Deputies: Elderly mother starved, found wearing garbage bag as diaper when she died
Her daughter, Kim Zaheer, is charged with manslaughter.
FHP: 11-year-old girl killed in apparent street race crash
The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) is investigating after an 11-year-old girl was killed from what witnesses say was a street race.
Possible naval training mine washes up on Florida beach
It's not unusual for some kinds of aquatic creatures to wash up on Florida beaches, but what about a naval mine?
Man arrested after 12-year-old boy kidnapped, sexually assaulted and shot in Miami
Police said the man kidnapped the 12-year-old boy after he snuck out of his home to walk to a friend's house. The boy told investigators the suspect sexually assaulted him and then shot him before dumping him on the side of the road. “This child has suffered physical and emotional trauma that will take years to overcome.”
Florida governor to forbid COVID-19 ‘vaccine passports’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday that he would issue an executive order forbidding local governments and businesses from requiring so-called "vaccine passports" to show proof that customers have been inoculated against the coronavirus.
Massive gator gets trapped on lanai before taking a swim in family's pool
Tim Kelly had quite the surprise Friday morning when he heard growling while getting his morning cup of coffee. He turned around to see a massive alligator -- between 7 and 9 feet -- on the lanai of his Pinellas County home.
Florida mom attacked student while wearing boxing glove, police say
A Florida woman was wearing a boxing glove as she attacked a student on a middle school campus, police said.
2 men accused of drugging, raping Bucks County woman later found dead in Miami Beach hotel room
Police say the woman who was drugged, raped and later found dead in her hotel room in Miami Beach has been identified as 24-year-old Christine Englehardt from Bucks County.
Miami's South Beach considers shedding its party reputation after disastrous spring break
With more than 1,000 arrests and nearly 100 gun seizures already during this year's spring break season, officials in Miami Beach are thinking it may finally be time to cleanse the reputation of South Beach and its law-breaking, party-all-night vibe.
Deputies: Video shows suspect casually pull grandfather's ears out of pockets
Sheriff's deputies in Lake County, Florida responded to a disturbing call for help Saturday night. When they arrived on the scene, things got even more disturbing.
Miami Beach: Over 1,000 arrested, emergency curfew extended amid unruly spring break crowds
Miami Beach officials stressed this isn’t the typical spring break crowd. They said it’s not college students, but adults looking to let loose in one of the few states fully open during the pandemic.
Curfew imposed in Miami Beach after disregard for COVID-19 safety protocols
Officials are imposing an emergency 8 p.m.-6 a.m. curfew for Miami Beach effective immediately.
Arrest made after viral video shows teen running handcuffed from police vehicle on Clearwater Beach
Clearwater police arrested a teenager seen in a viral video escaping from the back of a police cruiser when his friend opened the door.
4-year-old boy dies after plane crashes into mother's SUV in South Florida neighborhood
A 4-year-old boy in South Florida died when a small plane crashed into his mother's SUV yesterday afternoon. The aircraft was attempting to land at a regional airport when it clipped a power line and hit the vehicle a few hundred feet short of the runway.
Deputies: Florida man arrested after spitting on Disney employee who asked him to put mask on
An arrest affidavit said that he refused to and then spit on the employee. He walked away and contact with him was lost before backup could arrive.
Florida mom, teen daughter arrested after hacking student accounts to cast homecoming votes: FDLE
An assistant principal in Florida and her daughter were arrested after allegedly hacking into students' accounts to cast fraudulent homecoming court votes.
SpaceX sends another batch of Starlink satellites into orbit
There are said to be hundreds of Starlink satellites already in orbit, the largest constellation of artificial satellites.
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.
WOW! School of blacktip sharks spotted swimming near Florida beach
Photographer Paul Dabill used a drone camera to capture the amazing sight in front of Singer Island on Wednesday.
Golfer may have drowned searching for ball in pond, deputies say
Hermilo Jazmines, 74, died on Sunday after deputies found him in a pond at the East Lake Woodlands Country Club, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.