12+ hour, 54+ min ago   (249+ words) A Florida duo face criminal charges after deputies say they fired several firearms into the ground outside a local home while drinking on Saturday night. Deputies with the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 5100 block of Happiness Street…...

14+ hour, 4+ min ago   (163+ words) A wrong-way collision early Sunday morning on Interstate 75 in Sumter County sent three people to the hospital, including two travelers from Texas, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash took place around 4:30 a.m. near milepost 327, just south of State Road…...

14+ hour, 21+ min ago   (372+ words) A 42-year-old Lakeland woman faces aggravated child abuse charges after authorities said an autopsy revealed her 3-month-old son died from severe head trauma matching the shape of a ring she wore. Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office were called…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (145+ words) WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — Naomi James has been located and is safe, according to the Pasco Sheriff’s Office. ORIGINAL REPORT: Authorities in Pasco County are asking for the public’s help to find a missing and endangered 17-year-old girl last seen Saturday…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (147+ words) Authorities have issued a Florida Missing Child Alert for six children last seen in Daytona Beach who may now be traveling through Georgia with two adults. According to investigators, the children were last seen in the area of the 100 block…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (421+ words) Two Lake Worth residents were arrested for allegedly running a large-scale theft operation that bought and resold stolen baby formula across multiple Florida counties, bringing in more than $1.1 million in sales, authorities announced. Mohammed Alsaidi, 59, and Zeina Abdul-Hassan Sou Zabib,…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (232+ words) A 37-year-old Florida man will spend the rest of his life behind bars following a multi-agency investigation into years of child sexual abuse. Judge Daniel B. Merritt Jr. handed down consecutive life sentences to Gerald Allen Gilbert on each count of…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (237+ words) A 34-year-old Texas man faces murder charges after authorities discovered his elderly mother’s body concealed inside a duffel bag during a welfare check at her home. Arman Malik has been charged with murder and tampering with a human corpse in…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (258+ words) LAKELAND, Fla. – Four teenagers from the Kathleen area of Lakeland were arrested Sunday, Aug. 30, after deputies linked them to a vehicle burglary and the theft of a firearm, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded earlier that day…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (289+ words) A Garland, Texas, husband and wife received federal sentences Tuesday for running an online operation that sold smuggled Mexican veterinary drugs and illegal pesticides to buyers across the United States. Thao Duong received a three-month prison sentence, two years of…...