A Florida man is facing several charges after deputies used a taser to stop him as he tried to avoid arrest by fleeing on a riding lawn mower.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday held a news conference in downtown Crestview, handing over a check for $3,217,188 to Okaloosa County to fund infrastructure improvements at the Shoal River Ranch gigasite.

A Florida Missing Child alert was issued Saturday for a 14-year-old boy reported missing out of Okaloosa County on Friday, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

The city of North Miami Beach has ordered the evacuation of a condominium building after a review found unsafe conditions.

CRESTVIEW, Fla. – A 38-foot boat fell of its trailer on Thursday, landing in the road and blocking traffic for three hours. The Crestview Fire Department posted pictures on Facebook showing the giant vessel stretched across the travel lanes. A considerably large boat is blocking westbound traffic.... Posted by Crestview Fire Department on Thursday, March 25, 2021“Just getting ready for hurricane season,” another said. “Finally, we would also recommend pre-trip planning, follow the weather and road conditions. AdUse the form below to sign up for the ClickOrlando.com Strange Florida newsletter, sent every Friday.

An atmospheric river storm pumped drenching rains into the heart of California on Thursday as blizzard conditions buried the Sierra Nevada in snow. (Andy Richard/Caltrans District 9 via AP)LOS ANGELES – Evacuations were ordered Thursday in wildfire burn areas prone to mudslides as an atmospheric river storm pumped drenching rain into Southern California while blizzard conditions buried the Sierra Nevada in snow. The system then dropped into Southern California, bringing threats of flash floods and debris flows to areas scorched by recent blazes. Scenic Highway 1 was closed near Big Sur after a section of the roadway collapsed when the cliffside below gave way amid torrential rain. The atmospheric river is part of a major change in weather for California, which had significant drought conditions for months.