Entire Florida police department quits in this small town

The entire police department that serves a small Central Florida town has quit, officials announced Thursday in a news release. 

'A walking miracle': Brandon man survives after gator latches onto his head in Lake Thonotosassa

It is hard to say what is more incredible, that JC Defeats was bitten in the head by an alligator and survived, or that the brutal attack was caught on camera. "The world is a really difficult place, and, man, is it challenging to maneuver without God and ultimately Jesus Christ in your heart."

2 Floridians die from bacterial infections linked to raw oysters from Louisiana

A restaurant customer in Fort Lauderdale has died of a bacterial infection after eating raw oysters. A Pensacola man died the same way this month. Both cases involved oysters from Louisiana.

NASA's Artemis moon rocket makes final journey to launch pad

NASA's 32-story moon rocket began its last slow trip to the launch pad Tuesday night before launching the Orion spacecraft to the moon later this month.

Parkland shooter trial: Nikolas Cruz thinks he will get out of prison, defense mental health expert says

A defense mental health expert in the penalty trial of Parkland school shooter Nikolas Cruz said he could pinpoint when he realized the 23-year-old mass murderer still has “irrational thoughts” — the two were making small talk when Cruz began describing plans for an eventual life outside prison.

Timeline of events leading up to FBI search of Trump's home

The FBI search of former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate sent reverberations across the country, even before court papers were unsealed Friday.

Trump search: FBI seized 'top secret' documents from Mar-a-Lago

A property receipt unsealed by the court shows FBI agents took 11 sets of classified records from former President Donald Trump's estate during a search on Monday.

Plane flies over Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate with 'ha ha ha ha ha' banner

Two days after federal agents searched former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, a pilot flew over the South Florida property — apparently to rub salt in the wound.

Florida cold case solved: Suspect's family comes forward to help solve 30-year-old murder

The family members of Ronald Cates, a man accused of killing his friend in Orlando in 1992, came forward to law enforcement to help solve the Orange County cold case, investigators announced during a news conference held Wednesday – exactly 30 years to the date of the crime. 

FBI search at Trump Mar-a-Lago estate: One of several probes into ex-president

The FBI search of Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate marked an unprecedented escalation of the law enforcement scrutiny of the former president, but the Florida operation is just one part of one investigation related to Trump and his time in office.

Naked Florida man with machete accused of trying to steal another man's clothes

A naked Florida man who was armed with a machete when he allegedly tried to steal another man's clothes was arrested Monday morning at a DeLand gas station, according to the Volusia Sheriff's Office. 

Florida man filming sunrise dies after sand dune collapses on him

"Detectives say no foul play was evident and it appears that the victim was resting underneath a sand dune while taking video of a sunrise, but the dune collapsed trapping him underneath," deputies noted.

Florida man takes joyride in stolen construction equipment, leaving 'path of destruction': deputies

A homeless Florida man reportedly stole a machine from a construction site in Flagler County over the weekend and took it on a joyride to Beverly Beach, leaving behind a "path of destruction," according to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.

Trump says FBI searched Mar-a-Lago estate in major escalation of probe

Trump says FBI agents opened up a safe at his home and described their work as an “unannounced raid” that he likened to “prosecutorial misconduct.”