Travel companion of existing patient is Florida's third apparent COVID-19 case

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced the new case this morning, bringing the total number of cases in Florida to three – all of whom are in the Tampa Bay Area.

Pelican in Florida Keys plucks phone from woman's hand after mistaking it for food, wildlife experts say

A juvenile brown pelican is recovering down in the Florida Keys after using its beak to steal a cell phone from a woman’s hand and swallowing it. Wildlife officials said it probably thought it was food, which demonstrates the dangers of feeding wild animals.

2nd New York coronavirus patient traveled to Miami, Gov. Cuomo says

A man in New York City’s suburbs was hospitalized in serious condition with the COVID-19 virus Tuesday after becoming the second person to test positive in the state, prompting schools to close and raising the possibility that the virus is spreading locally.

Florida man sentenced to probation for taping dog's mouth shut

A Florida man convicted of taping a dog's mouth shut and leaving the animal dehydrated and malnourished was sentenced to five years of probation on Monday.

Polk County teen gets life in prison for rape of 2-year-old

Johnson initially told sheriff's deputies a masked intruder dressed in black hurt the two-year-old girl and that he had chased the intruder.

Suspect turns self in after missing Titusville woman's body found in trunk of car

The body of 36-year-old Anna Primavere was located on Wednesday inside the trunk of a vehicle belonging to a suspect in that case, according to authorities.  

Nationwide search underway for suspect after body of Titusville woman found in trunk of car, police say

A nationwide search is underway for the suspect in the death of a Titusville, Florida woman. The body of Anna Premavere was found inside the trunk of a car belonging to Courtney Dawn Gibson, police say.

Neo-Nazi extremist accused of threatening journalist arrested in Spring Hill as part of nationwide operation

Agents arrested four "racially motivated violent extremists," including a Spring Hill, Florida man, in connection with a coordinated effort to threaten and intimidate journalists and activists, the Department of Justice announced Wednesday.

Rain didn’t dampen day at ballpark for WWII vet honored by Yankees

It's not every day you see a member of the Greatest Generation chatting with one of the Yankees' greatest. But it's safe to say Reggie Jackson, AKA "Mr. October," was the more starstruck one of the pair.

Girls take $650 hit after scammers use counterfeit cash to buy cookies

One Girl Scout troop mom showed FOX 13 a $50 bill Tuesday evening, just one of the many fake bills that scout leaders say their girls received over the past couple of weeks.