A substitute teacher in Florida is facing charges for alleged inappropriate behavior with a student, according to sheriff’s deputies.

Florida officials have been discussing ways to boost the state’s “enforcement removal operation" of undocumented migrants, but not without opposition.

A 58-year-old Villages resident faced a DUI manslaughter charge Monday after a 60-year-old woman fell off a golf cart and died.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a press conference in Ocala on Tuesday morning.

Jury selection has begun in the trial of Susan Lorincz, who was arrested in June 2023 and is accused of fatally shooting her 25-year-old neighbor, Ajike Owens, a Black mother of four.

Families in need are grieving on Thursday after seven men and a woman from Mexico — who were in central Florida on a temporary work visa for Cannon Farms workers — died in a crash.

A bus carrying people to work in a watermelon field in central Florida was sideswiped by a suspected drunk driver and overturned in a field, killing eight of them and injuring up to 40 others.

Adam Joseph Stone, who was at the Broward County main jail on Wednesday, has a history of violence, according to court records. Broward County judges gave him a chance for years, but the Florida Department of Corrections recently had enough.

A truck driver is facing charges after deputies said he shot at another truck driver on I-75 in Marion County and it was all caught on camera.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement’s public list of registered sex offenders on the run included seven predators as of Saturday.

A beloved police dog has passed away after being shot while on duty.

A beloved police dog is fighting for his life after being shot while on duty.

Drivers in Florida will have beaver nuggets and brisket sandwiches to look forward to during their next gas stop, a fourth Buc-ee's is coming to St. Lucie County.

A Florida man won $1 million playing the 500X The Cash scratch-off game, Lottery officials confirmed Tuesday.

A white woman accused of firing through her door and fatally shooting a Black mother in front of her 9-year-old son in central Florida has been formally charged with manslaughter and assault.

A 56-year-old woman claimed her $1 million winnings this week after playing the 300X The Cash scratch-off game, Florida Lottery officials confirmed Tuesday.

Federal and state wildlife authorities are asking for the public’s help in catching whoever might be responsible for the deaths of four bald eagles in Arkansas’ Marion County earlier this year.

The Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) on Wednesday announced the arrests of two women following an election fraud investigation.

A man was arrested Wednesday after being accused of using antifreeze to poison neighborhood cats and dogs in Central Florida, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

Deputies in north central Florida arrested a man on Monday after accusing him of stealing a Toys for Tots donation box from a Dollar General.

A Florida man with a long criminal history, led sheriff's deputies on a chase through the woods.

A Marion County elementary school teacher is facing charges for having drugs in her possession while at work.

Authorities are looking for 16-year-old Secora Lee and 11-month old Kehlani Hernandez.

The vaccination drive against COVID-19 in the U.S. is grinding to a halt, and lagging demand is especially stark in conservative corners of the country where many people weren't interested in the shots in the first place.

Kenneth Kelly, whom prosecutors describe as an emergency room doctor, was arrested in April after investigators said a relative contacted them to report Kelly.

According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a van carrying six people from Homestead was traveling north on U.S. 441. Troopers said a pickup truck driven by a 32-year-old man from Boca Raton was also traveling north, speeding toward the van.

A recent retiree from Dunnellon claimed the first $1 million top prize from the $1,000,000 Holiday Winnings game that launched Nov. 1, Florida Lottery announced Monday.

Officials say a man is being held without bond in Marion County for shooting and killing his neighbor, over an argument about a cat.

A woman paddleboarding at a Florida spring recorded a close encounter with an alligator after she says it tried biting her board.

FILE - In this May 26, 2019, file photo, Simon Pagenaud, of France, leads the field through the first turn on the start of the Indianapolis 500 IndyCar auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis. Roger Penske has reversed course and decided not to allow fans at the Indianapolis 500 later this month. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)Roger Penske has reversed course and decided not to allow fans at the Indianapolis 500 later this month. Penske had initially said he wouldn't run the 500 without fans. The situation was compounded last week when IU Health, the states largest health care system and a partner of Indianapolis Motor Speedway, said it opposed fans attending the 500.

(CNN) - Michael Jones, the Florida man suspected of killing his wife and four children and driving with their bodies in his van for weeks, was denied bond in court in Marion County on Thursday. He faces a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the death of his wife, authorities said. The Marion County Sheriff's Office said it's believed that Jones killed them in Florida weeks ago, and then stored their bodies and drove them into southern Georgia. When police arrived at the crash scene Sunday night, deputies "smelled a foul odor" coming from Michael Jones' van, according to a Brantley County, Georgia, Sheriff's Office press release. Michael Jones also admitted to concealing the death of other bodies just prior to the traffic accident, the Brantley County Sheriff's Office said.

Deangelo Clark, 30, is accused of killing a 20-year-old woman in Marion County. MONROE COUNTY, Fla. - A murder suspect from Marion County was arrested Wednesday in the Florida Keys, authorities confirmed. According to the Marion County Sheriff's Office, the agency received a call Wednesday morning from a relative of Kiara Alleyne, 20, who was concerned for her well-being. According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, Clark was arrested following a home burglary on Long Key, just north of Layton, and a car and house fire on Grassy Key. In addition to the murder charge in Marion County, Clark also faces charges in connection with the burglary on Long Key.

Deangelo Clark, 30, is accused of killing a 20-year-old woman in Marion County. MONROE COUNTY, Fla. - A murder suspect from Marion County was arrested Wednesday in the Florida Keys, authorities confirmed. According to the Marion County Sheriff's Office, the agency received a call Wednesday morning from a relative of Kiara Alleyne, 20, who was concerned for her well-being. Detectives later received information that the suspect, Deangelo Clark, 30, had threatened to kill Alleyne and then take his own life. Authorities did not immediately say where in Monroe County Clark was found.

As a board member for the Ohio Hemp Association, he's looking at hemp and hoping he can get a license to grow it. Farmers may not need much to transition from growing soybeans or corn to growing hemp. The concern, though, is where Ohio farmers could sell that hemp seed. It's not clear where there's a market for hemp seed, since other states have beaten Ohio to the punch in legalizing hemp. Last week, the Ohio Department of Agriculture planted the state's first legal hemp crop at the department's campus.