Florida man wins $1 million prize after playing Lottery scratch-off game at Publix

A Florida man won $1 million playing the 500X The Cash scratch-off game, Florida Lottery officials confirmed Friday.

Police: Florida mother encourages son to commit murder

A 50-year-old Florida mother encouraged her 20-year-old son to kill the 18-year-old mother of his two-year-old daughter, according to the Escambia Sheriff’s Office.

Florida man wins $1 million playing Lottery scratch-off game at Publix

A Florida man is $1 million richer after playing the Gold Rush Limited scratch-off game, the Florida Lottery confirmed Thursday.

Florida man accused of sexually abusing corpse

Florida deputies said they tracked down a man believed to have been caught sexually abusing a corpse.

Sheriff: Florida man punched, whipped, burned, choked 5 children, including 13-month-old

A northwest Florida man is facing five counts of aggravated child abuse after deputies accused him of a series of abuses against five children, Pensacola ABC affiliate WEAR reports.

‘Imma off both of them’: Florida woman threw 2 babies to ground, deputies say

Florida woman accused of putting alcohol in baby’s bottle

Deputies in northwest Florida arrested a 28-year-old woman after they say she purposely put alcohol in a baby’s bottle, causing the child to get sick.

School District: Florida teacher never objected after pictures of famous African-Americans were taken down

A Florida school district is responding after a school teacher quit when he said the district made him take down pictures of famous African-Americans from his classroom.

Florida man arrested after allegedly leaving daughter’s 3 dogs to die in hot car

A Florida man was arrested after he allegedly left his daughter's three dogs to die in a hot car.

Escaped Florida inmate now behind bars after all-out manhunt

An escaped Florida inmate was arrested by Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday.

Florida woman hearing ‘voices in her head’ tries to drown cat, deputies say

An Escambia County woman is facing animal cruelty charges after deputies say she attempted to drown her cat.

Mom behind bars after work credentials used to tamper with homecoming votes for teenage daughter

Mother is behind bars, daughter in custody, after fraudulent votes for Homecoming Court linked to home IP address