BREVARD COUNTY, Fla. (WESH/NBC News) – Florida’s Brevard Public Schools district is considering a plan to allow employees to act as armed, undercover guardians in an effort to protect against school shootings. So far hundreds have already volunteered. “Time is ...

CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. (WFLA) – A Florida man is fighting to keep his emotional support squirrel, and facing possible eviction from his Clearwater Beach condominium as a result. Ryan Boylan and Brutis are inseparable. He rescued her last year after ...

MYAKKA CITY, Fla. (SNN/NBC News) – A trio of Florida python hunters may have made the catch of a lifetime. Dusty Crum is a python hunter who calls himself the “Wildman.” “I didn’t know what else to do. I put ...

Orange County, Fla. (WESH) – Investigators say a running generator is likely to blame for the death of three people in Orange County, Florida. Seven people were inside the home when a child called authorities at 5:01 p.m. Tuesday, officials ...

(NBC News) – More than 6 million people are without power in the wake of Hurricane Irma. Now a tropical storm, Irma continues to churn over north Florida and Georgia. Irma first made landfall in the Florida Keys, then slowly ...

Portland, Ore. – The Oregon Air National Guard is sending a team to Florida to assist with Hurricane Irma relief. Members of the Guard’s 125th Special Tactics Squad left Portland early Friday morning. Some of the 15 Airmen deployed recently ...

(NBC News) – Hurricane Irma, a record-breaking and potentially catastrophic storm, is moving closer to the U.S. mainland. Irma’s first strike came overnight on the island of Barbuda, delivering sheets of rain and wind gusts of at least 155 miles ...

Miami, Fla. (WTLV) – Empty shelves are becoming the norm for stores across Florida as people prepare for Hurricane Irma. Most stores are out of bottled water, but people are being reminded to check back as they await more shipments. ...

Miami, Fla. (NBC News) – Another major weather threat is brewing in the Atlantic as Hurricane Irma, an astonishing Category Five storm with winds of 185 miles an hour, moves closer to the U.S. mainland. They are heeding the warnings ...

Cocoa, Fla. (WESH/CNN Newsource) – Cell phone video posted on social media shows a Florida man drowning in a retention pond while five teens stand by, recording and even mocking him and laughing. No one called for help, and the ...

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