Here’s to the good, the bad, and the cringe-worthy Florida man and woman stories that made headlines in 2018.

We rounded up the wildest and most read 'man' and 'woman' stories of the year, in no particular order.

Who’s ready for 2019?

STORY: INDIAN RIVER COUNTY — Earle Stevens Jr. told investigators he wasn’t drinking while driving.

Instead, he was downing bourbon only while stopped at traffic signals and stop signs.

Will Greenlee, Treasure Coast Newspapers

STORY: A Pensacola woman gave new meaning to the term "food baby" over the weekend.

Crystal Gail Amerson, 29, said she woke up around 4 a.m. with stomach pains that had her running back and forth between the bathroom and bedroom for more than an hour.

"I had Chinese food the night before and I kind of figured maybe I had food poisoning or something like that," Amerson said.

Jake Newby, Pensacola News Journal

STORY: A Pensacola man faces three felony charges after authorities say he made a homemade knife necklace and charged at his neighbor and his neighbor's young children with knives.

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The neighbor told John Stephen Bulla, 64, he was making too much noise early in the morning and he needed to go inside or the neighbor would call 911, the report said. Bulla then allegedly told him, "If you call the cops, I will kill you," and ran at him, holding a knife above his head as if he was going to swing it at the neighbor.

Annie Blanks, Pensacola News Journal

STORY: NICEVILLE — An apologetic but confused man greeted Florida firefighters after he allegedly started a house fire as he tried to bake cookies on a George Foreman grill, according to local media reports.

Joel Shannon, USA TODAY

STORY: A man who allegedly broke into an alligator farm in Florida and jumped into a pool of crocodiles was found Tuesday morning bloody and crawling through a woman's yard, local authorities say

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The man, who left his clothing and a single Croc shoe behind, then managed to climb up a zipline platform and made his way out of the park into a residential community.

Ashley May, USA TODAY

STORY: Heather Rivera is having regrets two days after having pest control eradicate a swarm of honeybees.

"I just wish it could have been different," she said. "Bees are valuable. I wish I knew about free bee removal. I wouldn’t have made the decision to kill them."

Stacey Henson, Fort Myers News-Press

STORY: A Tallahassee man is being accused of putting semen in a co-worker's water and blaming it on his exhausting work schedule.

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The woman and her supervisor reviewed security footage and saw Tyson enter her office and tamper with her mug, according to court records.

Karl Etters, Tallahassee Democrat

STORY: A drunken, shirtless man allegedly barged into several Pensacola homes looking for a fight before running into a fence and knocking himself out, according to an Escambia County Sheriff's Office arrest report.

Christopher Doyle Norman, 32, was arrested for numerous offenses including home invasion, battery, burglary, larceny and criminal mischief.

Kevin Robinson, Pensacola News Journal

STORY: Blue-green algae has beset Southwest Florida waterways for the majority of the summer.

The cyanobacteria, which brings with it a top green sheen on the surface, is affecting fresh waterways and is a serious issue for the many canals of Cape Coral.

Ask Abraham Duarte, an Ocala resident who allegedly jumped into a Cape Coral canal Friday night to avoid arrest, but was overcome by the algae that has beset Southwest Florida waterways for the majority of the summer.

Melissa Montoya, Fort Myers News-Press

STORY: A Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office deputy has been cleared of wrongdoing after he shot and wounded a naked man who aimed a crossbow at him and other deputies as they attempted to arrest the man for barricading himself inside a house.

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After several hours of unsuccessfully trying to get Glen Phillips, 26, to exit the home, four deputies entered the home and heard Phillips state he was "armed and dangerous." After they entered into the home, they observed Phillips naked and armed with a crossbow, which he aimed at the deputies, according to a report.

Pensacola News Journal

STORY: A 24-year-old Pensacola man was arrested after he went to the Pensacola Police Department and told officers he needed to go to jail because he downloaded child porn on his cellphone.

On Nov. 9, Cory Hinsch walked into the police station at 711 N. Hayne St., approached an officer at the front desk and said he had child porn on his cellphone and needed to go to jail, according to a Pensacola Police Department arrest report.

He then put his cellphone up against the glass and showed the officer a picture of a young girl engaged in sexual acts.

Annie Blanks, Pensacola News Journal

And to end on a high note...

STORY: TALLAHASSEE — A 20-year-old Florida man claimed the $451 million Mega Millions jackpot on Friday (Jan. 12, 2018), choosing to get $282 million at once instead of more in annual installments.

Associated Press