Anclote High School teacher dies after being hit by SUV in school parking lot
Beloved Anclote High School teacher Ciara McKeon, 28, has died of her injuries, one day after she was hit by an SUV in the school's parking lot.
Police: Florida parents locked adopted son in box inside their garage for 5 years
Police say the Florida couple locked their 13-year-old adopted son in a box in their garage for up to 18 hours a day, and made him use a bucket to go to the bathroom. The boy told police he ran away from home "because I feel like no one loves me" -- then pleaded with officers to arrest him because he "would rather be in prison than back at home."
'You can’t die and burn in hell fast enough': Son of 1981 rape, murder victim confronts suspect in court
Linda Slaten was killed in 1981. Nearly 40 years later, Joseph Mills was charged with her rape and murder. Now, he's finally pleading guilty to keep himself off death row.
Goodell: NFL won’t tolerate racism, vows changes amid Dolphins fallout
At his annual Super Bowl news conference, the NFL commissioner was grilled on two hot topics that have put the league under heavy scrutiny: racism and discrimination in hiring.
Florida drawbridge death: Police identify victim who died from fall as 79-year-old woman
"The woman tried to hang on. There was a bystander nearby who tried to help her, but tragically she fell five or six stories below where she died landing on concrete," police said.
Woman falls to her death from rising Florida drawbridge
"The woman tried to hang on. There was a bystander nearby who tried to help her, but tragically she fell five or six stories below where she died landing on concrete," West Palm Beach police spokesman Mike Jachles said.
2 arrested for murder of 78-year-old man at CVS in Orlando, deputies say
Orange County deputies say they carjacked and then killed Uken Cummings on Sunday afternoon as he was leaving the CVS on Powers and Silver Star Road after picking up his prescriptions.
Man jumped barrier fence before being attacked by tiger at Florida zoo, FWC report shows
A tiger at the Naples Zoo was killed and an employee of the zoo's cleaning company nearly lost his arm after the man apparently jumped a safety barrier and stuck his arm through the internal fence in the tiger's enclosure, according to a newly released report from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
Brian Laundrie protests inspire Florida bill that would make demonstrations outside homes illegal
Protesters picketed for weeks outside the North Port home belonging to Brian Laundrie's parents, even after his remains were found in the Myakkahatchee Creek Environmental Park. A new bill in the Florida Legislature aims to make such protests outside of homes illegal.
After 4 days of delays, SpaceX satellite launch sets Florida twilight sky aglow
A SpaceX satellite launch lit up the Florida coast Monday evening, leaving a pulsing, swirling exhaust plume glowing in the sky before sonic booms announced the booster’s safe return to land.
It got so cold in Florida, iguanas fell from trees
It got so cold in Florida this weekend that iguanas indeed fall from trees. The invasive species are called cold-blooded for a reason.
Florida teen driving under the influence kills 6 in rollover crash, sheriff says
Deputies said a 17-year-old was speeding in a BMW and driving under the influence when he crashed into an SUV, killing all six people inside. The teen reportedly suffered minor injuries.
UCF student says he was offered $5K by Elon Musk to stop tracking billionaire's private jet
University of Central Florida student Jack Sweeney made the Twitter bot that tracks Musk’s private jet and tweets his whereabouts. Musk didn’t like that, so he messaged Sweeney.
Coast Guard finds 4 more migrant bodies from capsized boat off Florida coast; plans to suspend search
The Coast Guard says it has found four more bodies in its search for nearly 40 migrants lost at sea off the east coast of Florida after their boat capsized in severe weather over the weekend, bringing the death toll to five. Officials said they plan to call off their active search for survivors at sunset on Thursday.
Coast Guard crews searching for survivors after suspected human smuggling boat capsizes off Florida coast
The U.S. Coast Guard says rescue crews are searching for survivors after a suspected human smuggling vessel reportedly capsized off the east coast of Florida.
James Webb Telescope reaches final destination, observations to begin in June
The world's biggest and most powerful space telescope has reached its final destination 1 million miles away.
'Abducted by luxurious pirates’: Cruise ship changes course after US judge orders seizure over unpaid fuel
A cruise ship that was supposed to dock in Miami sailed to the Bahamas instead after a U.S. judge granted an order to seize the vessel as part of a lawsuit over unpaid fuel.
Gabby Petito's family back in Florida 4 months later; parents reach agreement regarding couple's property
Gabby Petito's family returned to the Tampa Bay area on Thursday, roughly four months after their daughter was found strangled to death in Wyoming. The Laundrie family's attorney says they have reached an agreement with the Petitos about how the couple's property will be split once it's released by law enforcement.
Police ID suspect in shooting at Seminole High School in Sanford
Seminole High School began the dismissal process for the main campus in Sanford just before 3 p.m. following a shooting incident that prompted the school to be placed on a lockdown. Earlier in the day, a student was shot inside the school and a suspect was taken into custody, authorities said. Investigators are calling this an isolated incident.
Teen planned to kill jogger, keep victim's body in closet 'to play with,' deputies say
A Florida teenager has been arrested after deputies said he concocted a scheme to kill a man and keep possession of his body in a closet "to fulfill his sexual fantasies.”