At Wooton Park, dozens dressed in blue, lit candles and said prayers during a candlelight vigil in Tavares to lift up the family of Xavier Williams.

St. Augustine doctor Scott Hollington, 59, has been sentenced to 12 years in federal prison, according to News 6 partner News4JAX.

On Thursday morning, Flagler County deputies shut down a drug house after an overdose death happened there earlier this month, according to the sheriff’s office.

The family of a woman who was slain in Orange County earlier this week is now speaking out about her death.

Deputies say a teenage girl was found dead near Cypress Lake Preserve.

Deputies say a teenage girl was found dead near Cypress Lake Preserve.

Miami-Dade deputies said Wilson Muñoz Suarez — known to patients as Dr. Wilson Muñoz — had no right to perform any procedures in Florida, according to News 6 partner Local 10 News.

Police are asking for information after four unknown people allegedly broke into and stole from a Sanford business, resulting in over $250,000 in losses.

A new Florida bill is putting extreme speedsters right in its crosshairs.

Florida is among the top three states in the country for reported laser light incidents targeting aircraft, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.

A mother and her three sons were killed on Wednesday evening in South Florida, leaving her daughter and the apparent shooter in the hospital, according to deputies.

A woman in Flagler County was convicted and sentenced on multiple charges including manslaughter for contributing to the overdose death of a 22-year-old in 2024, according the sheriff’s office.

A 17-year-old boy is among two people arrested in Palm Bay to face attempted murder charges in their alleged role in a drive-by shooting which left a juvenile blinded by glass fragments, according to police.

Palm Bay police shared video showing the arrest of a "clown" accused of trespassing a shopping plaza.

A Florida bill making its way through the Legislature this month could change how the state implements the death penalty.

A homicide suspect led Osceola County deputies on a chase before being taken into custody in Orange County, deputies said.

A former football coach was arrested after deputies said he inappropriately touched an underage victim while being driven home from a football game by the suspect, Marion County deputies said.

Dozens at United Hands Ministry in Orlando are devastated after one of their member was shot and killed.

News 6 has compiled some of Florida’s most shocking instances of parricide, the killing of a parent or other near relative.

A 17-year-old faces a long list of charges related to the fatal shooting of a man in Orlando during a “drug transaction,” according to a news release.

A woman was killed in a shooting that deputies described as “domestic in nature” and the suspect is still on the loose, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

A 29-year-old man faces attempted murder charges after deputies said he dug a grave for a man he beat at a transient camp in the woods in Volusia County, according to a news release.

A man is arrested in connection to a 2022 shooting in Sanford that left one dead and one injured, according to police.

A man in Volusia County is accused of assaulting an Uber Eats driver after refusing to show his ID for alcohol he ordered, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.

A family is suing Walt Disney World over allegations that an employee took up-skirt videos of theme park guests.

The excitement of spring break has settled down along Central Florida's coast as most students return to school.

A man accused of running a red light, crashing into another vehicle and then trying to flee told officers he was high as they arrested him, Palm Bay police said.

Deputies say a second person has died after a tent was set on fire at a homeless camp in Orange County.

A Tavares mother and her boyfriend now face second-degree murder charges after her 10-year-old boy died from “unimaginable abuse,” according to the police department.

People over the age of 60 lost a combined $3.4 billion to fraud in 2023, according to data from the FBI.

One of the latest Florida bills making its way through the Legislature aims to ban explicit A.I.-generated images of real people.

New Smyrna Beach Police are setting up a special event zone this weekend for an unsanctioned “Meet for Toyota Truck” event.

Three people were arrested as part of a drug bust at a Kissimmee home on Friday, according to the police department.

Investigators said the boy had been taken to the hospital after experiencing cardiac arrest, though medical staff found he had suffered bruises, burn marks and other injuries in “various stages of healing.”

A French Bulldog taken during an apparent home burglary in Tavares has been found safe and is back with its owners.

It only took seconds for Colleen Gallagher’s wallet to be stolen while she was shopping with her grandson Thursday at a local Aldi store off of Sandlake Road.

