Eta moves offshore after bringing heavy rain to Florida, North Carolina
Some parts of the Carolinas saw three to seven inches of rainfall by Thursday afternoon.
Tropical Storm Eta headed for landfall on Florida's west coast
Eta has weakened to a tropical storm just hours after regaining hurricane strength as Florida braces for a second hit from the storm.
Tropical Storm Theta breaks record as Florida's west coast braces for Tropical Storm Eta landfall
Tropical Storm Theta — which formed overnight and broke a record as the 29th named Atlantic storm of the season — is chugging east toward Europe on the cusp of hurricane status.
New Mexico woman suspected of killing grandfather, hiding body in tool chest, arrested in Florida
Authorities say a woman sought on suspicion of killing her grandfather in New Mexico has been arrested in Florida.
Melania Trump casts ballot in Florida on Election Day
The first lady voted in Palm Beach County.
Florida officers protected cocaine shipment for cash, feds say
Two South Florida police officers, who liked to pattern themselves after the “Bad Boys” movie franchise, are facing charges that they provided protection for a fake cocaine transfer orchestrated by federal agents.
Leopard mauls Florida man who paid for 'full-contact experience' with big cat
A Florida man paid $150 for a "full-contact experience" with a captive black leopard, which would allow him to play with the rare cat and rub its belly. Instead, he was attacked as soon as he entered the enclosure and needed multiple surgeries.
19-year-old man sentenced to 25 years on charges including shooting, killing Florida K-9
The 19-year-old pleaded guilty to shooting and killing a Jacksonville K9 named Fang after kidnapping two women and leading officers on a high-speed chase. He'd asked the judge for leniency, but was sentenced to 25 years in prison.
Tampa woman made 42,000 fraudulent Amazon returns in past 5 years, detectives say
Over the course of five years, detectives said the Tampa woman received over $100,000 in reimbursements for 42,000 fraudulent returns to Amazon through 31 different accounts.
Florida mom defends her family in gunfight during armed home invasion
A Florida mom grabbed a pistol and got into a shootout with armed home invasion suspects in order to defend her husband and 7-year-old son.
Florida woman used tire iron to beat 3-year-old boy to death, police say
Tallahassee police say the woman admitted to repeatedly beating the 3-year-old boy with a tire iron before his death because she was angry about him standing on the sink to brush his teeth.
Inverness father accused of abusing, killing his 3-month-old baby
An Inverness father is behind bars after the Medical Examiner's Office found injuries to the 3-month-old boy in various healing stages and determined that recent, multiple blunt force injuries caused his death.
Cruise ship rescues 24 people from sinking boat off Florida coast
A Carnival Cruise Line ship rescued two dozen people, including two children, from a sinking boat 37 miles off the coast of Palm Beach.
Married for 60 years, couple's seven-month COVID separation ends with tearful reunion
For one elderly couple, COVID-19 restrictions meant spending the last seven months apart. But now they're together again, and their emotional reunion will bring you to tears.
Convicted Citrus County sexual offender arrested for sex act on 4-year-old child
The sheriff’s office says Tommy Dees is a registered sexual offender with child pornography convictions stemming from a 2016 investigation.
Florida road to be named after Trayvon Martin
Trayvon Martin was shot dead in Sanford, Florida, at 17 while on a visit with his father.
Deputies: Woman charged with killing 3-month-old baby admitted to hitting him multiple times in the head
A Florida woman is now charged with killing a 3-month-old baby, who died days after deputies say she hit him multiple times in the head and face.
Pasco deputies: Abused child locked in darkened room set mattress on fire to escape
When investigators responded to a report of a fire, deputies found the room covered in feces and urine. That's when they learned the child had set the mattress on fire in order to escape. According to the sheriff's office, one of the other children in the home slid a pack of matches under the door to the victim.
Crystal River man arrested for attempted murder 5 days after being released from prison
Citrus County deputies say a man who had just been released from prison five days ago is back behind bars, this time on attempted murder charges.
Success! SpaceX launches Starlink satellites on 5th attempt
The launch was previously scrubbed several times.