Motorcycle crash kills man, injures child passenger in Bradenton

Troopers say the driver of a Kia will likely face charges after causing a crash that killed a 40-year-old motorcyclist and injured his 8-year-old passenger on Friday afternoon.

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."

War trophy from George Washington’s army discovered amid British shipwreck

The simple sight of a button is usually something people take for granted, but to maritime archeologists in Florida, a recent discovery is nothing short of a historical treasure- a rare war trophy claimed by a British soldier on American soil.

Bob Saget's cause of death revealed

Bob Saget's cause of death has been revealed exactly one month after the star's shocking death.

Smithsonian Museum is asking for pictures from Disney vacations

The Smithsonian National Museum of American History is asking for vacation photos from Disneyland in California or Disney World in Florida.

Man survives COVID-19 after double-lung transplant

A Florida man needed a double-lung transplant to beat COVID-19. David Wilkinson, 50, is now breathing air through two new lungs thanks to an organ donor.

High school basketball team helps player with Down syndrome make game ending shot

A high school basketball player with Down syndrome makes a buzzer beater game shot with the support and encouragement of his teammates and entire gym. The touching video has gone viral.

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.

Good Samaritan struck by car, killed after stopping to help motorists involved in I-75 crash in Gibsonton

A Tampa man stopped to help after coming across a multi-vehicle crash on I-75 in Gibsonton. While assisting, a semi-truck crashed into one of the cars involved causing it to strike the good Samaritan, killing him.

‘If we could have, we would have’: Man whose ‘irresponsible’ acts led to tiger’s death won’t face charges

Investigators say a man who was attacked by a tiger after he entered an unauthorized area of a southwest Florida zoo, forcing authorities to shoot and kill the animal, will not face any charges in the animal's death.

Detectives detail timeline of 78-year-old Orlando man's murder

Early Thursday morning Orange County sheriff's deputies escorted 25-year-old Jasmine Munro and her boyfriend, 19-year-old Javonne White, out of their headquarters and off to jail. 

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.

Liftoff! SpaceX successfully launches latest Starlink mission

The satellites help provide internet services and affordable internet across the world. So far the company has launched around 2,000 into space.

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.