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Florida woman gives birth to rare set of identical twins with Down syndrome

While the chances of giving birth to twins increased 72 percent between 1980 and 2018, it’s still pretty rare. About 33 out of every 1,000 births are twins. And what are the chances of identical ...

Florida woman becomes the world’s oldest powerlifter at 100 years old

Has anyone ever said you were too old to accomplish one of your dreams? If so, you can direct them to Edith Murway-Traina, and say if she can do it, so can you. The great-great-grandmother, ...

Florida beachgoers form human chain and pull swimmers from the Gulf of Mexico

While officials typically advise against forming a human chain in order to rescue someone from the ocean, in this instance the risky maneuver worked. On April 14, roughly a dozen people latched arms and made ...

Florida woman missing for 20 days found naked, but alive in storm drain

A Florida woman who was first reported missing on March 3 was located Tuesday, nearly three weeks after she disappeared. She was found alive, naked and trapped in a storm drain in Delray Beach, Florida. ...

Man missing for 2 days found clinging to capsized boat 86 miles off the coast of Florida

A Florida man was rescued approximately 86 miles off the east coast of the state late Sunday morning. Crew members aboard a 225-foot container ship spotted Stuart Bee clinging to his capsized boat and immediately ...

Suspected human trafficker caught after leading police on high-speed chase in Florida

A suspected human trafficker has been arrested and three children are safe after police were led on a high-speed chase in Marianna, Florida Wednesday. According to reports, deputies from the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office were ...

Florida woman arrested after witness records her stuffing emaciated dog into trunk

On August 22, 27-year-old Sarah Perry visited an animal shelter and asked if they could take her dog or euthanize it. She no longer wanted the dog. Perry was reportedly told that the shelter was ...

Man dies just 48 hours after contracting flesh-eating bacteria in Florida – now his daughter wants to warn others

According to Cheryl, her father had cancer and his immune system was compromised as a result. During a trip to Florida, he and the rest of Cheryl’s family spent time out in the water near ...

Man who allegedly killed Pinky the flamingo struck by a truck near his home in Florida

According to the Tampa Bay Times, Corrao was walking across State Road 50 near his home in Orange County around 6 a.m. when a Ford F-150 pickup struck him. He was transported to a nearby hospital where ...

Woman with autism told she’d fail at life, now she’s competing to become the next Miss Florida

“I was basically promised that I would never graduate any school really or have any friends. Pretty much everything bad was going to happen to me because I have autism,” Rachel told WFLA. Although it ...