Orlando police have shared new photos and video from their investigation involving a Texas man who they say stole $800,000 worth of luxury jewelry and then swallowed it during a traffic stop.

Officials say a man affiliated with Tren de Aragua, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization from Venezuela, has been arrested in Florida.

Flagler sheriff's deputies say a man who was considered armed and dangerous has been taken into custody.

A 48-year-old Ukrainian man was denied entry to Canada and arrested on a warrant out of Orange County for attempted murder, according to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.

A man was arrested via warrant in connection to a shooting which killed a man in his 50s in 2024.

A man accused of killing a Daytona Beach couple during Bike Week in 2022 is asking that the death penalty be waived due in part to the alleged unavailability of witnesses to speak in his defense, court records show.

Police say a spring break brawl in Florida left a man without a piece of his ear.

Deputies said they were called to the 400 block of Creekwood Drive around 8:45 p.m. after the shooting happened.

An employee reported she saw a woman “on her knees cleaning up a lot of water and a lot of dog food from the floor of the bathroom,” investigators wrote.

Closing arguments are expected in the trial of a man accused of killing a father who was heading to his first day of work in an Orlando road rage shooting on Colonial Drive.

The man accused of raping and murdering 13-year-old Madeline Soto is asking a judge to ban the public, including members of the press, from attending his pre-trial court hearings.

An empty car was fished out of a lake in Winter Park on Wednesday, prompting questions about what happened.

A 57-year-old woman was arrested after police found a “dead animal” inside of a bathroom at the Orlando International Airport, according to a news release.

A man arrested by Florida Highway Patrol in Orange County is accused of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border before making his way to Central Florida.

A 10-year-old boy is still in critical condition nearly a month after presenting to the hospital "fighting for his life" following torture at the hands of his mother and her boyfriend, Tavares police say.

A man arrested by Ocala police is accused of stealing a pickup truck from a dealership and attempting to drive off at high speed.

A teacher at a daycare in Melbourne was fired and arrested after fellow staff said she picked up a child and dropped him, according to police.

The man was arrested after he was caught eating a pack of shrimp at a Publix store in The Villages, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

The legislation would give adoption shelters a way to screen prospective pet owners, which could help improve the ability of these groups to find safe homes for animals.

A man, who was already on immigration parole, is being held in Osceola County without bond on accusations he sexually abused a 13-year, according to the sheriff’s office.

Two men, including an Orange County elementary school teacher, have been indicted on multiple charges of sexual abuse that investigators said happened at a Catholic school in Delaware in the 1990s.

A man and two juveniles face charges after deputies said they drove a person to a park in Marion County where they beat and robbed the victim, according to a news release.

Deputies conducted a welfare check inside the home, discovering unsanitary conditions. Additionally, a dog was found in poor health.

An investigation is underway after a person was killed in Wildwood, according to a press release.

An Orlando man has been arrested after officers said he shot his ex-wife and tried to frame her for the act, according to the Apopka Police Department.

A suspect in a 2022 Sanford shooting who was also wanted in violent home invasions and armed robberies in Georgia is now behind bars, according to an arrest report.

Police released a sketch on Monday of the man they believe is responsible for approaching and assaulting women after dark in Altamonte Springs.

Altamonte Springs police are searching for a suspect accused of approaching and assaulting women after dark.

As the sun set over Sand Point Park in Titusville Friday night, hundreds of people stood in respectful silence, as they listened to stories about Jessie Kirk, the beloved philanthropist whom police say was murdered last week.

Former kickboxer Andrew Tate, 38, challenged Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis via social media on Friday after Tate and his brother became the subjects of a criminal investigation in the state.

Following a new law last year aimed at helping homeowners get rid of squatters, Florida lawmakers are now pushing to expand those rules.

Inside the auditorium at Gateway High School Thursday night, Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez addressed a politically fraught topic that is of high interest to the large Hispanic community he serves: illegal immigration.

