Florida

Many Americans used the #GunControlNow Twitter hashtag following the Parkland, Florida mass school shooting to call for action from Congress and other lawmakers.

Twitter user Kaitlin shared the text messages she received from her sister Hannah as she hid in a classroom during the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.

Florida city rated 15th safest city in the US just before 17 people killed at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting.

A student of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School said 'everyone predicted' gunman would shoot up the school following the deadly ambush that left 17 dead.

At least 17 people have been killed and many injured after a shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. The shooter, named as Nicolas Cruz, has been taken into custody.

Two drones have been launched by police in Virginia to help prevent a Florida women from taking her life.

A medical examiner became emotional as she described the brutal injuries to 8-year-old Cherish Perrywinkle after she was raped and killed.

Gerardo Martinez of Miracle Christian Church accused of two counts of sexual battery following "heinous" attacks on 17-year-old.

A boy became trapped after he managed to climb into an arcade claw machine while out eating dinner with family and friends.

Parents Ginny Irovando and Robert Long made money from fake claim that 13-year-old son had cancer, police say.

Donald Towns, 41, has been charged with armed robbery after he allegedly wrote a demand for cash on a medical discharge letter with his name on it.

Ginny Irovando Long and Robert Edward Long, from Fort Walton Beach, Florida, face 9 counts of fraud and one count of child abuse after being arrested on Thursday (1 February).

Florida photographer captures chilling moment on camera while taking nature pictures for her website.

Shocked Goodwill charity workers in Bradenton find deadly weapon and live grenade among vintage clothes and old books.

The mother of a seven-year-old put into handcuffs after an incident at a Florida school had said that the incident amounted to "police abuse" and threatened legal action.

Four alleged members of Neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division have been linked to five murders in California, Florida and Virginia over the past year.

A Florida mother, 35, was arrested in the drowning death of her 10-month-old son. Rosa Regina Feeney faces charges of aggravated manslaughter of a child and child neglect.

Jason Tarlton was arrested and charged after a former student accidentally posted pictures showing "in a sexual manner" to the social media app After School.

A group of golfers came across an alligator fighting off a Burmese Python on a popular golf course in Florida. The incident lasted for 4 hours and led the way to some photo ops.

Local media in Florida reported authorities saying a man survived a harrowing 10 hours torture and rape ordeal after one suspect allegedly called him a 'snitch'.

A wrong woman was killed in a botched murder-for-hire plot arranged by a scorned woman, a Florida sheriff said.

Local reports named 20-year-old Shane Missler as the holder of a Mega Millions ticket entitling him to $451m.

New study warns that the rhesus monkeys in Florida carry a virus that deadly to humans: Herpes B. The state wants to get rid of the animals to avoid contamination.

Dante Bencivenga arrested after refusing to leave airport after urinating all over toilet of aircaft.

Florida's AHCA said one of its employees fell victim to a "malicious phishing email" late last year.

A police report seen by local media said that Merlin Larice Joseph had said he did not like the 'attitude' of an 11-year-old he's accused of killing.

Recent cold snap is set to become deteriorate as a freezing meteorological "bomb cyclone" is predicted to affect East Coast.

A great white shark, named Miss Costa, was spotted swimming off the coast of Florida in the Gulf of Mexico on Monday (1 January).

Florida deputies said that a man turned up at his ex-girlfriend's house in the early hours of the morning before viciously assaulting her new boyfriend.

A Florida Boy Scout leader, Michael Douglas Hanen, has been arrested for possessing child porn, police said.