The holiday season is here, and Orange County law enforcement is making safety a top priority.

As Thanksgiving approaches, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office is bringing the spirit of giving to life with its annual turkey giveaway.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office released body camera footage of a man who was fatally shot while running at deputies with a knife in September.

The state is seeking the death penalty against a man accused of stabbing a 13-year-old girl to death on the Fourth of July.

Orange County deputies fatally shot a man who ran at them while holding a knife, according to Sheriff John Mina.

A mental evaluation was ordered for a man accused of stabbing a 13-year-old girl to death on the Fourth of July after his attorney said he was unfit to stand trial.

A 28-year-old man accused of stabbing a 13-year-old girl to death on the Fourth of July in Orange County has been indicted on multiple charges, including first-degree murder.

SWAT deputies shot and killed a man accused of holding his own child hostage in an Orange County home after he shot and stabbed the child’s mother, according to Sheriff John Mina.

Orange County deputies shot a man who approached them with a metal rod after he tried to carjack a vehicle at a gas station.

An Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputy fatally shot a man who carried a gun into a 7-Eleven near Orlando, according to Sheriff John Mina.

The sheriff said his agency lags behind others in the area when it comes to pay and it’s causing some to leave.

A 28-year-old man is accused of stabbing to death a 13-year-old girl who was found inside a utility closet of an Orange County apartment complex, according to the sheriff.

An Orange County deputy was arrested on DUI charges, according to the sheriff's office.

Orange County sheriff's deputies, Orlando police officers and some adventurous teens continued working together in the Dueling Dragons mentorship program's 14th year.

A man arrested in the deaths of two woman in Orange County has been indicted for first-degree murder, according to the Orange-Osceola State Attorney’s Office.

Four Central Florida sheriffs will continue to lead their respective law enforcement agencies after getting no opponents for their reelection races this week.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday one of its deputies had been arrested, accused in connection with an investigation of falsified time sheets.

An Orange County Sheriff’s Office deputy was arrested Friday, accused of possessing child pornography, according to a news release.

Deputies in Orange County have arrested a man they say murdered two women in the east part of the county in the last two months.

As the investigation into Madeline Soto's death continues, News 6 provides a timeline of events stemming back to her initial disappearance.

An Orange County deputy shot a man at an apartment complex who was allegedly holding a gun, pointing it at people and at one point fired it Friday night, according to the sheriff’s office.

As the investigation into Madeline Soto's death continues, News 6 provides a timeline of events stemming back to her initial disappearance.

Two people were arrested Friday after a tip about illegal handguns led sheriff’s deputies to follow a rideshare vehicle in the Pine Hills area, and a deputy to shoot his gun when one of the suspects jumped out a vehicle window.

A man wanted since 2021 in the deaths of a 20-year-old woman and her 1-year-old daughter has been arrested, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

Two men were killed early Saturday in a shooting at an after-hours club in Pine Hills, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

The search for a missing 13-year-old girl ended Friday night when her body in the woods off a road in Osceola County, according to deputies.

The sheriff is responding to a law enforcement presence at a busy Orange County intersection.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office and the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of 18 people in a “criminal enterprise” being run out of a bar and restaurant.

Deputies say they got a call about a bad smell coming from a unit at a self-storage facility.

The estranged husband of a Winter Springs mother found shot to death in a storage unit will soon face charges in the case, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

More than 50 family members and loved ones gathered in a neighborhood park to pay respects to a missing woman who was found dead over the weekend.

Shakeira Yvonne Rucker, the missing mother from Winter Springs, was found dead Saturday inside of a storage unit in Orange County, according to Sheriff John Mina.

Law enforcement said they're increasing patrols around shopping centers and malls to reduce theft.

Orange County Sheriff John Mina held a news conference Friday morning to announce an arrest in the 2018 shooting death of 15-year-old Alejandro “Alex” Vargas Martinez.

A new public survey tool is bearing fruit for the Orange County Sheriff’s Office, and there’s a chance you may have already participated.

A federal court hearing has been scheduled to determine if Orange County Sheriff John Mina should be deposed as part of a federal lawsuit filed by the family of Salaythis Melvin.

Trooper Steve On Patrol features a ride-along with Orange County Sheriff John Mina.

