru as "Taco Bell Joe" -- received a $6,095 check from a local group.

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 Georgia youth football coach who was seen in a viral video earlier this week smacking one of his players to the ground will be charged with child abuse, Florida authorities said Friday. Gerrell Williams was the coach of the Savannah Gators youth football team, which was playing in the American Youth Football national championships in Kissimmee, Fla., this week when a video showed the man striking one of his players.The parents declined to press charges, but authorities stepped in.

Paul Phillips, a stage manager on such legendary Broadway productions as Sweet Charity, Mame, Pippin and Chicago, died Saturday of natural causes in Naples, Florida, a family spokesman said. He was 95.

: 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.

Paul Phillips, whose long career as a Broadway stage manager included work on such notable productions as Sweet Charity, Mame, Chicago and, in 1967, the now historic Judy Garland at Home at the Palace, died Dec. 5 of natural causes in Naples, Florida. He was 95.

The Super Bowl is happening in early February. Super Bowl 55 is scheduled to take place Sunday February 7, 2021 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida. The halftime show is still a big draw.

Forget lost puppies and horses, adult-like babies, and weird stunts involving snack foods. Instead, this year’s Super Bowl ads will prominently feature social and racial justice issues, along with Covid-19 messages, according to a sports business trade report.