A Flagler County deputy is being recognized for his role in peacefully resolving an hours-long standoff with an armed, suicidal man in Palm Coast earlier this week.

State leaders said that the new laws take aim at sex offenders, pedophiles and child exploitation.

A simple traffic stop this month escalated after an officer found illicit substances inside, according to new footage released by the police department.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier took to social media to declare a new push: defending Second Amendment rights for “non-dangerous felons.”

Some neighbors are sickened to hear human remains were found in suitcases in an abandoned area where dead bodies have been found before.

Days after a man was found dead at an apartment complex, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced that an arrest has finally been made.

Investigators say Melady broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home in 2023 and installed cameras in her bedroom and bathroom.

A former teacher at Tuskavilla Middle School is accused of grooming and sexually battering a 13-year-old student, the Oviedo Police Department said. According to the arrest affidavit, Daniel Philip Le Lievre, 41, of Oviedo, began grooming the victim while he was in a romantic relationship with the child’s mother.

Plans to execute a former Mascotte police officer for the death of a girl in 1987 will remain on hold after the Florida Supreme Court denied the state’s request to allow the execution to proceed. James Duckett was convicted of killing 11-year-old Teresa McAbee, according to a death warrant signed by Gov. Ron DeSantis.

DeMorris Hunter, convicted of killing a woman in California, now stands trial in Orange County for the 2002 death of Theresa Green.

A driver in Central Florida was caught driving nearly three times the speed limit over the weekend, according to police.

Police found human remains in an abandoned suitcase in Palm Bay’s notorious “Compound” over the weekend and a 19-year-old whose name was found inside was arrested in connection with the case.

Sanford police said James Charles Caldwell was arrested after he slapped a protest sign onto the back of a woman’s head during a confrontation at the “No Kings” protest in downtown Sanford.

DNA testing in the James Duckett murder case has come back inconclusive, according to Florida’s attorney general, and he is requesting that Duckett’s execution move forward.

A man convicted of shooting and killing a father of three in a 2020 road rage shooting was sentenced Friday.

A right-wing social media personality was arrested on battery charges for an incident at an Osceola County Airbnb. Deputies say Braden Peters, 20, was arrested in connection with the Feb. 2, 2026 incident near Kissimmee. Peters goes by “Clavicular” online.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced that the agency is looking into an infamous video that’s gone viral on social media.

Port Orange police scoured a property on Thursday in search of evidence related to a case from over 10 years ago, the department confirmed to News 6.

A 19-year-old was jailed this week after brandishing a water gun outside a Denny’s Restaurant in Cocoa Beach, according to the police department.

Deputies uncovered plenty of illicit substances after they stormed a drug home early Thursday morning, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.

New video shows the moment Volusia County deputies reached a man accused of crashing his car through a fence at Daytona Beach International Airport and driving onto an active runway.

The sheriff's office announced that he was fired on Thursday after he was caught placing AirTags in cars belonging to his ex and her daughter.

The Florida Supreme Court has issued a rare stay of execution for James Duckett, the former Mascotte police officer accused in the 1987 murder of 11-year-old Teresa McAbee.

Julie Sulpizio, the only living suspect in the 2024 ambush of several Lake County deputies that ended with one deputy dying and two being injured, is competent to stand trial. That’s according to a court document filed by the Florida Department of Children and Families obtained by News 6.

A brother and sister have been charged after an explosive device was found outside a gate at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa.

Apopka Police say they’ve arrested a teen tied to multiple car break-ins. People living at the Villas at Errol Estates told News 6 Tuesday they are frustrated and feeling unsafe after the cars were damaged overnight Monday.

A driver is in custody after he crashed he vehicle onto the airfield at Daytona Beach International Airport on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.

Detectives said that she claimed to have opened the account for a friend, whom she believed to be Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line.

Overnight vehicle burglaries at the Villas at Errol Estates in Apopka resulted in about 10 cars having their windows smashed and interiors rummaged, though no items were reported stolen.

Winter Park police responded to the area of Overlook Road on Tuesday for a double shooting.

