Marissa Rodriguez

The Polk County Sheriff’s Office said a 6-year-old boy shot himself in the right leg with a handgun inside a Winter Haven home, and a woman who was caring for him faces child neglect and drug-related charges.

Sanford police are investigating two early-morning shootings Sunday near Historic Goldsboro Boulevard that left one man dead and another seriously injured, and they are asking witnesses to come forward.

Kissimmee fire crews and law enforcement agencies responded to a small plane crash near West Clay Street and South John Young Parkway, with federal investigators to determine the cause.

In an update issued Sunday, police said they obtained a warrant and took the suspect, 21-year-old Joseph Aviles, into custody without incident.

A hit-and-run investigation escalated into a high-speed pursuit that ended in a crash and an arrest, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Daytona Beach police are investigating a fatal shooting at Derbyshire Park that left one person dead and sent two others to a hospital.

A flight departing Orlando International Airport returned to the gate after the crew reported an odor onboard, and three passengers were taken to the hospital, airport officials said.

A 24-year-old Bradenton woman was killed after his car left westbound I-4 in Volusia County and struck a support pole, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

A 13-year-old girl and her grandmother are facing criminal charges after a series of escalating threats left five juveniles barricaded inside a public restroom at a Palm Coast park.

A rider on an electric dirt bike fled from officers at speeds exceeding 70 mph on a New Smyrna Beach sidewalk before abandoning the bike in a wooded area.

A 14-month-old child died after possibly falling from and/or being run over by a vehicle operated by a parent in a Casselberry neighborhood, police said.

Apopka Police Department said a local man was arrested after investigators linked him to a road rage shooting that sent a bullet through a woman’s car window.