Funeral home bids farewell to stained glass and pews; offers 'speakeasy' experience instead
A new speakeasy is located in the Blount & Curry Funeral Home in South Tampa. They also offer an 'immersive space' that they suggest be used for parties and weddings.
George Jenkins High student 'massacred' at Bartow park during drug deal, sheriff says
Sheriff Grady Judd said a Lakeland high school student was 'ambushed' and killed when he arrived at a Bartow park to sell marijuana last night. Now the sheriff wants those involved to come forward, offering a $5,000 reward.
Police: Child caught in roll-up parking garage gate has died
Orlando police announced on Saturday that the 6-year-old boy who got caught in a roll-up parking garage in Downtown Orlando last weekend has died.
Mother of Florida teen accused of stabbing classmate 114 times arrested for evidence tampering
Crystal Smith, 35, the mother of Aiden Fucci, the 14-year-old accused of stabbing his 13-year-old classmate Tristyn Bailey to death, has been arrested for evidence tampering.
Video: Florida beachgoers circled by hammerhead sharks
“They’re coming in!” Several hammerhead sharks were seen circling beachgoers in Pensacola, Florida on May 29.
PD: Florida dad charged after driving 10-year-old son to participate in drive-by shooting with paintball gun
Thinking his home was under attack, a Florida homeowner shot and wounded a 10-year-old whose father had driven him to participate in a drive-by shooting with a paintball gun, police said.
Sheriff: Body camera video shows shootout between juveniles, Florida deputies
Deputies said that there was a shootout between two juveniles who ran away from a Central Florida children's group home and the deputies who found them.
Sheriff: 12 and 14-year-old open fire on deputies after breaking into home
Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said deputies were met with gunfire on multiple occasions as they pursued two juveniles -- a 12-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl – early Tuesday evening.
Capitol riot suspect pleads guilty to charge carrying max sentence of 20 years in prison
A man pleaded guilty Wednesday to crimes related to the riot at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 which disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress in the process of counting the electoral votes related to the presidential election.
Boy, 7, swims an hour to rescue his dad and little sister stuck in Florida river
"I felt really scared," Chase told a news outlet.
Disney to complete test cruise from Port Canaveral this month
Disney Cruise Line confirmed to FOX 35 on Tuesday that they will do a test cruise from Port Canaveral on June 29th.
Rapper DaBaby detained and questioned following Miami Beach shooting
Grammy-nominated rapper DaBaby has been released after being questioned in a shooting that wounded two people in Miami.
2 dead, more than 20 injured in Florida banquet hall shooting
Police in South Florida say two people have died and 20 to 25 people have been injured in a shooting outside a banquet hall.
No answers yet after all stingrays in ZooTampa's touch tank found dead
Once home to a dozen stingrays inside of ZooTampa, Stingray Bay sat empty Friday, closed to the public. An investigation continues into the death of all 12 stingrays that were in the touch tank, and foul play cannot yet be ruled out.
Coast Guard: 2 dead, 10 missing after boat overturns near Key West
Officials say two people are dead and 10 others are missing after their boat overturned near the Florida Keys.
CDC approves test sail for Royal Caribbean cruise line, the first as COVID-19 cases drop
The CDC has given Royal Caribbean approval to conduct a test sail next month, a sign that the cruise industry is poised to bounce back this year after suffering major losses from the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020.
‘Horrible, tragic accident’: 2 arrested after toddler shoots, critically injures 2-year-old sister
A two-year-old girl is fighting for her life after deputies say she was shot by her three-year-old brother in Lakeland just before midnight on Friday.
Viral video shows orca's stunning leap during dramatic dolphin hunt
“What an amazing moment!” Cabo Pulmo Divers wrote on social media.
Florida woman accused of raping teen at child's birthday party
Investigators arrested a Florida woman accused of raping a teenage boy at a child's birthday party, just inches away from a 12-year-old girl. The 17-year-old victim told deputies the woman forced herself on him while he was sleeping, and claimed he couldn't push her off of him because she was too heavy. Jail records indicate the woman weighs 250 pounds.
Attempted kidnapping of 11-year-old girl caught by surveillance camera in West Pensacola
The Escambia County Sheriff’s Office is looking for an attempted kidnapper who tried to snatch a girl at her bus stop in West Pensacola Tuesday morning.