Freida Frisaro, The Associated Press

Freida Frisaro

The Associated Press

Miami, FL, United States

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Past articles by Freida:

Chirping sounds lead airport officials to bag filled with smuggled parrot eggs

The 24 bright green baby parrots chirp and bob their heads the second anyone nears the large cages that have been their homes since hatching in March → Read More

Slain Florida TV reporter identified

Spectrum News 13 reporter Dylan Lyons and photojournalist Jesse Walden were in their unmarked news vehicle on Wednesday afternoon when a man approached and shot them, Orange County Sheriff John Mina said in a news conference. → Read More

Slain Florida TV reporter identified

Spectrum News 13 reporter Dylan Lyons and photojournalist Jesse Walden were in their unmarked news vehicle on Wednesday afternoon when a man approached and shot them, Orange County Sheriff John Mina said in a news conference. → Read More

Family confirms missing 74-year-old Lyft driver dead

A Lyft driver who went missing more than a week ago has died, his daughter confirmed. → Read More

Family confirms missing 74-year-old Lyft driver dead

A Lyft driver who went missing more than a week ago has died, his daughter confirmed. → Read More

Missing Florida Lyft driver’s car found with slaying suspect

The vehicle was seen Thursday evening in North Carolina after the U.S. Marshal’s regional task force asked authorities to be on the lookout. → Read More

Florida congressman Steube injured after falling off ladder

U.S. Rep. Greg Steube sustained “several serious injuries” when he fell off a ladder while cutting trees at his property on Florida’s Gulf Coast → Read More

Florida beach erosion uncovers wooden ship from 1800s

Beachgoers and lifeguards discovered the wooden structure poking out of the sand over Thanksgiving weekend in front of homes which collapsed into rubble on Daytona Beach Shores last month from Hurricane Nicole. → Read More

Florida beach erosion uncovers wooden ship from 1800s

DAYTONA BEACH SHORES, Fla. (AP) — Severe beach erosion from two late-season hurricanes has helped uncover what appears to be a wooden ship dating from the 1800s which had been buried under the sand on Florida's East Coast for up to two centuries, impervious to cars that drove daily on the beach or sand castles built by generations of tourists. → Read More

Judge accepts insanity plea deal for man in face-biting case

Austin Harrouff, 25, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to two counts of first-degree murder and other charges for the 2016 slayings of John Stevens, 59, and his wife, Michelle Mishcon Stevens, 53. → Read More

Judge accepts insanity plea deal for man in face-biting case

Austin Harrouff, 25, pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to two counts of first-degree murder and other charges for the 2016 slayings of John Stevens, 59, and his wife, Michelle Mishcon Stevens, 53. → Read More

Tropical Storm Nicole weakens to depression, reaches Georgia

WILBUR-BY-THE-SEA, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Nicole weakened to a tropical depression Thursday night as it crossed the Florida Panhandle on its way north into Georgia. → Read More

Tropical Storm Nicole topples beachfront homes into ocean

Two people were killed by electrocution when they touched downed power lines in the Orlando area, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office said. → Read More

Tropical Storm Nicole makes landfall in Bahamas, forces evacuations in Florida

Nicole is then expected to strike storm-weary Florida on Wednesday night and move into Georgia on Thursday. → Read More

Nicole strengthens into tropical storm, churns toward Bahamas, Florida coast

A range of warnings and watches remain in place throughout the region. → Read More

Worker on front end loader hits, kills Florida deputy

A Florida sheriff’s deputy working an overnight shift to provide safety at a construction zone was accidentally struck and killed by a worker operating a front end loader who officials say is in the U.S. illegally → Read More

Worker on front end loader hits, kills Florida deputy

Police said Deputy Michael Hartwick was working Thursday night when a member of the construction crew hit the 51-year-old deputy. → Read More

Worker on front end loader hits, kills Florida deputy

Police said Deputy Michael Hartwick was working Thursday night when a member of the construction crew hit the 51-year-old deputy. → Read More

Has Florida Man finally met his match? Meet Florida Sheriff

Maybe Florida Man has finally met his match. Meet Florida Sheriff. On any given day one or more of the state’s 67 sheriffs step into the social media spotlight, taking → Read More

Publix supermarkets not offering COVID vaccine to young kids

The Publix supermarket chain isn't offering the COVID-19 vaccine to children younger than 5 → Read More