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.

Proposed bill would allow fallen soldier to receive Medal of Honor

Sergeant 1st Class Alwyn Cashe, who was born in Sanford and raised in Oviedo, died while pulling six men from a burning vehicle in Iraq.

Florida’s first snow park on track to open in November

The first day of Fall arrived on Tuesday and the website for Snowcat Ridge Snow Park still has November 2020 as its debut month.

'Don't fill these out': Florida deputies warn against online quizzes

The answers to these quizzes, which often involve personal information about yourself, can give be tied to your passwords and online security.

Florida governor introduces legislation with harsh penalties for disorderly assemblies

Florida's governor, surrounded by sheriffs, police chiefs and state legislative leaders, announced a new bill that will increase penalties against protesters involved in looting and violence. The proposal will also cut state funding to cities that "defund the police."

Coast Guard unloads several tons of seized cocaine and marijuana in Fort Lauderdale

The Coast Guard crew removed some of the 12,100 pounds of cocaine and 5,759 pounds of marijuana worth more than $2 million from a boat at Port Everglades.