FORT PIERCE, Fla.—An 85-year-old woman was killed by an alligator while walking her dog in a senior living community on Florida’s Atlantic Coast, officials said.

TAMPA, Fla.—Two men have been charged with gun-related crimes in connection to a central Florida drive-by shooting that left 11 people wounded last month.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.—The car owned by a missing 74-year-old Florida Lyft driver was found in North Carolina and the man who was driving it is wanted in connection with a homicide last week in southwest Florida, authorities said Friday.

Republican Florida Rep. Greg Steube announced on Monday that the Good Samaritan who called 911 after the lawmaker fell 25 feet from a ladder outside his home will be his “official guest” to attend President Joe Biden’s State of the Union address next week.

Dylan Gartenmayer is fortunate to be alive after a lucky escape on Jan. 19.

Two people died and four others were injured in a shooting in Ocala, Florida, early Sunday, authorities said.

Texas and Florida lead the U.S. in population growth, according to new Census Bureau estimates.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—A bear escaped an exhibit at a Florida zoo and attacked a zookeeper before being fatally shot by workers, officials said.

A Florida pastor and his son were arrested on Wednesday over allegations of fraud related to more than $8 million in COVID loans, which they reportedly tried spending on a luxury residence.

KINGSFORD, Mich.—A Michigan Army veteran who turned his life around with a bike shop died in a crash while delivering free bikes to children in Florida affected by Hurricane Ian, his family said.

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla.—A woman who was in bed with her two young children was fatally shot early Tuesday during a home invasion that a Florida sheriff described as “targeted” hit.

Florida has experienced a rise in the number of cases of deadly flesh-eating bacteria following Hurricane Ian and chronic flooding, officials have said.