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A Lake County man was arrested after investigators accused him of starving his dog to death and falsely claiming he had found the animal as a stray, authorities said.

A new cat café combining books, coffee and adoptable cats has opened in Altamonte Springs, offering visitors a place to relax while helping local rescue animals find permanent homes.

Blacktip sharks are spending more time along Florida's coastline as warmer ocean temperatures alter their migration patterns, according to researchers tracking the species

Former Florida death row inmate Crosley Green is seeking parole after spending 35 years in prison for a 1989 murder conviction that he has long maintained was wrongful.

Residents of Daytona Beach Shores will decide this fall whether to rename the city simply "The Shores," after city leaders voted unanimously to place the proposal on the November ballot.

Orange County Fire Chief Anthony Rios resigned Tuesday after a contentious budget meeting in which commissioners questioned him about the purchase of a county-issued vehicle and firefighter back pay.

Deltona has become the first city in Florida to prohibit most people under 18 from riding electric bicycles in public, a move aimed at improving safety but one that has raised questions about how the rule will be enforced.

One man was hospitalized, and another was arrested after an apparent road rage shooting in the parking lot of a Home Depot in Apopka on Tuesday morning, police said.

A 13-year-old girl was safely reunited with her family after authorities said she was kidnapped by her mother's former boyfriend, who was fatally shot by law enforcement following a chase and armed confrontation in Marion County.

A man accused of shooting and killing his estranged wife inside her Daytona Beach home before fleeing to Brevard County died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after crashing his vehicle into a pond during a police pursuit, authorities said Tuesday.