Multiple brush fires broke out Tuesday night in Palm Bay's 'Compound,' prompting aerial water drops and an active investigation. No injuries were reported.

A Clermont accounting manager was indicted after prosecutors say she siphoned nearly $4 million into a personal PayPal account over nearly 13 years.

A 21-year-old UCF student has been charged with 20 felonies after investigators say he used Kik accounts to possess, transmit and solicit child sexual abuse material. The Florida Attorney General’s Office announced the charges on April 28, 2026.

An early‑morning collision on I‑95 at Wickham Road left one driver dead and a passenger seriously injured; FHP is investigating.

A 46-year-old Davenport woman died after a head-on collision on Old Lake Fern Road in Osceola County; FHP says a 20-year-old driver was hospitalized.

A gun was stolen from a car in Lakeland’s Mikasuki neighborhood after early-morning break-ins on April 17. Deputies have opened an investigation and seek tips.

Two Ocala men admitted they intended to distribute about a pound of meth after an undercover buy; sentencing is pending.

A Vero Beach doctor was convicted and jailed, but Florida Department of Health records still list his medical license as active.

A planned “takeover” at Icon Park drew more than 1,000 teens Saturday night; deputies broke up fights, made nine arrests and two deputies were treated and released.

Sheriff John Mina will unveil details of a major Central Florida drug‑takedown at a 2 p.m. news conference in Orlando. Officials say federal partners will join the briefing.

A March 17 traffic stop on Grand National Drive led Orlando police to find a 9mm handgun and packaged cannabis; the driver was arrested and charged.

A Sunday school teacher was killed in an Ormond Beach crash; police are asking witnesses to come forward.

The FBI has issued an alert after a truck driver disappeared from the I‑95 rest area in Grant‑Valkaria while hauling vehicles; the rig was later found in Port Wentworth, GA. Agents want footage from the rest stop between 1 a.m. and 8 a.m. on April 17.