We have a new look at the gunfire that came from a house as police took cover in the middle of a deadly standoff. Three hours later Monday, after officers returned fire, police said the barricaded woman inside the house alone was dead.

An Afghan man who was given asylum in the U.S. was again taken into custody this month after being convicted back in 2023, according to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

A man has been taken into custody after an alleged tire theft left a Mascotte woman dead last week, according to city officials.

A Central Florida woman was put behind bars after Holly Hill police said she was discovered stealing mail from dozens of people.

There was a heavy police presence in Palm Bay on Monday evening after reports of gunfire in the area, according to the department.

Several Volusia County high schools received bomb threats Monday morning, prompting an investigation and an increase in law enforcement on campuses around the county.

There is a large police presence in Pine Hills as deputies serve a warrant.

Daytona Beach authorities implemented a special event zone and a temporary youth curfew after a chaotic spring break weekend marked by unpermitted events, violence, and 133 arrests.

The woman bit an Orlando officer after attacking an elderly person during a “driving dispute,” according to the police department.

Investigators are searching for the person who pulled the trigger.

An Ocala man was arrested after he was caught sexually propositioning a young boy in a gas station bathroom, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

A Sanford man now faces over 1,000 years in prison after detectives raided his home last week, according to the Florida attorney general.

After two girls allegedly plotted to kill a classmate in order to resurrect the Sandy Hook shooter, News 6 has acquired some notes that have been tied to the investigation.

Deputies responded to a scene in the Carver Shores area of Orange County on Thursday evening, according to the sheriff’s office.

A new bill aiming to further crack down on pedophiles in Florida was overwhelmingly approved by the state Legislature this week, despite a few lawmakers voting against it.

An alleged superspeeder claims he had to speed to avoid an animal in the road, the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office says.

This week, Florida lawmakers approved a new bill that dubs certain properties as a “public nuisance.”

A man was arrested after a fatal stabbing at a home near Daytona Beach on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.

An Orange County teacher was put behind bars after he was accused of sexually molesting young girls he fostered years ago, according to court records obtained by News 6.

A Central Florida man was caught driving in reverse last week along State Road 100, prompting an unusual encounter for law enforcement.

Footage shows the two law enforcement officers take to the Halifax River in pursuit of the fleeing suspect.

A “career criminal” was put behind bars yet again after serving only two years in prison, according to Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly.

A mother in Osceola County was arrested this week after deputies said she told her children to beat up a 10-year-old, according to the sheriff’s office.

Police told your West Melbourne 6 Community Correspondent James Sparvero that inside a hotel room at 9:30 Tuesday morning, something happened between a woman and a teenage girl that led to a shot being fired.

The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office is looking at monetarily punishing one of the promoters of recent unsanctioned spring break events in Daytona Beach, including one this past weekend, especially if she does not stop promoting future events.

An employee of Orange County Public Schools has been accused of molesting a child, according to jail records obtained by News 6.

After Daytona Beach's mayor took to social media to address a "troubling" arrest, a local police union has come out in defense of the officer involved.

Two adults have been arrested after a girl came forward to report her “bizarre” abuse last week, according to the Cocoa Police Department.

The first weekend of spring break in Daytona Beach devolved into chaos, local officials said, after a pop-up event on the beach drew large, unsanctioned crowds and multiple shootings in the city.

Police in Daytona Beach are searching for suspects after four different shootings on Saturday. The Daytona Beach Police Department says they do not believe the community is under threat, but they are looking for help with the investigations.

While inside the residence, police said Christopher Ryan Merritt armed himself with a shotgun that belonged to the residents and fired through the window, striking the victim in the right arm and causing a severe injury.

A pursuit that began after a shooting call off Country Lane ended on Interstate 95 this morning when the suspect opened fire, leaving a South Daytona police officer and the suspect wounded.

Two people were injured after a shooting in front of a barbershop on Orlando Drive.

Marion County deputies found an unidentified woman dead on Silver Road after a possible overdose Friday evening, and Major Crimes detectives are investigating the case as a suspicious death.

Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry took to social media on Friday after a “troubling” video surfaced of an officer.

The bill says that several IDs may no longer be accepted for voting, along with a whole list of other new rules.

