Florida

A maskless Florida man punched and spat on a 70-year-old man at a convenience store last week after being asked to social distance, authorities said.The victim, who was not identified, asked Rovester Ingram to step away while they were inside the store at a Citgo gas station on Thursday because Ingram was not wearing a…

As new polling continues to give clues toward the states in play for the presidential campaign, President Trump was once again at the center of two story lines that consumed the news.President Trump said he was putting a moratorium on offshore drilling at an event in Jupiter, Fla.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York TimesSept. 12, 2020, 3:00…

A Republican congressman from Florida is urging city officials in Sarasota to quash a plan that would move a statue celebrating the World War II victory over Japan away from its current Bayfront home.“It commemorates the celebration of VJ Day and the end of World War II,” Rep. Vern Buchanan wrote in a letter to the…

A handcuffed Florida man in police custody drowned on Sunday after he broke free from an officer and jumped into the Boca Ciega Bay, according to authorities.Donnie Brownlow Jr., 33, had been arrested by police who responded Sunday evening to reports of a domestic disturbance in Treasure Island, which is near Tampa Bay.Brownlow was arrested for domestic battery, obstruction,…

A Florida woman shot and killed a man who returned to her home after an argument early Saturday and tried to use a tire iron to smash his way inside, authorities said.The shooting happened just after 6 a.m. in an unincorporated area of Auburndale in Polk County, Sheriff Grady Judd said at a news conference. Judd said…