Shark attack on Florida beach seriously injures teen girl
A family member reportedly jumped in the water and “beat the shark” until the girl was freed.
St. Clair man arrested for soliciting 14-year-old for sex online in Florida sting
Fleury allegedly sent the account he thought was a 14-year-old, naked pictures and links to porn videos - then he instructed "her" how to delete them from her phone.
Florida stepdad convicted of abusing boy rescued by keen waitress at Mrs. Potato restaurant
The stepfather of an abused boy who was rescued by an attentive waitress at a Florida restaurant on New Year's Day 2021 has been convicted of false imprisonment, child abuse, and child neglect.
Florida police snipers cover rescue divers searching in alligator-infested pond
As dive teams searched the murky Florida pond for survivors of a car crash, police snipers had to have their rifles trained on the water to protect the divers from alligators.
Destructive grasshoppers invading Bay Area gardens
An invasion of mighty munchers is descending on the Bay Area as the population of Florida’s biggest and most voracious grasshopper is growing right now.
'I will hit you:' Florida man, 77, punches friend, 84, over golf etiquette at The Villages, deputies say
An argument between two men on the green at The Villages over golf etiquette led to one of them facing a battery charge, according to Sumter County deputies.
‘I was smoking my meth pipe’: Florida man totals tractor-trailer during delivery to Publix shopping center
A tractor-trailer delivery driver is facing possession of methamphetamine charges after crashing into the back of a Publix shopping center in Haines City on Thursday afternoon.
State Attorney to decide if Florida woman, 70, will be charged for shooting, killing suspected intruder
"I fired a warning shot, told him to back off. He just kept coming. Blank look in his face, so I just lowered the gun and shot him," Morrison told FOX 35 News.
Video: Florida man attacks driver with knife during road rage incident, victim pulls out gun, deputies say
Rafael Rivera, 50, was arrested and is facing a charge of Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon without Intent to Kill.
Here's what a Navy ship looks like 20 years after being sunk as a Florida Keys diving reef
The 20th anniversary of the storied intentional sinking of a former Naval ship to become an artificial reef in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary is being celebrated Tuesday in Key Largo.
Parents arrested for 'long-term starvation' of 2-year-old child in Davenport, Judd says
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said a nearly 3-year-old child looked more like a 3-month-old after being starved to death by her parents.
Passenger with no experience lands small plane in Florida after pilot has medical emergency
In the audio, the passenger tells air traffic control: "I’ve got a serious situation here. My pilot has gone incoherent. I have no idea how to fly the airplane."
Authorities search for escaped Florida inmate
Investigators are asking for the public's help to find a Florida inmate who escaped custody last week. Deputies say the 29-year-old has an extensive arrest record with multiple felony charges, and has served two previous prison sentences in Florida.
Adreian Payne, former MSU basketball player, shot and killed in Orlando
Former Michigan State University basketball star Adreian Payne has died after he was shot and killed Monday morning in Florida.
Pinellas sheriff's office tight-lipped after deputy runs over sunbather
The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office isn't responding to questions about how a sunbather was run over by one of its deputies who was driving an SUV on St. Pete Beach Wednesday afternoon.
Florida couple, dog bear-ly escape black bear having 'a bad day'
A Ring camera captured a couple’s mad dash to the house, along with their tiny dog, in order to narrowly escape a charging black bear in Florida.
Polk sheriff: 'Most wonderful mom in the world' shot and killed by son for telling him to stop smoking inside
After the mom caught her 19-year-old son smoking cigars in his room and told him to stop, investigators said he shot her through his door and killed her, then fled from the house.
‘We're embarrassed’: Polk County sheriff volunteer arrested for selling drugs out of patrol vehicle
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says he is "hotter than a bare butt on a tin roof in August" after learning a sheriff’s volunteer officer was caught selling prescription pills out of a patrol car while in uniform.
Florida sheriff arrests own daughter for meth trafficking: 'No one is immune or exempt'
A Florida sheriff arrested his own daughter, charging her with meth trafficking. "Methamphetamine does not discriminate & neither do we. It does not matter who you are – no one is immune or exempt."
Florida sheriff promotes gun safety course for residents to shoot home invaders: 'We prefer that you do'
A sheriff in Florida is encouraging residents to take gun safety courses after a homeowner fired multiple shots at an intruder on Wednesday, stopping the individual who allegedly broke into several homes.