Mother found shot to death in car alongside her 2 unharmed, ‘terrified’ children, police say
St. Pete police are investigating after a mother was found dead in a car from an apparent gunshot wound alongside her two unharmed, but terrified children.
PHOTOS: Kids swim in flooded streets at Disney's Magic Kingdom
"That’s really cool. Disney be like 'that’s an extra 50.00 for water park entrance.'"
Orlando woman finds large python on bathroom counter - but that's not the terrifying part
"There is a snake in my 2nd story bathroom!!!" she wrote on Facebook. "Who do we call? I'm freaking out!!!"
Woman accused of pulling out gun during argument inside Publix deli, police say
Orlando police said an argument at a Publix deli turned into one woman pulling out a gun.
Orlando rescue caring for dog with nearly 100 pellets in head, neck
The rescue posted photos of Teddy to Facebook, with an X-ray showing pellets from his face all the way down his neck.
Woman charged with child abuse, manslaughter after crash kills toddler, teen in St. Pete
An 18-month-old and a 16-year-old were killed in a crash on Tyrone Square Boulevard in St. Petersburg Friday and police say a caregiver has now been charged with manslaughter and child abuse.
Greenland ice melting event could cover Florida in 2 inches of water
This data comes as melting rates across the world, including Greenland, have accelerated in recent decades.
Disney issues vaccine mandate for all salary, non-union hourly employees in the U.S.
Disney has informed its employees and Cast Members that the company will require all salaried and non-union hourly employees in the U.S. working at any of the company's sites to be fully vaccinated.
Dog found hogtied, mouth taped shut now having 'more good days than bad' as she heals
Petal broke hearts across the internet after a good Samaritan in Orlando found her dumped in a plastic bag, hogtied with her mouth duct-taped shut, and ‘near death.’ T
Macon student struck by lightning while vacationing dies, family says
Walker Bethune, who was struck by lightning while walking with his family on vacation in Florida died Wednesday,
Walt Disney World to require masks indoors starting July 30
Walt Disney World says face coverings will be required in certain parts of the park, starting July 30.
Riverview boy adopted by HCSO detective after surviving being stabbed, set on fire by father
Ronnie Blair, now 12 years old and adopted by a Hillsborough detective's family after his own father tried to kill him, says he doesn't want to be defined by the night he nearly died. He loves science, his new siblings, and parents. When he grows up, he wants to become an actor.
Man who hid in Spring Hill teen's bedroom for weeks sentenced after pleading guilty to having sex with a minor
A Louisiana man who traveled multiple times to Spring Hill to have sex with a 15-year-old girl he met online will spend the next 15 years in prison. He was captured after the teen's parents found him hiding in their child's closet -- and he had been living in there for a month.
Florida babysitter charged with murder 37 years after baby shaken
36 years ago, babysitter Terry McKirchy was sentenced to weekends in jail for three months for shaking a 5-month-old boy so severely that he suffered permanent brain damage. But she now faces a possible life sentence for murder after a medical examiner said the victim succumbed to those injuries at the age of 35, after a life with severe mental and physical disabilities.
Florida woman accused of locking child with severe autism inside cage
A Florida woman has been arrested, accused of locking a non-verbal, autistic child inside a cage.
Family: Last victim ID'd in Florida condo building collapse
The final victim of the condo building collapse in South Florida has been identified, a relative said Monday, more than a month after the middle-of-the-night catastrophe that ultimately claimed 98 lives and became the largest non-hurricane related emergency response in state history.
Georgia man arrested in Florida found with 15-year-old girl, deputies say
A metro Atlanta man was arrested in Southwest Florida after deputies found a 15-year-old girl reported missing from Texas staying at his vacation rental home.
Reports: Body found in Tallahassee believed to be missing 13-year-old Florida boy
The statewide search for a missing Florida teenager may have come to a tragic end in Tallahassee.
'Worst case I've ever seen': Judge sentences Ronnie Oneal to 3 consecutive life sentences plus 90 years
A judge agreed with the jury's recommended life sentence for Ronnie Oneal, who was convicted of murdering his girlfriend and their 9-year-old special needs daughter. Oneal took the stand to testify, telling the victim's mother he was not sorry for what he did.
Florida Naval station flies widow in helicopter around her husband's namesake ship for her 100th birthday
For her 100th birthday celebration, Naval Station Mayport welcomed Ima aboard her late husband's namesake ship, the USS Delbert D. Black. That's where they learned that it was her birthday wish to fly in a helicopter -- and they made that dream a reality.