The University of South Florida breaks ground on its on-campus football stadium, a historic Friday for both the school and football program.

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Felon sentenced to 38 years after leading officers on high-speed shootout on I-4

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Bucs' Rachaad White celebrates local students’ completion of financial literacy program

A driver is safe after their van collided with a Brightline passenger train in Pompano Beach, Broward County, Florida, on Tuesday morning, November 12, according to local news reports.

Videos taken by a passenger aboard the train shows a damaged commercial van pushed against the side of the train at a level crossing located at North Dixie Highway and Northeast 33rd Street, along with fire and ambulance crews responding.

The train was evacuated and the driver was taken to a local hospital as a precaution, WSVN reported.

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'I have nothing left,' residents in Ridge Manor go back home to see flooding damages

The Florida Lottery is launching all-new holiday scratch-off tickets, featuring more than $4.5 million in cash prizes, as the holiday season approaches.

A tropical system brewing in the Caribbean could impact Florida next week, models indicate. With the possibility of another storm impacting the hurricane-ravaged Gulf coast, WSNN Chief Meteorologist Justin Mosely joins WFLA meteorologist Amanda Holly and WFLA Now's JB Biunno to break down the models and answer viewer questions. LATEST: https://bit.ly/4eztNZS

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Diesel fuel siphoning suspect leads foot chase from Waffle House to Burger King

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Hurricane relief drive providing supplies & support

In this video, watch as a mother and father who lost their son in an accident meet the man who found a literal message in a bottle with their son's ashes.