Former UGA football player dies afer Florida crash
The hashtag #PrayForGleaton is trending this morning as a show of support for former University of Georgia football player Gleaton Jones.
Bartow man kills father, injures mom because dad wanted him to stop playing video games and get a job: PCSO
A Bartow man is dead and a woman is fighting for her life after deputies say their son shot them Saturday night and bolted.
Lakeland woman accused of threatening ‘evil’ insurance company: ‘Delay, deny, depose. You people are next’
A Lakeland woman who police say was upset over a denied insurance claim was arrested after police say she made threats against Blue Cross BlueShield.
Video: Florida bear caught on camera making sure the Grinch doesn’t steal Christmas
A bear wasn’t going to let the Grinch steal Christmas from a Florida family, so it stole the Grinch not once, but twice.
MN girl hit by lightning during Florida vacation back home after a year
One mother’s trip to celebrate her daughter’s birthday turned tragic last year after the daughter was struck by lightning. FOX 9 follows her journey back home Minnesota.
Tyre Sampson's family awarded $310M in son's deadly fall from Orlando FreeFall ride
A Florida jury has awarded $310 million to the family of Tyre Sampson, the 14-year-old who died in 2022 after falling from the FreeFall ride at ICON Park in Orlando.
House shuts down efforts to release Matt Gaetz ethics report
The House has shut down Democrats’ efforts to release the long-awaited ethics report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz.
Alligator spotted dragging massive Burmese python in Florida Everglades
Visitors to Florida’s Everglades National Park were shocked to witness an alligator hauling a massive Burmese python.
'Black Swan' Ashley Benefield sentenced for killing her estranged husband
A judge has sentenced a former professional ballerina to 20 years in prison in the so-called ‘Black Swan’ murder trial in Manatee County.
Sarah Boone sentence: Florida woman sentenced in boyfriend's suitcase murder
Sarah Boone, the Florida woman convicted of killing her boyfriend in Feb. 2020 by locking him inside a suitcase, will spend the rest of her life in prison. Boone was convicted of second-degree murder by a six-person jury in October 2024.
2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season: 'Hyperactive' season with 3 landfalling hurricanes in Florida
As the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends Saturday, it will indeed go down in the books as a "hyperactive" season that, despite not quite reaching the lofty forecasts for record-breaking activity given in the spring, still reached well-above-average levels, according to researchers at Colorado State University (CSU).
Florida TikTok influencer arrested for stealing $500 worth of items at Target: police
A TikTok influencer was arrested Wednesday for stealing around $500 from a Florida Target last month, police said.
Tyreek Hill's traffic citations dismissed after officers fail to appear in court
The tickets were issued after police stopped the Dolphin's star wide receiver outside Hard Rock Stadium and force him to the ground before the team's ’ season opener in September.
$1M of stolen coins from treasure ships that sank off Florida during 1715 hurricane recovered by FWC
A member of a family who uncovered a ‘treasure trove’ of 101 coins from wrecks off Florida’s Treasure Coast is accused of selling multiple stolen coins between 2023 and 2024.
Monsters and Muppets to bring new thrills to Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Changes are coming to Disney’s Hollywood Studios as The Muppets prepare to rock and the world of Monsters, Inc. comes to life.
Gallery: Tropicana Field hurricane damage seen in newly released photos
We’re getting our first look at damage inside Tropicana Field thanks to new photos released by the Tampa Bay Rays, even as the team's future location remains up in the air.
Elon Musk impersonator accused of stealing up to $600K from woman using Facebook, Bradenton police say
A man pretending to be billionaire Elon Musk on Facebook is facing charges, accused of stealing as much as $600,000 from a woman he befriended on the social network, the Bradenton Police Department said.
Netflix sued over Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight streaming issues
"60 million Americans were hyped to see ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson, ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ versus Youtuber-turner-prizefighter Jake Paul. What they saw was ‘The Baddest Streaming on Planet,’" reads the lawsuit.
Polk County gang members busted in large-scale check fraud conspiracy: ‘We flushed the Trap Boys’
Three gang members are headed back to prison and 19 others are facing federal charges in a large-scale conspiracy that victimized 200 people and businesses in Polk County.
Florida town's 50-foot-tall debris pile from Hurricanes Helene, Milton finally gone
Crews used a massive parking lot and nearby park as a collection site for the literal mountains of debris left by the two hurricanes that slammed the area just weeks apart.