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TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A person has been detained for questioning after police said a Dunkin’ Donuts employee shot a man in the drive-thru in Florida Monday morning. The shooting occurred at about 8:30 a.m. at a shopping center in the 3900 block of West Oakland Park Boulevard in Lauderdale Lakes. When deputies arrived, they […]

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida police agency is warning community members of a “viral” game that may potentially “instill fear among the public.” On April 12, the Satellite Beach Police Department announced on Facebook they had received “numerous calls from residents, who are witnessing individuals dressed in hoodies or masks, sneaking around their neighbor’s

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis hosted a news conference at a charter school in Pensacola on Monday. DeSantis spoke alongside Florida Department of Education Commissioner Manny Diaz Jr. at Warrington Preparatory Academy, which is described as a “tuition-free public charter school” for middle schoolers. Speaking at a podium labeled “Florida is the

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(KTLA) – Residents in a number of cities are still seeing the cost of consumer goods and services rise faster than the rest of the nation, even as the U.S. inflation rate levels off, according to a new study from WalletHub. The personal finance website compared changes in the Consumer Price Index in 23 major

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A 80-year-old woman was killed and four others were hospitalized after a car crashed into a Florida restaurant Saturday afternoon. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a 24-year-old Cape Coral man was driving on Pine Island Road south of Island Avenue in Matlacha when his car swerved off the road. Missing Florida

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday signed a bill curtailing citizen oversight of police misconduct by requiring civilian oversight boards to be made up of members appointed by a sheriff or police chief. The bill was signed at a news conference on Friday morning. DeSantis framed the bill as protecting law

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — SpaceX plans to send up 23 Starlink communications satellites from Florida on Friday. The company selected 9:22 p.m. for liftoff, according to the SpaceX website. The Falcon 9 rocket will carry 23 Starlink communications satellites into orbit during Friday’s launch. It will be the 20th mission for that rocket. Once Falcon

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A man was shot outside of an elementary school in Florida on Friday afternoon, according to officials. The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Balfern Street in Port St. John around 1:20 p.m. for reports of a person being shot after a firearm accidentally went off. Florida officer

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A smalltooth sawfish was rescued from the Florida Keys on last week, a first for researchers who have been trying to find the answer to what has been killing the endangered animal. Related video: Something is killing endangered sawfish in Florida, but what is it? Biologist with the Florida Fish and