A judge imposed two more life terms after Timothy Thomas pleaded no contest in the 2010 killing of 16‑year‑old Sebastian Ochsenius, resolving a long cold case. The sentence stacks onto life terms Thomas already serves in other Florida cases.

A New York woman was arrested after Franklin County deputies say an Eastpoint man wired about $17,000 for a promised Mustang that never arrived.

An off-duty Nassau deputy pulled a child from a retention pond and revived her with CPR. The sheriff’s office released footage of the rescue and the reunion.

An early‑morning blaze destroyed a Treasure Coast cat rescue, killing 11 cats and a tortoise and injuring the owner. Volunteers and local groups are mobilizing to help.

A Palm Coast man pleaded guilty to 12 counts of possessing child sexual abuse material and was sentenced to five years in prison plus 10 years of probation. Authorities say the probe began after a tip to NCMEC.

A 19-month-old was reunited with their mother after deputies found the child during a Jan. 8 car theft in Jacksonville.

A man in his early 20s was wounded near Valencia Way Apartments on Labelle Street; JSO recovered nine shell casings and is reviewing surveillance while asking for tips.

A man in his early 20s was wounded on Jacksonville’s Westside; detectives are checking surveillance and seeking witnesses from the 400 block of Ryan Avenue.

A traffic stop on US‑301 in Bradford County led deputies to recover several stolen firearms and arrest four people, including two juveniles. Deputies say one passenger fled with a rifle‑caliber pistol before it was recovered.

A Dixie County couple is accused of faking their 15‑year‑old son’s cancer to collect donations, deputies say, and investigators have placed the teen in protective care. The arrests followed a months‑long probe that traced fundraisers and a bank account tied to the family.

A 20-year-old was arrested after an alleged gun sale on Vermont Boulevard turned into an armed robbery; deputies recovered a firearm and charged him.

A school employee reported two men trading a shotgun near Bradford High in Starke; deputies arrested the pair, secured the campus and officials say no students were harmed.

Jacksonville police say an unknown white "bad dope" has caused multiple overdoses and one death; officers and Pulaski County deputies are investigating.