Investigators said the group primarily targeted rental vehicles using Apple AirTags, and one member is still at large.

Detectives are searching for the whereabouts of a "dangerous" gang member who has been linked to Central Florida, according to the FBI.

The city of Daytona Beach says it’s installed more security cameras along Main Street to broaden law enforcement’s ability to monitor crowds.

An Orange County elementary school teacher accused of an out-of-state sex crime was arrested, according to the sheriff’s office.

The Orange County Sheriff’s Office is warning Central Florida residents about a recent scam trend involving stolen cars and fake VINs.

More than 26 years after she went missing, Lake County investigators now know “Julie Doe’s” real name and part of her story.

A Sanford man potentially facing decades in prison for allegedly shooting and killing a teenage robbery suspect in 2019 is not immune from prosecution under Florida’s so-called “Stand Your Ground” self-defense law, a judge recently ruled.

Florida officials are warning homeowners in Longwood to beware of fraudulent contractors following a tornado that struck the area Monday morning.

Two men have been indicted after the murder of 2023 murder of an 18-year-old near Oviedo, according to the State Attorney’s Office 18th judicial circuit.

Two students from a Volusia County high school were arrested Tuesday morning after they threatened to kill a student in a group chat, the Volusia’s Sheriff’s Office said in a social media post.

A 72-year-old man was arrested after being accused of inappropriately touching two children in the lazy river at an Orange County resort, an arrest affidavit shows.

Two men have been arrested after a deadly shooting over the weekend led to a crash with one injured and another dead, according to a news release from the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

The University of Central Florida suspended two fraternities as it investigates multiple reports of “dangerous and degrading” hazing incidents, a school spokesperson said Tuesday.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has signed a death warrant for the April 8 execution of inmate Michael Tanzi, who was convicted in the 2000 murder of a woman in Monroe County, according to the Florida Supreme Court.

Days after a missing Titusville woman’s remains were found, the man accused of stealing her vehicle now faces a murder charge in her death, police announced on Monday.

Investigators have renewed their push for clues decades after the discovery of a woman’s remains in Kissimmee, according to the police department.

A Leesburg man was found guilty in a 2024 shooting at a gas station that left an 87-year-old man dead, according to a news release from the Fifth Judicial Circuit of Florida.

A man was arrested while trying to board a flight after he was accused of multiple charges including sexual battery and lewd molestation, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

A 23-year-old woman faces multiple charges after driving away from an attempted traffic stop before speeding to 140 mph on State Road 417 in Orange County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Officials say a Volusia County school staff member has been arrested on allegations of having inappropriate interactions with a minor.

A 17-year-old was arrested after he was accused of making online threats to “shoot up” Seminole High School, according to the Sanford Police Department.

Ocoee police honored a man who helped detain a man accused of attacking and ultimately killing a woman outside of a Planet Fitness last year.

A man who was held in jail as Orlando police first investigated his alleged role in a robbery-turned-shootout has been arrested to face new charges, records show.

A 41-year-old man was arrested after a shooting “between rival motorcycle gangs” that injured two on Saturday, according to the New Smyrna Beach Police Department.

St. Petersburg police say a man and a woman face charges in the alleged kidnapping and killing of a 16-year-old girl who was reported missing in February.

Tina Allgeo, the woman accused of second-degree murder in a deadly Orlando shooting which prosecutors attribute to “road rage,” has posted bond, records show.

A man behind bars in Osceola County is accused of attempted murder after deputies say he stabbed someone and ran away.

A growing movement is pushing for Pine Hills to break away from Orange County and become its own municipality, following in the footsteps of cities like Belle Isle and Winter Park.

Police said that an underage victim of human trafficking had been rescued as a result of the operation, which ended with 27 people in custody.

A woman accused of shooting and killing a man in an apparent road rage incident is waiting to see if an Orange County judge will grant her request for bond.

A para-professional at Seminole High School was arrested on Friday morning after a student was sprayed with water, according to the Sanford Police Department.

A Florida road rage incident involved a baseball bat and a flare gun, officials say.