There’s been a lot of conversation this weekend about blackface and its relationship to Halloween costumes, especially in the context of this lovely Trayvon Martin / George Zimmerman trio. For those who initially jumped to defend these partiers as “not racist” and "just kids," I’m sorry to break it to you, but thanks to some sleuthing from The Smoking Gun, we can indeed confirm that all three are morons and at least one is an unapologetic racist.

A man arrested by deputies in Florida for allegedly assaulting his pregnant girlfriend became the living embodiment of the "Thanks, Obama!" meme after he tried pinning the blame on the President.

A high school teacher has been suspended for allegedly taping a student’s hands together and then trying to tape her mouth shut. Greg Sims, a science teacher at Lake Brantley High School in Altamonte Springs, Florida, will be suspended without pay for five days.

Authorities in Florida say a Port Richey woman suffered a serious gunshot wound after she was struck by a bullet that was fired by a man who had just committed suicide across the street.

Guess the end of this headline: "6-foot gator makes unwelcome appearance at front door of __ __." Okay, yes, it's "Florida Wal-Mart." We'll find a harder one next time.

This week Florida prison authorities accidentally released and paid for bus tickets for two convicted murderers who were supposed to be serving life sentences without possibility of parole.

Florida's longest serving congressman, Republican Rep. Bill Young, died today at the age of 82 at Walter Reed Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, according to the Associated Press. Fox News had incorrectly reported that Young died yesterday, when in fact, his family said, he was just "gravely ill."

A Florida high school student who posed for a selfie while his pregnant teacher was experiencing contractions behind him found viral fame this week after his photo was retweeted over 20,000 times.

A Florida man attempting to burn a cross as part of an ill-conceived "prank" suffered severe injuries after accidentally setting himself on fire in the process.

Davion Navar Henry Only is a teenager with a troubled past who wants nothing more than to be part of a family. Any family.

Two Florida girls, one 12 and one 14, have been charged with aggravated stalking, a third-degree felony, for allegedly bullying a girl who committed suicide five weeks ago. Police decided to arrest the kids after the older one posted this onto her Facebook page on Saturday: "Yes, I bullied Rebecca and she killed herself and I don’t give a fuck."

On Wednesday night, Danzig headlined the Cuban Club in Ybor City, Florida. During the opening of doom-rock ballad "Blood and Tears," the eponymous gloom-metal god noticed someone in the audience recording the performance and demanded, "Somebody punch that fucking asshole right there."

Authorities in Florida arrested a Vero Beach woman last month after she allegedly stabbed her boyfriend in the eye for refusing her request to participate in a threesome with another woman.

A 69-year-old pantsless masturbating Florida man couldn’t keep his hands to himself as he went through a McDonald’s drive-thru in Wildwood, Florida.

The future of America (and, indeed, the world) will be characterized by widespread and increasingly violent skirmishes for control of the last sources of precious, precious water. Currently, we're in phase one: the legal battles.

Former Goodwill store employee Andrew Anderson says he was inspired by the august organization's spirit to offer the most needy patrons a discount so they could afford store items for themselves and their families. But Goodwill had him thrown in jail just the same.

The Florida woman whose "Stand Your Ground" defense was rejected in a controversial 2012 trial that rose prominence in the wake of George Zimmerman's acquittal will get a new trial after an appeals court ruled that the jury instructions on self-defense "were erroneous."

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi apologized yesterday for delaying a man's execution because it conflicted with a reelection fundraiser she'd planned.

The Florida Highway Patrol says a motorist who stopped his car to rescue a cat that he spotted on Florida's Turnpike ended up causing a crash that killed an elderly Boynton Beach woman and backed up rush-hour traffic for miles.

A DeLand, Florida, police officer who was fired after running over and killing a fleeing suspect named Marlon Brown will not be charged with vehicular manslaughter. Brown's family hopes this video might somehow change that ruling.