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Cape Coral police said Marlena Velez, 23, was taken into custody Oct. 12 following weeks of evading law enforcement tied to a probation violation and a fleeing charge stemming from a September traffic stop.

A Davenport McDonald's employee and two customers are facing charges after an argument in the drive-thru line ended with a shooting inside the store early on Sunday morning, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.

Criminal charges against the suspect who was accused of abandoning Troopers the dog along I-75 during Hurricane Milton evacuations were dropped by the Hillsborough State Attorney's Office. 

Jonathan Rinderknecht, the 29-year-old man charged with starting what became the deadly Palisades Fire in Los Angeles, California, was in federal court in Orlando on Thursday. 

One year ago, an abandoned Bull Terrier was left for dead, chained to a fence along Tampa's Interestate 75 as storm surges from Hurricane Milton rushed around the poor pup.

A Florida man has been arrested in connection to the deadly Palisades Fire that broke out on New Year's Day in Los Angeles, California, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Here's everything we know about the suspect, 29-year-old Jonathan Rinderknecht.

A Florida man has been arrested, accused of starting what became the deadly and destructive "Palisades Fire" on Jan. 1, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. The Palisades Fire killed 12 people, burned more than 23,000 acres, and destroyed more than 6,000 structures.

A Florida man who is no stranger to the law wound up back in jail and the subject of one of Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd’s most unusual "Morning Briefings" due to how he tried to smuggle a thermos inside the jail.

A plane with three people on board crashed in Williston on Sunday and the Levy County Sheriff's Office says they have not found any survivors.

Universal Orlando is prepared to reopen its Stardust Racers roller coaster at Epic Universe, slightly more than two weeks after the death of 32-year-old Kevin Rodriguez Zavala.

The family of Hulk Hogan is exploring the idea of a malpractice lawsuit. They just filed a petition on Tuesday to extend the statute of limitations by ninety days for an investigation into medical malpractice. 

More than 1,000 gold and silver coins were found along Florida's Treasure Coast in the 1715 Treasure Fleet shipwreck.

An Orlando man and his sister are accused of running a fake dental practice out of an office building, charging patients thousands of dollars for unlicensed procedures that left at least one woman infected and disfigured, investigators said.

Newly released 911 audio captures the moments after a masked suspect — described as wearing swim goggles — robbed the Paddlefish restaurant at Disney Springs, forcing employees to the ground with trash bags over their heads.

Tropical Depression Nine is just shy of becoming the next named storm of the season as it moves over the Bahamas.

Lightning is being blamed for the deaths of two Miami men and two hunting dogs in Highlands County. 

A guest at Epic Universe who died after riding the theme park's Stardust Racers roller coaster suffered "multiple blunt impact injuries," according to the Orange County Medical Examiner's Office.