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March 6, 2022
The Adkins Avenue fire has been burning in Bay County since Friday, forcing the evacuation of at least 600 homes.
March 5, 2022
The voting law package was pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis and would create a police force dedicated to pursuing election…
March 2, 2022
Jamir Bradford "was arrested, handcuffed and charged with robbery and battery for riding his own bicycle," his mother, Melani Brown,…
February 25, 2022
The killing of this baby-faced, hoodie-wearing, unarmed Florida youth at the hands of a stranger still reverberates after a decade.
February 25, 2022
Burrough, 73, the former Houston Oilers receiver who was the last NFL player to wear No. 00, died Thursday at…
Mitchell Robinson thegrio.com
February 24, 2022
New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson III has turned to the public for help finding his missing father. 
February 23, 2022
The Black Police Precinct Courthouse and Museum collects info on pioneering Black officers in the pre-civil rights era.
February 22, 2022
Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis said a bridge would "crush" the redevelopment of the Sistrunk community.
U.S. Supreme Court
February 21, 2022
In 2005, Florida became the first state to pass a "stand your ground" law, which allows citizens to use deadly…
February 19, 2022
Nia Whims, 13, was falsely accused of threatening on Instagram to blow up her school, according to her mom's lawsuit.
Corey Joseph Marioneaux Jr. thegrio.com
February 17, 2022
Corey Joseph Marioneaux Jr was charged with trying to kill a police officer and it has reignites discussions about no-knock…
Charles Kinsey thegrio.com
February 17, 2022
The conviction of former North Miami police officer Jonathan Aledda, who shot an autistic man’s caretaker, has been overturned.
ambulance thegrio.com
February 16, 2022
An 1-year-old was injured in police custody in Florida after his father was charged with shooting at a Pensacola Police…
Ron DeSantis thegrio.com
February 15, 2022
DeSantis's redistricting map would likely give the GOP two additional seats in the statehouse and reduce the number of Democratic…
February 7, 2022
The Miami Dolphins hired San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator Mike McDaniel, who is biracial, as their head coach.
February 3, 2022
A caller who threatened to blow up a HBCU in Florida described a plot involving seven bombs hidden in duffel…
SPLC Confederate thegrio.com
February 1, 2022
The SPLC launched the third edition of their Whose Heritage? Project which tracks the removal of Confederate memorials across the…
February 1, 2022
The daughter of a former Florida mayor who recently ran for Congress has been sentenced to prison for lying to…
January 28, 2022
Richard Burnham reportedly used multiple racial slurs during his tirade and also shattered the teens' car window.
January 26, 2022
In a surprising "TMZ" update, the victim of Monday's alleged domestic violence incident later denied it ever took place.