Josh Frigerio

One person was killed after a small, single-engine plane crashed on Monday morning, moments after departing from the Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville, officials said.

A 71-year-old woman who fired a gun inside the lobby of the Port Orange Police Department on Thursday and was shot by responding officers, died Friday at the hospital, the police department said.

Some beach parking at Volusia County's beaches will be restricted or closed during the Labor Day weekend to help maintain safety between drivers and people walking to and from the beaches.

A woman armed with a gun walked into the lobby of the Port Orange Police Department on Thursday morning and fired at least one round, before walking out, according to Police Chief Manuel Marino.

Orange County Public Schools – the fourth-largest school district in the state – confirmed Wednesday that this year's student enrollment numbers are below what it expected, forcing the district to cut millions more in funding, and potentially staff from its schools.

A surfer reported that he was out in the ocean at New Smyrna Beach on Wednesday morning when a shark bit his foot, according to Volusia County Beach Safety.

A Florida judge suspended Tiger Woods' driver's license for five years and ordered him to pay a $1,500 fine on Wednesday, part of a plea agreement reached with prosecutors following his March 2026 arrest for suspected DUI after a crash on Jupiter Island.

State Attorney Monique Worrell, who oversees the Ninth Judicial Court in Orange and Osceola counties, defended her leadership, her role, and her office on Tuesday, and claimed that she had received a tip recently about her "imminent" removal by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.

The Orlando Fire Department's hazardous materials team determined the unknown substance was not hazardous. The three deputies taken to the hospital were released the same day and “are in good health," the Orange County Sheriff's Office said.

The National Hurricane Center has dropped development chances tied to the remnants of Tropical Storm Dolly to zero. However, the increase in tropical moisture is expected to bring increased rain chances to parts of Florida this week.