Josh Frigerio

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for the state of Florida ahead of a major winter storm sweeping across the southeast, which is expected to bring frigid temperatures to parts of Florida, as well as the potential for snow, ice, sleet, and/or freezing rain.

An 83-year-old woman was dragged out of her vehicle and seemingly wrestled to the ground minutes after collecting her lottery winnings from a convenience store, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Office.

No criminal charges will be filed against a 70-year-old woman who struck and killed a 10-year-old girl outside Sugar Mill Elementary in May 2024, the Port Orange Police Department said.

A 10-year-old girl in Florida was shot and killed shortly after midnight on New Year's Day by what is suspected to have been celebratory gunfire, police said.

Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez has agreed to pay a fine after he inadvertently posted an investigative photo of Madeline Soto's body on social media.

A Lake County boy who was reported missing from Tavares on Sunday, prompting an AMBER Alert in Florida, has been found safe, according to police.

Country Thunder Florida had to cancel its 2024 music festival after Hurricane Milton swept across the state and soaked the Osceola County venue where it was to be held.

Sarah Boone was sentenced to life in prison after a jury convicted her unanimously of second-degree murder in the death of her boyfriend, who was zipped inside a suitcase, taunted, and left inside until he suffocated. 

A Florida mom accused of withholding medication from her 14-year-old diabetic daughter and drowning her in a bathtub is not competent to stand trial, according to her defense attorneys.

Firefighters in Daytona Beach responded to a brush fire on Sunday.