Unserialized "ghost guns" are making crimes harder to solve in Florida — ATF data and a recent Central Florida prosecution reveal a widening problem.

A deadly crash closed northbound John Young Parkway at Shader Road in Orlando. Authorities recommended Orange Blossom Trail as a detour while investigators remained on scene.

A teenager was fatally shot in Orange County late Sunday; homicide detectives are investigating and asking anyone with information to come forward.

A Marion County jury convicted Manes Pierre after investigators traced fraudulent lien filings that named local officials to Miami Beach filings and billing records. He remains jailed awaiting sentencing.

Orange County deputies used a bumper-mounted "Grappler" to stop a high-speed chase and arrest two people connected to an April 12 shooting, video shows. The move adds to a national debate over pursuit tactics.

A pedestrian died Friday night after being struck at Shader Road and North Orange Blossom Trail in Orlando, troopers say. The crash involved a 2023 Kia Telluride and is under investigation.

Teens filmed kicking at Deltona front doors left homeowners repairing damage and prompted a sheriff's warning that the stunt could turn deadly.

A 35-year-old Osceola County man was arrested in Tampa after deputies say an undercover buy turned up a one-kilogram cocaine seizure.

A Marion County jury convicted Melissa Waiman Schroer in the 2019 death of her two-month-old son, Wailan. Sentencing is set for June 29, 2026.

St. Cloud Police say Officer Kyle Davis was arrested in Brevard County on domestic battery charges; he was relieved of duty and the department opened an internal probe.

A 17-year-old Seminole High student was arrested after a gun was found in his bag; officials praised the tip that led to the arrest and say the campus is secure.

A Titusville man received probation after pleading to 14 felony counts in a multi-night alligator poaching operation that left more than a dozen reptiles dead or dying on the St. Johns River. Conservation groups called the sentence too lenient.

A Marion County deputy survived an ambush in Dunnellon after being stabbed multiple times; the suspect is now jailed on attempted murder charges.