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Authorities say a Pennsylvania couple vacationing in Florida with their six children drowned after they were caught in a rip current while swimming.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says a man has died after he and a coworker were trapped beneath a collapsed 11-story building being demolished at an abandoned mine’s coal preparation plant.

Sheriff’s office divers searched a gator-infested canal in a Florida wilderness preserve after human remains were found in the mouth of a large alligator, officials said.

A Florida sheriff's office says a man stole a car but abandoned it seconds before it was struck by a train.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has completed work on a $339 million reservoir constructed to cleanse water runoff before it flows into a troubled Florida river.

Officials say an alligator attacked and seriously injured a man at a Florida park.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Florida Department of Health said Thursday it has found evidence of the first identified case of the UK COVID-19 variant in the state. The department is working with the CDC on the investigation and said it encourages all to continue practicing COVID-19 mitigation. “At this time, experts anticipate little to no impact on the effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine,” the department tweeted. Florida has evidence of the first identified case of the UK COVID-19 variant in Martin County. Health (@HealthyFla) January 1, 2021That makes Florida the third state in the United States to report a case of the variant.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The new contagious strain of the coronavirus that has spread like wildfire in Britain has been found in Martin County, Florida. The person who tested positive for the strain is a man in 20s and has not recently traveled outside the county or the country, according to the Florida Department of Health. Public health officials said the strain is not more deadly or damaging but leads to rapid spread. Officials worry that could lead to more people being infected and increase hospitalizations. The Florida Health Department and CDC is conducting contract tracing measures to determine how the mutation got here.

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. – UPDATE: The teen was found safe. The Florida AMBER Alert out of Martin County for 13-year-old Kimberly Newberry-Ohler has been resolved. #FLAMBER — FDLE (@fdlepio) June 11, 2020-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------A Florida AMBER Alert has been issued for a teenager in South Florida. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said 13-year-old Kimberly Newberry-Ohler was last seen Wednesday around 11 p.m. in Hobe Sound, Florida. Anyone with information regarding Kimberly is asked to call the Martin County Sheriff’s Office at 772-220-7170 or 911.

PALM CITY, Fla. – A veteran Florida Highway Patrol trooper who stopped to assist a disabled motorist on Interstate 95 in Martin County on Wednesday was shot and killed by a person who was with that vehicle, according to the FHP. The Florida Highway Patrol identified the trooper killed as Joseph Bullock, a 19-year veteran who worked his entire career in the Fort Pierce area. “Trooper Bullock was a leader within the Florida Highway Patrol and his troop,” Col. Gene Spaulding, director of the FHP, said at a late-afternoon news conference. The entire Florida Highway Patrol and FLHSMV family mourns today for the loss of one of our own, FHP Trooper Joseph Bullock. pic.twitter.com/kQ8zO0mVGF — FLHSMV (@FLHSMV) February 5, 2020All lanes of I-95 were closed near mile marker 107 between Martin Highway and Kanner Highway until after 5 p.m. while law enforcement investigated the shootings.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A hunter was airlifted to a hospital after an alligator attack near a wildlife reserve in Florida. According to 12 News, Martin County Fire Rescue said they found James Boyce, 46, in DuPuis Management Area in Loxahatchee on Saturday morning, a reserve bridging southwestern Martin County and northwestern Palm Beach County. At first, rescuers weren't been able to locate Boyce after the initial call of an alligator attack came in. Boyce was taken to a hospital for treatment and his condition was not immediately known. FWC said Boyce was hunting for hog with his wife when he was bitten on the right leg by an alligator, according to 12 News.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) - A person was airlifted to a hospital after an alligator attack near a wildlife reserve in Florida. According to 12 News , Martin County Fire Rescue said they found the person in DuPuis Management Area on Saturday morning, a reserve bridging southwestern Martin County and northwestern Palm Beach County. At first, rescuers weren't been able to locate the victim after the initial call of an alligator attack came in. The person was taken to a hospital for treatment. It is unclear why the person was in the reserve, but the area is known for recreational activities like hunting, camping, hiking and fishing.

This time, in Jensen Beach. Authorities are calling him the modern day Hamburglar.The Martin County Sheriffs Office said on Facebook that a man allegedly used a brick to smash through the door of a local Wendys. He also burglarized a restaurant in downtown Jensen Beach. He attempted to do the same at a full service gas station, but could not gain entry, the office said. RELATED STORIESFlorida Man Allegedly Beats Uber Driver With Car Antenna: ReportFlorida Man Allegedly Found Naked in New York Chicken CoopFlorida Man Allegedly Breaks Into Elderly Woman's Home, Wears Her Clothes