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  Okeechobee Music Festival (OMF) is back for their 3rd year on March 1-4th, 2018. Thousands of Floridians are set to “enter the portal” and set up camp in Sunshine Grove, FL for their biggest festival yet. March brings beautiful weather, and Okeechobee Music Festival is set to take full advantage. After two successful years Okeechobee has proven to be …

Hurricane Irma is quickly approaching The Sunshine State as a category 4 hurricane with expected land fall as early as Sunday morning. We have included an interactive map with the most accurate forecast including wind speed, direction and rainfall to help keep Floridians informed. This is one of the largest hurricanes in Florida’s history, making preparation for the storm imperative. …

Mother Nature was found in Florida today passed out drunk on the beach. She was found in possession of cold weather, cloudy skies and a plane ticket from the Northern states. The suspect was reportedly visiting The Sunshine State from the North East and did not know where she was. Mother Nature was highly intoxicated and disoriented, but seemed to …

When October hits the Sunshine State, Floridians start preparing for a harsh two weeks of winter and wear long pants any day the temperature dips below 80 degrees… In Germany, October is synonymous with Oktoberfest, a 16+ day festival of celebration and one of the largest festivals in the world. Given the popularity of beer during this special holiday, the …

A Florida man has been arrested after drunkenly beaching his $500,000, 72 foot yacht named the Time Out. The owner of the yacht, Thomas Henry Baker, 63, told police that he had been drinking Long Island Iced teas before running the boat into a shallow area near the Palm Beach Inlet. Palm Beach police performed a field sobriety test where …

  A Florida man has been arrested and another has died after an attempt to see if what they thought was a bullet proof vest, but was in fact a flak jacket, could stop a bullet. Tampa police say Alexandro Garibaldi, 24, fired a shot at his cousin Joaquin Mendez, 23, to test out what they believed to be a …

  A Florida man from Stuart, Florida has been taken into custody after using a wanted poster of himself as his profile photo on his Facebook page. Mack Yearwoodhe, 41, became the main suspect in a battery complaint but Stuart police were unable to locate him at the time of the incident. Wanted for violation of probation on two counts …

  The past few days, hurricane season has been in full swing and the big word around Florida has been Tropical Storm Hermine. What started as “Tropical Depression 9” is now inbound to hit the Sunshine State sometime Thursday evening. In light of Tropical Storm Hermine’s arrival, News4Jax did what any news station would do, post a map highlighting areas …

  The Pasco County Sheriff’s Office has launched an investigation after learning that almost a hundred chickens have been living in a Port Richey home. It is not known if anyone lives in the chicken occupied residence but the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a woman who may be responsible. When Pasco County code enforcement deputies entered the home, …

  A Florida man named Vladimir Putin (not the one pictured above), has been arrested on trespassing charges at a Publix supermarket. Not to be confused with Vladimir Putin, the President of Russia, but the resident of West Palm Beach, Florida. According to the police report, Putin became upset after missing his ride from the supermarket. Thats when he began screaming and yelling …