Murder-for-hire plot exposed when hitman turns out to be undercover agent

The Brevard Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) says a woman sitting in a restaurant parking lot thought she was speaking with a hitman for hire, but the person turned out to be an undercover agent.

FHP: No one wore seatbelts or child safety restraints in Alligator Alley crash that killed baby

The Florida Highway Patrol says no one was wearing seatbelts in a rollover crash on South Florida's Alligator Alley that claimed the life of a baby boy, who was ejected from the vehicle.

Tampa family involved in Alligator Alley crash that killed 1-year-old

The Florida Highway Patrol says a family from Tampa was involved in a deadly, rollover crash on Interstate 75 in Broward County Thursday.

Woman faces first-degree murder charges in death of infant

Brienna Craig is facing first-degree murder charges for the death of an infant in her care, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

Small earthquake rattles northwest Florida

USGS data shows the magnitude 4.0 quake happened just after 11 a.m. and was centered about two miles northwest of Mount Carmel, Florida, a town just north of Pensacola along the Florida-Alabama border.

16-year-old student arrested for launching cyberattacks against Miami-Dade public schools

A 16-year-old high school student has been arrested in connection to the cyberattacks that targeted Florida's largest school district during the first week of online classes.

Hillsborough County maintains contract with Quest Diagnostics despite state firing lab company

The state of Florida will no longer be using one of the area’s largest private medical labs for COVID-19 tests after an “unacceptable” dump of old test results, some of which date back to April.

Beach renourishment project stirs rare shells onto Lido Beach

In the water and on land, people on Lido Beach are spending a lot of time looking down. A renourishment project has uncovered mounds of shells and pushed them onshore, stretching more than a mile long.

Lifelong angler snags 70-pound catfish to set new Florida record

A Panhandle man says he was in the “right place at the right time” to reel in the biggest flathead catfish ever caught in the state.

Embroidered art by Tampa activist artist on the cover of Time

A Tampa artist's creation will soon be featured on the cover of Time Magazine, but there's more to the art than meets the eye.

Florida inmate paralyzed in prison beating awarded $4.65M settlement

A Florida inmate who was beaten by four prison guards and left paralyzed from the neck down was awarded $4.65 million in one of the largest civil rights settlement against the state in its history.

NFL player's missing Florida father found alive and in 'good health'

After missing since Monday, the father of a Cincinnati Bengals player was found safe and is back with his family members, according to the sheriff's office.