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The Lake County Sheriff's Office is asking the public to help identify a person of interest who investigators say brandished a firearm in front of a homeowner's Ring doorbell.
Life hasn’t been the same for Amanda Yates since her son, Simon Dotson, was found dead in a Marion County residence due to a fentanyl overdose in April 2023.
Former Florida congressman Matt Gaetz will not face any charges from Central Florida law enforcement agencies over allegations stemming from a congressional report, with the agencies citing the statute of limitations.
A 22-year-old pizza delivery driver is facing charges after deputies say she violently attacked a customer over a tip amount, Osceola County deputies say.
St. Cloud police say a group of citizens help capture a hit-and-run suspect after they say he hit a pedestrian and took off from the scene.
A Volusia County judge has issued an arrest warrant for a solar power salesman accused of defrauding an Ormond Beach couple out of tens of thousands of dollars, the sheriff’s office says
A 37-year-old woman is accused of hitting a 16-year-old boy, jumping out of a pickup truck to cover her license plate and fleeing from the wreck in Volusia County, according to deputies.
Deputies said the dead animal had been found left with a still-living dog in a shower stall, which was blocked shut by a plastic dog food bin filled with dirt.
The Winter Haven Police Department is searching for a Jeep Gladiator that was caught on video ramming into a vehicle in a neighborhood earlier this month before driving off.
A man died after shooting himself during a traffic stop in Orange County that stemmed from a stolen car investigation, according to sheriff’s officials.
A woman accused of fatally shooting her terminally ill husband at a Daytona Beach hospital last year will go on trial Jan. 6.
A state appeals court says a man can face a charge of carrying a concealed weapon by a convicted felon after police discovered he was carrying a machete at an Orlando Walmart.
An 18-year-old student was arrested after he brought a firearm to Poinciana High School on Tuesday, sparking a lockdown, according to the sheriff.
An off-duty Orange County deputy is recovering after St. Cloud police say a road rage incident led to a stabbing.
In a plea agreement with the state attorney’s office, Osceola County’s sheriff will pay a civil fine and plead no contest for posting the body of a missing girl on social media.
A man made off with an Orange County mosquito control truck while an employee was inspecting a waterway on Monday morning, according to a news release.
A contracted school nurse at New Smyrna Beach High School faces charges after being accused of traveling to meet a minor, according to jail records.
Investigative documents show the woman — known as “Queen Bee” — had taken part in a 2014 drug ring with the Aryan Circle, a white supremacist gang based primarily in Texas.
Earlier this week, police announced that the mother was supposed to bring the children back to their father, but she failed to do so.
Deputies said that the scam started when the victim’s computer began “emitting a loud persistent alarm with multiple pop-up windows.”
A 16 year-old and an 18-year-old were arrested after a teen was shot and killed Thursday night in Orange County, according to a news release.
Sarah Boone, the Orlando woman sentenced to life in prison for the 2020 “suitcase murder” of Jorge Torres, appears intent to appeal the ruling to the Supreme Court.
Kevin Hines' family describes him as a loving father and a passionate motivator. Now his son will have to live without one of his biggest supporters.
A federal judge sentenced an 80-year-old St. Cloud man to eight years in prison for the receipt and possession of child sexual abuse materials, according to a news release.
A 24-year-old man faces charges related to a homicide on Thanksgiving in Kissimmee, according to a news release shared by police.
Osceola County deputies said the man who fired several rounds outside a home in a Kissimmee area neighborhood Tuesday was captured in Southwest Florida on Tuesday evening.
A high school teacher in Marion County faces charges for inappropriately touching one of his students, officials said.
Less than four months after a grand jury indicted Carolina Amesty on felony charges for allegedly forging a signature on a document she notarized, prosecutors have dropped all charges against the former Republican state representative.
A Florida man accused of killing his father and shooting his mother reportedly told detectives that his father was upset with him about spending his time playing video games and not getting a job.
A former police officer who shot a man in the back of the head when, against policy, he fired both his Taser and his gun will spend five years on probation.
A pair of real estate agents behind bars in Flagler County are accused in what Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood called an elaborate scam targeting an Ormond Beach couple looking to sell their properties, leading to one of the victim’s deaths after one of the agents signed a do-not-resuscitate order (DNR) on their behalf.
A Seminole County woman was stabbed to death by her estranged boyfriend after she went on a date with another man, Sheriff Dennis Lemma said Friday — the same day the suspect was supposed to be in court for battery charges against the victim.
Shortly after the shooting happened, investigators announced that the man had fired over 200 rounds at neighbors and deputies before being taken out. But a week later, Sheriff Chitwood provided an updated figure.
A man arrested by Windermere officers confessed to detectives that he killed his wife several days earlier, the police department said.
An Osceola County woman accused of holding her daughter’s head underwater in a bathtub has been formally charged by a grand jury.
During the operation, police said they were able to enter these bars and nightclubs with firearms “due to inadequate or non-existent wand searches.”
A 14-year-old boy faces a second-degree murder charge in the shooting death of a man found dead in his car last year near a Dollar General in Marion County, according to the sheriff's office.
A 37-year-old man who was on probation for manslaughter with a firearm, was arrested Sunday evening after fleeing from a crash with a loaded gun and drugs, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
A Florida woman driving in Orlando Monday fled a traffic stop and arrest, police say by hopping back in her SUV and driving off while a police officer was in the back with the suspect’s daughter.
Police said they are searching for a “male suspect with a thin build,” and a $10,000 reward is being offered for information leading to an arrest.
Sarah Boone, the woman convicted of leaving her boyfriend Jorge Torres inside a suitcase where he died, was sentenced to life in prison on Monday afternoon.
Volusia County Sheriff’s Office body camera video shows some of the efforts deputies made to get a man to stop shooting at homes in an Ormond-by-the-Sea neighborhood Thursday.
A Colorado dentist accused of killing his wife by poisoning her protein shakes has been charged with trying to get a fellow jail inmate to kill a detective investigating the murder case.
Detectives with the Marion County Sheriff’s Office believe a man who was recently arrested, accused of drugging and sexually assaulting girls, may have more victims.
A Florida murder suspect is accused of beating a man with a golf club and choking him on a golf course.
A Florida murder suspect is accused of beating a man with a golf club and choking him on a golf course.
A well-being check for an Orange County man last month has turned into a murder investigation after his girlfriend’s body was found in Georgia, according to the sheriff’s office.
A 36-year-old man was shot and injured during a “confrontation” with two other men at his home in the Ormond Beach area on Monday evening, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
Witnesses reportedly told dispatchers they had heard several gunshots nearby and saw the suspect pointing a gun at a man lying on the ground.
President-elect Donald Trump is threatening tariffs on Mexico and Canada as he seeks to portray them as responsible for illegal immigration and drug smuggling.
A 34-year-old woman faces several charges, including DUI manslaughter, two months after a crash that claimed the life of her 4-year-old daughter, according to the Apopka Police Department.
Part of a trove of gold coins stolen from a fleet of Spanish shipwrecks off the Florida coast has been recovered, and one of the family members who originally recovered the treasure is facing charges.
Laurie Shaver, who was found guilty of second-degree murder in September, is set to be sentenced.
Two Volusia County men were arrested by the FBI on Monday and charged with assaulting several law enforcement officers during the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol.
A man accused of shooting and killing a Daytona Beach jewelry store owner earlier this year is expected to take a plea deal, according to the state attorney’s office.
