Spring break beach trip turns deadly
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Spring break and Good Friday will overlap next week for some Florida students. Others are still waiting for their long break.
A Florida beach once overrun by out-of-control spring-breakers found God on Sunday. Nearly 400 people packed the bandshell on Daytona Beach for a Catholic Easter service just steps from the shoreline where drunken “takeover” mobs sparked violence and mass arrests days earlier.
Spring break has finally arrived for students in two Florida counties. Students in 49 counties will be out for Good Friday on April 3.
Spring break officially begins March 23 for students in 11 Florida counties. Spring break ends the week of March 23 for students in 44 Florida counties. See spring break schedules for every Florida county.
A slow-moving system over the Gulf of America is already impacting South Texas with heavy rain. It will continue to move east over the next week, eventually stalling over Florida.
The Volusia County Sheriff's Office blamed promoters on social media for publicizing unsanctioned events, referred to as "takeovers."
Planning a trip to Florida's theme parks? Learn when to expect the biggest spring break crowds and how to beat the heat.
Spring break "takeovers," which are massive gatherings organized on social media, are overwhelming some top destinations and posing dangers.
Spring break turns chaotic in Daytona Beach; guns and drugs call for crackdown. There were also four shootings.