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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

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Video shared online shows a potential tornado seen from St. Augustine as severe weather caused damage throughout the state on Thursday. The video was captured by Lindsey Chilton and shows dark clouds moving in the distance above a neighborhood in the Picolata area. St. Johns County Fire Rescue shared photos of

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — O.J. Simpson, a former NFL star who was acquitted of murder in one of the most well-known trials in history, died on Wednesday, but the controversial figure had ties to Florida, living in the state in the early 2000s. Simpson was ordered to turn himself in in June 1994 for the

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — An injured Brown pelican was found and rescued by the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office following Thursday’s severe storms. Deputies received several reports from concerned residents regarding the animal, which was spotted at Dee Dee Bartels Boat Ramp in Fernandina Beach. Thousands without power as severe weather moves through Tampa Bay After

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