Florida road to be named after Trayvon Martin

Trayvon Martin was shot dead in Sanford, Florida, at 17 while on a visit with his father.

Pasco deputies: Abused child locked in darkened room set mattress on fire to escape

When investigators responded to a report of a fire, deputies found the room covered in feces and urine. That's when they learned the child had set the mattress on fire in order to escape. According to the sheriff's office, one of the other children in the home slid a pack of matches under the door to the victim.

Florida principal fired after controversial Holocaust comments could be rehired this week

A high school principal in Florida who was fired after he told a student’s mother “not everyone believes the Holocaust happened” may be rehired, according to a report.

Louisiana man hid in Hernando County teen's closet for weeks, arrested on child sex charges

A Louisiana man is facing multiple charges after deputies say parents of a 15-year-old girl found him living in their daughter's closet. According to Hernando County investigators, he had been living there for more than a month after traveling from Louisiana to have sex with the teen.

US official: 2020 census to end Oct. 5 despite court order

The 2020 census will end Oct. 5, despite a federal judge's ruling that the head count of every U.S. resident should continue through October.

Drug suspect agrees to come retrieve lost wallet filled with cash -- not realizing who had it

Things just fell into place for the Polk County Sheriff’s Office after a young guy who was riding his bike along Coleman Road in Winter Haven found a wallet with $500 in it.