Arctic chill in Miami to bring 30s this weekend for 1st time in decade

Temperatures Saturday evening into Sunday morning are expected to drop into the 30s in South Florida, with a low of 39 degrees expected in Miami.

Florida teen driving under the influence kills 6 in rollover crash, sheriff says

Deputies said a 17-year-old was speeding in a BMW and driving under the influence when he crashed into an SUV, killing all six people inside. The teen reportedly suffered minor injuries.

UCF student says he was offered $5K by Elon Musk to stop tracking billionaire's private jet

University of Central Florida student Jack Sweeney made the Twitter bot that tracks Musk’s private jet and tweets his whereabouts. Musk didn’t like that, so he messaged Sweeney.

Coast Guard finds 4 more migrant bodies from capsized boat off Florida coast; plans to suspend search

The Coast Guard says it has found four more bodies in its search for nearly 40 migrants lost at sea off the east coast of Florida after their boat capsized in severe weather over the weekend, bringing the death toll to five. Officials said they plan to call off their active search for survivors at sunset on Thursday.

Florida man wins $1M from scratch-off ticket, plans to surprise spouse: 'I haven't even told my wife yet'

"I haven't even told my wife yet," the Plant City man said. "I'm going to surprise her by walking into our house with this oversized check and when she doesn't believe me -- I'm going to tell her to check our bank account!"

North Port man meets child online, blackmails him into performing ‘heinous’ sexual acts, police say

North Port police arrested a man who they say pretended to be a teenage girl online and enticed his victim to take a nude photo – then blackmailed the child into performing disturbing sex acts by threatening to post his photo online.

Florida man found dead in abandoned Detroit business, was shot three times and frozen

A Florida man was found shot multiple times and wrapped up in a blanket before he was dumped in a vacant building full of garbage. It took several days to thaw his remains before he could even be identified.

Coast Guard: 1 body found after boat capsizes off Florida coast; 38 still missing

The U.S. Coast Guard says that its crews have recovered one body and continue to search for 38 other people who were in a suspected human smuggling boat that capsized off the east coast of Florida over the weekend.

Florida senator fights back over nude images stolen from her; introduces bill to strengthen revenge porn law

Florida State. Sen. Lauren Book says someone is trying to extort her by threatening to reveal nude images that were stolen from her. Worse, she found out the images have been bought and traded online since 2020. Now she's fighting back by introducing a new bill to toughen Florida's revenge porn law to keep others from becoming victims.

Florida high school student's Super Bowl petition calls for Saturday game or Monday holiday

A Florida high schooler’s petition is calling for two options: move the Super Bowl from Sunday to Saturday or create a Monday holiday. So far, tens of thousands of people agreed and signed the online petition.

Gabby Petito's family back in Florida 4 months later; parents reach agreement regarding couple's property

Gabby Petito's family returned to the Tampa Bay area on Thursday, roughly four months after their daughter was found strangled to death in Wyoming. The Laundrie family's attorney says they have reached an agreement with the Petitos about how the couple's property will be split once it's released by law enforcement.

Florida police block 12-foot alligator from walking across highway

Officers with the Florida Highway Patrol responded to reports of a large gator on the side of Interstate 75 in Collier County.

Police ID suspect in shooting at Seminole High School in Sanford

Seminole High School began the dismissal process for the main campus in Sanford just before 3 p.m. following a shooting incident that prompted the school to be placed on a lockdown. Earlier in the day, a student was shot inside the school and a suspect was taken into custody, authorities said. Investigators are calling this an isolated incident.

Pasco jail nurse exposed inmates to HIV and other viruses, lawsuit says

Attorneys say a nurse reused syringes and vials of insulin while treating diabetic inmates, one of which was known to be HIV-positive, potentially exposing multiple inmates to the virus.