Florida

The Grim Reaper made an appearance at Florida beaches as they reopened amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Prosecutors filed the motion in a South Florida court, requesting a temporary restraining order against the Genesis II Church of Health and Healing. The complaint argues that the “church” cures are dangerous and that the “church” is in fact a secular organization.

The husband of a Florida nurse who recently died of what he believes were complications of COVID-19 says his wife did not have the proper safety equipment while dealing with sick patients. 

For the first time in its history, a Florida animal shelter's kennels were completely emptied after all of the dogs were adopted.

Walt Disney World is spreading some joy by donating Easter lilies to Central Florida senior citizens.

Thousands of acres of fruits and vegetables grown in Florida are being plowed over or left to rot because farmers can’t sell to restaurants, theme parks or schools nationwide that have closed because of the coronavirus.

Disney is offering to refund and waive payments for annual passholders while its amusement parks are closed during the COVID-19 crisis, according to the company's website.

The Center Arena Church held its usual Sunday service, as the "stay-at-home" order allows them to. They are just one of several churches holding services in-person.

Cheers and applause could be heard on a Tampa megachurch's livestream Sunday from a few hundred people inside The River at Tampa Bay Church. The church is refusing to close its doors despite a "safer at home" order in effect in Hillsborough County.

Deputies said that the man admitted to taking the toilet paper and said that it was for a woman who was poor and had no job.

Tourists who planned to take the scenic drive along Overseas Highway in the Florida Keys will have to postpone that trip. 

Walt Disney World Resort in Florida suspending operations due to coronavirus concerns. 

A central Florida woman is accused of submitting false voter registration information that switched the party affiliations of voters without their knowledge, sheriff's investigators said.

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the new case this morning, bringing the total number of cases in Florida to three – all of whom are in the Tampa Bay Area.

Governor DeSantis said that Florida labs presumptively confirmed the diagnosis on Sunday but the CDC in Atlanta officially confirmed it on Monday afternoon.

One Girl Scout troop mom showed FOX 13 a $50 bill Tuesday evening, just one of the many fake bills that scout leaders say their girls received over the past couple of weeks. 

A 10-year-old defying the odds.

A Florida trucking company is suing two federal agencies, saying agents seized $181,500 in cash at Tampa International Airport and won't give it back. 

Friday marks two years since a gunman opened fire at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, killing 17 and wounding more than a dozen.