A man accused of pointing a gun at passing motorists and his roommate in Orange County was shot and killed when that gun was later fired in a confrontation with deputies, according to Sheriff John Mina.

Dozens of students saluted in front of the American flag outside Dr. Phillips High School.

Andrew Bain, the new Orange-Osceola state attorney appointed by Gov. Ron DeSantis in the wake of Monique Worrell’s suspension, met with the area’s three major law enforcement leaders Thursday as he worked to establish his administration of the Ninth Judicial Circuit.

Orange County schools and law enforcement officials are set to hold a back-to-school safety news conference on Monday morning.

An Orange County sheriff’s deputy has received a written reprimand for a comment he made after arresting a suspected murderer.

Orange County Public Schools hosted a full-scale training exercise for active shooters on a school campus Thursday ahead of a new school year.

The sheriff’s office in Orange County says it is seeing more of a powerful animal sedative in seized fentanyl, and is warning the public because the drug is not receptive to overdose medications.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of the person they said is responsible for a shooting that injured six people at a nightclub in October.

During the meeting, Orlando police said that the survey — with 2,508 respondents between April and May 12 — shows that residents feel less safe in recent years.

Experience Christian Center Pastor Derrick L. McRae, based in Pine hills, joined Orange County Sheriff John Mina and other community leaders Wednesday to officially break ground on what will soon be the church’s new location on North Hiawassee Road, near Silver Star Road.

Giffords Florida, an organization aiming to end gun violence in America, held a news conference discussing the new permitless carry gun bill signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis earlier this week.

The Orange County Citizens Safety Task Force is set to reconvene Friday to discuss the best ways to approach keeping the community safe.

A discussion about violence among teenagers took place Monday amid a recent spate of gun violence, a string of deadly shootings in Pine Hills and an onoing public feud between two of Orange County’s top criminal justice officials.

More than 300 volunteers and members of law enforcement set out across Orange County Saturday to raise awareness about domestic abuse.

Following a shooting rampage that left three people dead in Pine Hills in February, Gov. Ron DeSantis, Orange County Sheriff John Mina and Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez have spoken out against Worrell.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office said it’s arrested a suspect in a series of bus stop attacks in the Pine Hills area of Orange County.

Orange County Sheriff John Mina and the Metropolitan Bureau of Investigation on Thursday announced 35 arrests made during a recent multi-agency drug trafficking case involving Puerto Rico, the U.S. Postal Service and “hundreds of kilos of cocaine.”

The suspect accused of killing three people and injuring two in Orange County last month has entered not guilty pleas in the deaths of a Spectrum News reporter and a 9-year-old girl.

Body camera video shows deputies in Orange County arresting Keith Melvin Moses after he’s accused of shooting five people, killing a TV reporter and a 9-year-old girl. The encounter with the sheriff’s office on Feb. 22 was far from his first run-in with law enforcement.

Speaking at a news conference Monday at Reedy Creek Fire Station No. 4, Gov. Ron DeSantis commented on the recent shootings in Pine Hills for the first time.

Last week, Monique Worrell, state attorney for Orange and Osceola counties, laid the blame on a juvenile justice system not designed to handle a juvenile like Moses, and called on state legislators to make changes.

Additional charges are expected soon for a 19-year-old accused of murdering three people in Pine Hills.

Orlando City SC honored slain Central Florida journalist Dylan Lyons and soccer reporter Grant Wahl before their season and home opener at Exploria Stadium on Saturday.

The man accused of shooting five people, killing three Wednesday in the Pine Hills area of Orange County has pleaded not guilty in the killing of a 38-year-old woman.

An Orange County deputy slams on the horn of his sheriff’s office cruiser, turns left and then sees his target: Keith Moses, the suspect in a string of shootings that killed three people, including an Orlando TV reporter, a woman and a 9-year-old child.

The Spectrum News 13 photographer badly hurt after a string of shootings in Pine Hills that killed three people, including his colleague, posted on social media Thursday he was “very lucky to be alive.”

An Orlando TV reporter who was shot to death while working is fondly remembered.

A man riding in a car with his cousin shot and killed another passenger then returned to the same neighborhood near Orlando hours later and shot four more people, killing a journalist covering the original shooting and a 9-year-old girl.

