A security guard fired back after a man opened fire outside Le Palace early Wednesday, leaving three people with life‑threatening injuries, deputies said.

A jury convicted Jermaine D. Morgan in a 2019 Rockledge carjacking that left a woman beaten; he was sentenced to life without parole after a PRR finding.

Officers and a good Samaritan pulled six people from a sinking boat on East Lake Tohopekaliga after weather turned quickly. Rescuers say lack of life jackets made the situation urgent.

A person was found dead early Wednesday at the Heron Lakes Apartments in Kissimmee after a 911 call reported a gunshot. Police say the investigation is ongoing.

Apopka police released surveillance images after a man was struck while crossing Orange Blossom Trail; investigators say a white Ford F-150 fled the scene and are seeking tips.

A 24-year-old Palm Bay man died after his motorcycle left the roadway and struck fixed objects in Melbourne. Police have opened a traffic-homicide investigation and are asking witnesses to come forward.

A new video shows an Orange County deputy forcing a vehicle off the road near Walt Disney World; the Sheriff’s Office has not yet released a full account.

Orlando police arrested a 41-year-old man after he was accused of secretly recording under a woman’s dress at a busy outlet mall in the city’s tourism district.

A man accused of posing as a Publishers Clearing House official allegedly scammed an elderly Merritt Island woman and returned to threaten her at gunpoint.

An 18-year-old led deputies on a short chase that ended when her car hit a motorcycle and then a house in Clermont. Authorities say breath tests showed a BAC well above the under‑21 limit.

Police say a Port St. Lucie man used TikTok to flaunt access to users' passwords, device IDs and banking activity; he was arrested April 15.

State records show a Homestead man registered a temporary address in The Villages' Rosedale Villas; FDLE lists his 2009 conviction and vehicle details.

A Spokane man was booked on a felony after threatening calls to The Villages and Mar‑a‑Lago were traced to his phone. Federal agents joined the investigation.