Tow truck driver stabbed while trying to repossess vehicle, police say

A 39-year-old tow truck driver is fighting for his life after police say he was stabbed while trying to repossess a vehicle in Venice.

Kidnapped teen's secret message, father's communication with Florida relative produce new leads

Daphne Westbrook didn't come home from a weekend trip to visit her father back in October 2019. Ever since, law enforcement has been searching for the pair, under the belief Daphne has been drugged or otherwise subdued.

Disney announces opening date for Epcot’s Ratatouille ride

The attraction, restaurant and pavilion expansion are all part of the historic transformation of EPCOT currently underway,

Tampa officer killed in I-275 crash likely collided with wrong-way car on purpose to save others, chief says

The Tampa Police Department is mourning the loss of one of their own after a "highly-decorated" officer, a Marine Corps veteran who had been with the agency for 16 years, was killed in a wrong-way crash.

Ticket to be dismissed for driver who swerved to avoid sofa on Florida highway

The couple flipped and wrecked their car on the highway while swerving to avoid a couch that fell off a truck. They were taken to the hospital, where an FHP trooper handed them a $166 traffic ticket. Now the highway patrol says they made a mistake.

Police: Inmates attack Florida man accused in adopted daughter's torture death

Five inmates in a South Florida jail beat up an accused child killer as he slept. Jorge Barahona is accused of murdering his 10-year-old adopted daughter after investigators said he tortured her and her twin brother for months.

Know the difference between allergies and COVID-19 symptoms

Runny nose, itchy eyes, and sneezing -- the miserable signs of allergy season here in the Sunshine State. Local doctors say pollen levels are peaking in the next few weeks.

Florida panther mom uses wildlife crossing under I-75 to move three kittens to refuge

Wildlife cameras captured an endangered Florida panther moving her young kittens to a new den, and she used a wildlife crossing under a major highway to make the trek safely.

Sarasota sheriff's office mourns the loss of K-9 Bryx

K9 Bryx was laid to rest Saturday after a nearly 9-year battle with Leishmaniasis, a parasitic disease found in parts of the tropics and southern Europe that is transmitted by sand flies.

IMG Academy soccer coach arrested for DUI

Polk County deputies arrested Joshua Kiper, 38, of Plant City, early Saturday morning for DUI following a traffic stop.

Video appears to show biker jumping over rising drawbridge in Daytona Beach

Video surveillance appears to show a motorcyclist jumping over a rising draw bridge in Daytona Beach, Florida, where the annual Bike Week gathering now is underway.

Tennessee teen, kidnapped in 2019, may be being held in Tampa area

A Tennessee teenager, who was kidnapped by her father in 2019, could be in the Tampa Bay area, authorities say. They fear she is "routinely being drugged and/or kept drunk to incapacitate her."

Woman walked into home, grabbed child in attempted kidnapping, deputies say

Flagler County sheriff's deputies say a woman walked into a family's home and grabbed a toddler by the arm. The toddler has since been reunited with family.

Roof collapses at South Florida middle school

Students and staff of a South Florida middle school had to be evacuated after part of the building's roof collapsed Friday morning.