Authorities say a Central Florida television journalist and a little girl were fatally shot near the scene of a fatal shooting from earlier in the day.

A tragic day in Orange County as deputies believe one man is responsible for three shootings that killed three people and injured two more.

Reactions have come pouring in from across the country following the death of a News 13 journalist who was among three killed, including a 9-year-old girl and a woman in her 20s, in a string of shootings in Orange County Wednesday.

Authorities say a central Florida television journalist and a little girl were fatally shot near the scene of a fatal shooting from earlier in the day.

Three people died — including a Spectrum News 13 journalist, 9-year-old child, and woman in her 20s — and a man is in custody after three shootings in Pine Hills Wednesday, according to Orange County Sheriff John Mina.

A woman was found shot to death in Orange County, according to the sheriff’s office.

Orange County Sheriff John Mina said they are finding fentanyl in just about every type of street drug now, including cannabis.

Reaction is being heard across Central Florida following the release of footage showing the violent, deadly arrest of Tyre Nichols.

The teen hospitalized after a shooting at Wekiva High School last week was an innocent bystander, Orange County Sheriff John Mina said in an update Wednesday.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is working to get results by expanding their resources when it comes to finding missing people.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office set out to remind residents Tuesday about its program that allows emergency responders to better assist people with autism.

New Orange County court records released reveal details about the shooting death of a pregnant 16-year-old girl, including the fact the accused killer was the baby’s father and knew about the pregnancy.

Law enforcement leaders from Orange County are announcing the start of their annual initiative to crack down on holiday crime.

An arrest has been made in the death of a missing teen found fatally shot in Orange County.

A 4-year-old girl and three women were found shot to death in an Orange County home after another woman ran to a neighbor’s house for help, according to the sheriff.

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings on Friday said emergency management efforts in the community had transitioned from response to recovery.

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings is set to host a news conference to provide an update on the county's preparations ahead of Hurricane Ian.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office release video Friday that captured the moment a deputy opened fire, killing 28-year-old Bryan Richardson.

Winter Garden police released the body-camera video showing Orange County Sheriff John Mina's adult son getting arrested on a charge of driving under the influence.

Orange County Sheriff John Mina’s 27-year-old son was arrested on a DUI charge after being found asleep at the wheel of a car on the side of a Winter Garden road, police said.

Law enforcement leaders have been rolling out new ways to prevent and respond to an active shooter on campus.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office discussed an arrest made in a 1992 cold case at a news conference Wednesday morning.

An emergency alert system that allows Orange County Public Schools employees to initiate a lockdown if there is a threat was among several topics discussed ahead of the school year.

Officials say two Florida deputies have each been suspended for about two weeks for leaking news about actor and comedian Bob Saget’s death before his family was alerted.

Orange County Sheriff John Mina is one of the experts the U.S. Department of Justice called upon to help in its review of the law enforcement response to the school shooting in Uvalde, Texas last month.

A Tallahassee police officer died Wednesday after a crash with a man accused of shooting three members of his own family, according to a joint release from the Tallahassee Police Department and the Leon County Sheriff’s Office.

A 2-year-old boy shot and killed his father in an Orange County home last month, according to the Orange County sheriff.

Scores of law enforcement officers from across the country have made the trip to Washington D.C. for observances of National Police Week.

“Operation Icarus" identified a group responsible for trafficking cocaine and thousands of fentanyl pills throughout Central Florida.

An Orange County deputy has been indicted on a charge of aggravated battery with a firearm nearly two years after a shooting in December 2020.

The Orlando FreeFall is shut down indefinitely as state inspectors from the Florida Department of Agriculture begin their investigation into how a teen fell from the ride and plummeted to his death Thursday night.

Workers at ICON Park can be heard on a viral video discussing safety measures after a teen falls to his death from an Orlando thrill ride.

A 14-year-old boy died in a fall from the Orlando Free Fall at ICON Park, officials say.

Convicted cop killer Markeith Loyd gave a letter to Orange County Sheriff John Mina claiming he “never wanted to kill” Orlando police Lt. Debra Clayton.

Convicted killer Markeith Loyd has been sentenced to death and the family of Lt. Debra Clayton and Orlando leaders are sharing their approval of the judge's ruling.