North Miami (WTFF) – A “good guy with a gun,” who thought he was protecting his apartment from burglars, shot at firefighters responding to a fire. »
Florida Man mistakes firefighters for burglars, shoots at them through door
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Mother and son catch on fire after pouring gasoline onto a bonfire
Lee County (WTFF) – A North Fort Myers man and his mother are recovering from severe burns after the son poured a gasoline tank onto a fire, causing an explosion. »
Florida Possum Breaks into Liquor Store and Gets Drunk on Cognac
Fort Walton Beach (WTFF) – An oppossum that got drunk on bourbon after breaking into a Florida liquor store had to sober up at a wildlife rescue center. »
Hialeah Family Finds an Iguana in their Toilet
Video: Miami-Dade (WTFF) – A family in Hialeah found an iguana in their guest bathroom and caught it on video. »
Pinellas mosquito control worker found dead in a creek
Largo (WTFF) – A Pinellas County mosquito spray technician was found dead face-down in a creek Monday. »
Orlando Man Accidentally Shoots Himself in Road Rage Incident
Orlando (WTFF) – A man who got involved in a road rage incident shot him accidentally, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. The two men were stopped near Adela Avenue and Science Drive in Orlando on Sunday. »
Mystery substance on hospital bed looks and smells like poop
Gainesville (WTFF) – A customer at UF Health Shands Hospital found what seems to be feces on her bed and was told by two staff members that it was “rust.” »
Dead Frog Found in Drink at Tallahassee Waffle House
Tallahassee (WTFF) – A couple dining at Waffle House on Waldon Road off Mahan Drive found a frog inside their glass of water. »
50-lb. block of cocaine washes ashore on Melbourne Beach
Melbourne Beach (WTFF) – A large block of cocaine washed up on the shores of Melbourne Beach. Brevard County sheriff’s deputies retrieved the large block of powdered narcotic about 11 a.m. ET Friday before Florida Man could crush it up and snort it all. »
Florida Man Facing Eviction Over Emotional Support Squirrel
Clearwater Beach (WTFF) – A resident in Clearwater Beach received an eviction notice from Island Walk Condominiums after they found out that his “emotional support squirrel” has been living with him. »
Florida Boy accidentally stabs himself with pencil
Palm Beach (WTFF) – A student at Wellington’s Equestrian Trails Elementary School nearly died last Wednesday after he plopped down on the floor and a pencil protruding from the side pocket of his backpack stabbed six inches into his armpit, puncturing an artery. »
Cocoa Man Falls Three Stories While Possibly Trying Parkour
Cocoa (WTFF) – A man was airlifted to a hospital after falling off the roof of a 3-story building in Cocoa while possibly doing parkour. »
Small Plane Lands on I-4 near Longwood
SEMINOLE COUNTY (WTFF) – A small plane landed in the median of Interstate 4 on November 3, just north of State Road 434 near Longwood. »
Florida Woman Cop Accidentally Tazes 10-Year-Old During Gun Safety Lesson
Plantation, FL (WTFF) – A police officer accidentally tazed a 10-year-old boy while giving him and his brother a lesson on the dangers of guns. »
Halloween Costume Ignites Protest in St. Augustine
St. Augustine (WTFF) — A woman who wore “black face” to work for Halloween caused students to protest the restaurant. »
Reality TV Actor Tyga tries to Buy a Bengal Tiger
Money makes stupid people do stupid things. So, when fake rapper Tyga got the impulse to buy a real tiger, he called “Nick the Wrangler” to make it happen. »
Cocoa Woman Dies from Cocaine and Fire Ant Bites
Gustava Renee Rigsby was a Florida Woman who made it all the way to the age of 59. On Tuesday, the state medical examiner’s office finalized their autopsy report, determining how she died. Back in June, she was snorting coke near Cocoa Meat & Produce, a hood grocery store in Cocoa, FL. She passed out […] »
Jacksonville Woman Plows Her Car into Winn-Dixie
A car rolled into a Jacksonville Winn-Dixie on Wednesday morning, off New Berlin Road in Oceanway. News4jax.com reports that the driver is believed to be a woman in her 60s or 70s. She was taken to the hospital, and might have a medical issue. »
No charges pressed for two men who killed an Everglades fisherman
Ricardo Galvan and Christian Salcedo were out doing what Florida people do all the time: shooting guns. Fifteen or so shots rang out in under a minute. One of the bullets hit and killed Lawrence Ramdass while he was fishing on a boat with his family. »
Florida Boy Defends Himself Against a Clown Using a Selfie Stick
It’s October in Volusia County, on Friday the 13th. The cool morning air reminds Floridians that Halloween is approaching. 11-year-old Florida Boy is riding his bike, pedaling north along Howland Boulevard… While approaching Pine Ridge High school he heard a noise in the bushes… slowing down, he got a little closer to investigate. Suddenly a […] »
Florida Man hires pilot to drag a “Boycott Jags, NFL” banner above EverBank Field
A Green Cove Springs man took a stand against freedom of speech by exercising his 1st Amendment rights on Sunday. »
Pro-Trump UNF Freshmen Act like Monkeys to Mock Black Students
North Florida is mostly known for shootouts, meth, and inbreeding. Positive traits such as social science, compassion, and intelligence are hardly ever found there. North Florida is also known for its rampant racism, because the further north you go here, the deeper in the south you are. So, when two freshmen students at UNF berated […] »
Racist Idiot Screams “Nothing but a n*gger” at Black Servicewoman
