3 Polk County deputies arrested after evidence-tampering investigation
Sheriff Grady Judd announced the arrest of three of his own deputies, who all face multiple felony charges over $723 that ended up missing from evidence.
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.
Married 66 years, Florida husband and wife die minutes apart from COVID-19
Bill and Esther Ilnisky spent nearly seven decades together, traveling the world as Christian ministers and missionaries before settling down in Florida to preach. After both were hospitalized with COVID-19, they were put in the same hospice room, where they died just minutes apart from each other.
Miami Beach calls in SWAT teams to deal with rowdy Spring Break crowds and enforce curfew
The city even sent text messages to tourists warning, "Vacation Responsibly or Be Arrested."
Trump adviser says former president is starting his own social media platform after permanent ban from others
After being banned from social media for “inciting violence” ahead of the Jan. 6 riot, a senior adviser to former president Donald Trump says Trump has plans to make a comeback online by creating his own social media platform.
New 8pm to 6am curfew for Miami Beach after Spring Break tourists trash restaurants and brawl
Crowds jammed Ocean Drive and broke into fights. Some people smashed chairs and tables from a restaurant's outdoor patio during fights. 'These crowds are in the thousands. We're at capacity," said the interim city manager
Tampa Bay Lightning beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4-1
Alex DeBrincat scored for the Blackhawks, who have lost four straight and six of seven.
Married Florida teachers smoked marijuana with students, deputies say
Two married high school teachers were arrested this week after authorities said they repeatedly gave students marijuana and smoked it with them at their Florida home.
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.
Florida bill seeks to block transgender athletes from girls and women's school sports teams
The bill, called the Fairness in Women's Sports Act, would require that anyone participating in girls and women's sports at the K-12 and college level be biologically eligible to do so. If challenged, they would have to get confirmation from a health care provider that they are female. That could include a doctor examining their genitals.
Baby born with COVID-19 antibodies, doctors say
Two pediatricians in Florida believe they have found the first baby born with COVID-19 antibodies.
Manta ray photobombs Florida surfer in viral photo
“One in a million chances of catching this photo!” said one viewer.
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.
VIDEO: Police fire pepper balls to disperse Spring Break crowd in Florida
Two officers were reportedly injured when they body-slammed and arrested a man.
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.
3 dead, 1 injured after small plane crashes into South Florida neighborhood
Three people were killed and one person was injured after a small plane crashed into a South Florida neighborhood Monday afternoon.
Polk deputies arrest woman accused of spraying store employees with chemical while shoplifting
A Tampa woman is behind bars in Polk County after deputies said she went on a shoplifting spree, then sprayed store employees with a chemical while trying to get away.
Donald Trump makes surprise speech at dog rescue fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago
Former President Donald Trump surprised attendees at a dog rescue fundraiser at Mar-a-Lago over the weekend, thanking them for their work to save dogs and find them forever homes.