What started as an investigation into a Clermont hospital employee has now escalated further, according to a federal complaint obtained by News 6.

Neighbors in Orlando’s Conway neighborhood say teens are taking part in the “door kick challenge,” a prank where someone kicks a home’s front door and runs away. The Orange County Sheriff’s Office warns the prank could have serious consequences and says those involved could face criminal charges depending on the severity of their actions.

After a small child was killed by a hit-and-run driver this week, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced that the suspect has finally been caught.

A traffic stop in Mascotte went awry on Thursday afternoon after the driver fled into a lake, according to the city government.

Over 20 people were taken into custody after a massive raid on a drug home in Volusia County early Thursday morning, according to the sheriff.

The Central Florida man accused of operating a “Ponzi Scheme” is now facing a class-action lawsuit.

A “fugitive scammer” was arrested last week after he conned an elderly Palm Coast woman out of $120,000, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

Police said the drunk driver nearly killed the pedestrian and then got upset over the damage to his car.

A couple says they lost nearly $30,000 after buying a 2022 Chevrolet Silverado on Facebook Marketplace that turned out to be stolen and had a fake title and vehicle identification number.

A Jacksonville man was arrested this week, well over a year after his 5-week-old daughter was brought to the hospital with fatal injuries, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.

A Winter Park High School teacher has been arrested months after a hit-and-run was reported in Casselberry, according to the police department.

A Central Florida grandmother is demanding justice after deputies say a teenager intentionally ran over and killed her 17-year-old grandson in Orlando last November.

A quick-thinking dad and a beach rental employee helped catch a man police said pulled his pants down at the beach in front of a 7-year-old.

The Marion County Sheriff’s Office arrested Viviana Harumi Ortiz-Lopez, 30, on Tuesday, March 10, 2026, on a charge of felony child abuse after a baby left in her care returned home with significant bruising to the face.

At Wednesday’s hearing, prosecutors played new footage that showed the girls in the back seat of a patrol car after their arrest in January.

After two girls were arrested in an attempted-murder investigation at Lake Brantley High School, new footage shows their conversation in the back of the patrol car.

An Ocala man armed with an axe was arrested after a “car wash conflict” over the weekend, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

Hidden camera videos obtained exclusively by News 6 show undercover agents infiltrating two Central Florida casinos allegedly tied to suspended Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez.

A suspect accused of exposing himself to a child on Cocoa Beach has now been taken into custody, according to the police department.

On Monday, police found two people in the 7-Eleven parking lot. One sustained a non-life-threatening injury; the other was uninjured, a news release states.

This large, two-story home was built around 100 years ago. No one lives there anymore — but that wasn’t always the case.

The woman who was arrested for shooting at Rihanna’s Beverly Hills home Sunday has had encounters with police in Orlando, News 6 has learned.

After her son’s abuse at the hands of her boyfriend, one Central Florida mother is now set to spend decades in prison, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.

An 18-year-old was arrested on Friday evening after being accused of raping a panhandler in Orlando, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

A Lake Mary woman was arrested over the weekend after her young daughter was left alone at a bar in Universal City Walk, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

The friend of a Flagler County woman arrested Friday after an infant was found buried in a backyard says the woman said she had been secretly pregnant, and she seemed "very mentally disassociated."

Deputies said surveillance video showed a man exiting a pickup, lifting a dog from the truck bed, placing the animal in a cardboard box, and tossing the box into a dumpster.

Deputies responded about 10 p.m. Sunday to the 2200 block of South Goldenrod Road after reports of an aggravated battery.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier is expected to speak in Orlando this morning at 11:30 a.m.

Abedinecho Katue, 46, was arrested last week after Orlando police said he entered the hospital room of an amputee patient last year and sexually assaulted her.

Authorities are investigating the theft of more than $3,000 from an organization that supports Volusia County military veterans and their families.

A man is facing multiple charges in Osceola County accused of impersonating a police officer and pulling over a driver.

A 17-year-old boy has been accused of first-degree murder after another teen was killed back in November, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

After a drug trafficking investigation kicked off in Titusville, the police department has claimed a Jeep Wrangler as its own.