Flagler County sheriff proposes dedicated tax to offset projected budget shortfall

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly is proposing a dedicated property tax to help offset an estimated $15 million budget shortfall expected next year following the passage of Amendment 3.

How a former corrections officer with a history of sex abuse allegations landed a job working with kids

A campus monitor and former girls’ basketball coach at Poinciana High School was arrested for child abuse, accused of pushing a student against a golf cart and illegally restraining him.

Man accused in White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting now faces armed terrorism charge

Federal prosecutors added an armed terrorism charge against a 31-year-old California man accused of opening fire at a Secret Service checkpoint during the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner in D.C.

Richard Glossip, ex-death row inmate, pleads guilty to lesser charge in Oklahoma

Former Oklahoma death row inmate Richard Glossip, whose murder conviction was overturned by the Supreme Court, has pleaded guilty to a lesser accessory charge.

'COPS' crew films New Mexico jaywalking stop that ends in fatal police shooting

Newly released video shows a New Mexico State Police officer fatally shooting 26-year-old Izaeah Washington after a jaywalking stop in Albuquerque.

Third suspect identified in string of golf cart thefts, deputies say

Deputies have identified a third man involved in a slew of stolen golf carts in the Lake Sumter Landing area of The Villages, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

354 arrested in massive dark-web drug operation, DOJ says

Authorities arrested 354 people in a coordinated drug crackdown targeting the sale of illegal goods and services across multiple countries.

Dale Smith Jr.'s past under scrutiny as medical examiner reviews former wife's 2001 death

The Orange County Medical Examiner's Office is reviewing the 2001 death of Shannon Collins-Smith, the former wife of Dale Smith Jr., who is charged in connection with the 2011 disappearance of his former fiancée, Michelle Parker.

Texas man put to death for decapitating his three children

Texas death row inmate John Allen Rubio was executed Thursday by lethal injection at the state penitentiary in Huntsville for the 2003 murder of his three young children in Brownsville.

Shooting in DC's Logan Circle: What we know about the suspect

One person was killed and four others were wounded Thursday in Washington, D.C.’s Logan Circle neighborhood before the suspect barricaded himself in an apartment.

Justice Department strips malware blamed for US cyberattacks, seizes web domains that loaded it

Federal authorities say they have successfully removed the "Gootloader" malware, blamed for ransomware attacks on at least 44 U.S.-based victims, from more than 100 computer servers and have seized U.S. domain names used in related cybercrimes.

2 men arrested after string of golf cart thefts in The Villages, deputies say

Deputies arrested two men on Tuesday in connection to a string of stolen golf carts in the Lake Sumter Landing area of The Villages, according to the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.

Ohio lawmakers pass bill easing restrictions on silencers, short-barreled guns

Ohio lawmakers passed legislation Tuesday easing state restrictions on gun silencers and short-barreled rifles and shotguns, sending the bill to Gov. Mike DeWine.

Arizona couple accused in pre-planned desert stabbing death of registered sex offender

A couple faces first-degree homicide charges after a 29-year-old registered sex offender was found stabbed to death in the Arizona desert in an alleged pre-planned murder.

Hurricane Harvey relief fraud: 56-year-old Texas woman sentenced to federal prison

A Texas woman has been sentenced to 71 months in federal prison and ordered to pay $537,209 after fraudulently obtaining a custom Hurricane Harvey relief home and threatening a witness.