A young Army servicewoman was chased down and verbally assaulted by a racist motorist yesterday. The man screamed racial slurs and told her to kill herself for being black and serving in the military. »
Florida Man collects 13,000 Princess Diana items
A 36-year-old piece of cake, a signed photo of John Travolta, resort keys and a used bar of soap. These are items proudly owned by a 44-year-old Florida man who has been collecting memorabilia of Princess Diana for most of his life. John Hoatson’s home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is filled with more than 13,000 […] »
Florida Man Tries Jumping a Canal with his Corolla
LEE COUNTY, Fla — Lee County Sheriff Deputies say a man attempted to jump a canal with his car in a Lehigh Acres neighborhood overnight. It happened along 7th Street West in Lehigh Acres. Witnesses say they saw a man in a blue Toyota Corolla drive to the edge of the canal and stop. Then, […] »
Church members seek cover from military re-enactment gunfire
BELLEVIEW, Fla. (AP) – Sounds of rapid machine gun and cannon fire cut though the Sunday morning quiet, sending members of a nearby Florida church diving for cover as they feared a repeat of the recent mass shooting in Las Vegas. »
Packers Fan Sets Himself on Fire With Flaming Jersey after Losing Bet to Cowboys
VERO BEACH, Florida – A 27-year-old man was rushed to the Indian River Medical Center after suffering second and third-degree burns after watching the Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers game in Vero Beach. The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office received a call about the incident around 9:00 p.m. Sunday from a home in the […] »
Key West Welcome Sign Mysteriously Vanishes, Replaced With Crappy One
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Officials in Key West have a mystery on their hands. They want to know who took the sign that welcomed visitors to “Paradise U.S.A.” »
George Zimmerman says he’s homeless and suffering from PTSD
George Zimmerman says his problems continue. He told a Spanish language television station he is now homeless, battling post-traumatic stress disorder, more than $2 million in debt and lives in fear for his life. Zimmerman opened up on the Univision television show “Aquí y Ahora” (Here and Now) that will air Sunday on the Spanish […] »
Leesburg Electric Bills Go Way Up After Hurricane Irma Outages
All over Florida people are complaining about their electric bills spiking. This would normally be explained by heavy A/C use, but that’s not the case. In fact, most of these residents had no power for a week. Shady practices or an innocent mistake? »
Florida nursing home denies use of medical marijuana by chronic pain patient
ZEPHYRHILLS, Fla. – A Pasco County senior citizen and her son say the nursing home where she lives is denying her potential pain relief, by refusing to allow her to have the medical marijuana she has a legal prescription to take. »
Boy, 5, fatally shoots himself in day care parking lot
ORLANDO, Fla. – A 5-year-old boy fatally shot himself while in a vehicle in a parking lot across the street from Florida Hospital East, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said. The shooting happened just before 4 p.m. in the parking lot of the Neighborhood Kid Academy day care in the 200 block of Neighborhood Market […] »
Casey Anthony and O.J. Simpson Want to Star in a Reality Show
This could possibly be the most controversial reality show of all time. »
OJ Simpson’s lawyer calls Pam Bondi a stupid b*tch for her stupid remarks
OJ Simpson’s lawyer Malcolm Lavergne is outraged with Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, blasting her as “possibly the stupidest person on the planet.” Bondi’s office released a letter Friday urging the Florida Department of Corrections to deny Simpson a transfer to serve parole in Florida now that he has been released from prison on kidnapping […] »
Pam Bondi doesn’t want O.J. Simpson moving to Florida
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi does not want O.J. Simpson to return to the Sunshine State once he’s released from prison. »
Florida Doctor texts his patient ‘You need a sugar daddy’
Doctors in Florida aren’t too bright. Ely Pelta, who used to be a psychiatrist, proves our point… and gets his license suspended in the same motion. Instead of doing what most lonely people with money do and rent hookers, he decided to be a creep. He suggested to a brand new patient, via text, that […] »
Fire Ants Attack a Tampa Man in SUV, Causing Vehicle to Flip Over on I-10
Fire ants are blamed for causing a Tampa man to roll his Ford Explorer last week on Interstate 10 in Madison County. After fire ants started biting him on his legs, Louis Marino lost control. He suffered minor injuries and was taken to a local hospital. The 85-year-old had parked the SUV in a Tampa […] »
Gun Duel over Sloppy Parking Job ends in One Death – Charges Not Pressed
ASTOR – A shootout that left one man dead and a woman injured Thursday apparently started because of an argument over parking, authorities say. »
Volusia County Man opens fire after mistaking blown transformers for gunshots
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. – A Volusia County man is facing charges after firing a gun outside his home because he mistakenly thought someone was shooting at him, according to authorities. »
Florida Whataburger sued for ‘only white’ hiring policy
In a lawsuit filed this week, the federal government is alleging that Whataburger managers in Florida have been instructed to only hire employees that “sounded white.” »
