Florida Senate Candidate Val Demings Taunts Herschel Walker with Police Badge: 'This One's Real'

Val Demings (left), Herschel Walker.Photo: Val Demings/Twitter; John Bazemore/AP/Shutterstock Florida Senate candidateVal Demingstook to Twitter Tuesday to taunt a candidate on the other side of the aisle — RepublicanHerschel Walker, who has recently come under fire forflashing an honorary police badgethat he has claimed allows him to “work with police.” Demings, a Democratic congresswoman and former chief of the Orlando Police Department, shared a photo on Tuesday with her own police badge, adding the caption: “This one’s real.

Florida Student, 21, Goes Viral Documenting How She Sheltered on Campus from Hurricane Helene

Growing up in Florida, Layne Griffith has seen her share of serious weather — but something unexpected happened asHurricane Helene barreled down on the statethis week. Griffith’sTikTok posts about sheltering from the storm, under @stormyvloggyfromfsu, went viral as tens and then hundreds of thousands of people began tuning into her video updates from the campus of Florida State University in Tallahassee, where the 21-year-old graduate studenthad holed upwith her cat, Fig, in her office.

Florida Teacher and Basketball Coach Found Dead in Storm Drain Near School Gym: 'Tragic Accident'

Dexter Butler.Photo:Dexter Butler/Facebook Dexter Butler/Facebook A Florida teacher and basketball coach was found dead in a storm drain near the school gymnasium on Saturday, police said. The man was later identified as Dexter Butler of Key West, police added. The investigation is ongoing although no foul play is suspected. “The accident which took his life is under investigation. Further details will be released as they become available,” the statement read.

Florida Teacher Fired for Allegedly Disrupting Muslim Students in Prayer, Accusing Them of 'Magic'

Photo: Getty A teacher in Florida has been fired after a viral TikTok video allegedly showed her disrupting Muslim students during prayer. Franklin Academy Charter School, which has five locations in southern Florida, announced in a statement on Thursday that school leadership was aware of the “very troubling TikTok video” and that they “do not tolerate discriminatory behavior in any form.” “While we do not discuss personnel matters, we can share that the teacher in question is no longer a member of the Franklin Academy staff,” school officials added in the statement.

Florida Teen Hospitalized Due to Brain-Eating Amoeba Following Family Beach Trip

A Florida teen is fighting for his life after being infected with Naegleria fowleri, or brain-eating amoeba.Caleb Ziegelbauer, 13, has been hospitalized since contracting the rare infection while swimming at Port Charlotte Beach on July 1, his family revealed in aGoFundMepost.One week later, Caleb started experiencing a fever, headaches and hallucinations. His family rushed him to the emergency room where doctors confirmed that a brain-eating amoeba had entered his body.“A lot of times people don’t get to the hospital quickly enough.