A Brevard County couple was jailed after a school officer alerted authorities that their daughter was forced to drink a homemade hot sauce despite a known allergy. A medical exam found bruises and long welts.

A Daytona Beach man is in custody after deputies say he stabbed his wife's boyfriend on the front porch last Thursday; the victim later died and the probe is ongoing.

Four people were arrested and a fifth sought after more than $10,000 in restaurant equipment was stolen in Palm Coast, officials say.

A woman in her 20s was shot late Tuesday on South Ivey Lane near Gore Avenue and later died, Orange County deputies say.

Two drivers were killed in a head-on crash on SR‑60 at Mae Bass Road near Yeehaw Junction after one vehicle reportedly entered the opposite lane. Troopers are investigating.

Court records show an Apopka teacher was jailed Wednesday after allegations he sexually abused girls in his foster care, according to News 6.

A March 18 fire damaged Zion Hope Missionary Baptist Church in Sanford’s Georgetown neighborhood, threatening a longtime community landmark. Officials released few details.

Deputies say a Kissimmee mother held a 10‑year‑old down while her children punched him at a Heritage Park Apartments playground; she’s now charged and held on $12,000 bond.

Police say a woman fired two shots from a West Melbourne motel room and held her juvenile daughter during a standoff; officers used less‑lethal force and found meth, officials say.

Officials say they uncovered a 'house of horrors' child abuse case in Florida; several children were taken into protective custody and investigators opened a criminal probe.

A 19-year-old man from Winter Garden drowned off Ormond Beach this weekend, prompting rip-current warnings and renewed calls to swim near staffed lifeguard towers.

Florida agents arrested a Sanford man after seizing devices they say contained child sexual abuse material, including AI‑produced images; investigators recovered disturbing items during the search.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier highlighted two recent prosecutions in Orlando as part of a statewide child‑predator takedown he says has led to about 1,400 arrests. The cases included a Leesburg rearrest after a cybertip and a Pasco County sentence of 25 years.