The back-to-back deaths of two beloved bald eagle siblings stunned the thousands of people who tuned into the livestream of their nest in Florida. Now, biologists have shared they both died from bird flu. The bald eaglets, known as E24 and E25, died within 36 hours of each other, McClatchy News previously reported.
A West Palm Beach man was arrested Friday night after police say he made a series of Facebook posts suggesting that President Donald Trump should be assassinated. Shannon Depararro Atkins, 46, is now charged with written threats to kill or do bodily injury as well as smuggling contraband and possession of a controlled substance.
A gambler got lucky at a slot machine in southwestern Florida with just an 88-cent bet. The visitor sat at a Dancing Drums slot machine at the Seminole Casino Hotel in Immokalee, the casino said in a Jan. 29 Facebook post. The player bet 88 cents, hit spin and watched as the symbols flashed across the screen until a jackpot message appeared.
Less than two weeks after President Donald Trump took office, fear and panic has spread through immigrant communities across the Tallahassee area.
Does it even count as a trip to Florida if there isn’t an element of odd? Here are a few of our favorite places to experience some exquisite weirdness.
U.S. Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, whose South Florida district is home to many Venezuelans, decried a Trump administration rollback of temporary protected status. “It is dangerous for anyone to
American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army Black Hawk collided in Washington, D.C. Authorities believe all 67 on board both aircraft died.
The captain flying the plane with 64 aboard was schooled in Florida. A Blackhawk helicopter collided with Flight 5342 near Ronald Reagan airport.
The two eaglets from the Southwest Florida Eagle Cam that died within a day of each other tested positive for Avian Influenza.
There were 64 people on American Airlines Flight 5342 from Wichita, Kansas to DCA — including 60 passengers and four crew members. The Blackhawk Army helicopter had three soldiers on board. None of the 67 people on either aircraft are believed to have survived, officials say.
The St. Johns County Pet Center is hosting a dog adoption event at Francis Field on Saturday, Feb. from 1 a.m. to 2 p.m. in partnership with K9 Warriors.