A $5 Publix scratch-off bought in Apopka paid $1,000,000; the winner took a $616,700 lump-sum payout.

AT&T has begun notifying Florida customers that copper landlines will be retired; filings list Nov. 15, 2026 as an earliest discontinuance and replacement options are being offered.

A GOP-backed House bill that would block a federal heat‑safety rule cleared a key committee vote this week; several Florida Republicans signed on.

State wildlife officers pulled DMV records on critics, raising privacy and legal questions about how the FWC monitors opponents.

Neighbors in parts of Brevard County reported odd tastes and smells in tap water; Melbourne officials blamed an algal bloom but say treated water remains safe.

A Deltona man was arrested after deputies say he siphoned roughly 300 gallons of diesel from Circle K pumps across Central Florida; license‑plate readers and surveillance helped lead to the arrest.

The State Board approved a uniform weighted GPA for honors and accelerated courses and a uniform core curriculum for teacher-prep programs, with staggered deadlines through 2027.

A volunteer map and local reporting show dozens of Flock license‑plate readers across Central Florida, prompting privacy concerns and calls for clearer rules. Police say the cameras help investigations, but watchdogs want audits and transparency.

Two men were hospitalized following a Friday-morning stabbing on Avenue A in Ormond Beach; both are in stable condition as deputies investigate.

A Winter Garden Walmart shopper says she caught a man sliding a phone under her skirt; deputies arrested a Davenport man on a video voyeurism charge, according to an affidavit.

A Volusia County father was sentenced to 42 years after a plea in the death of his 18‑month‑old son, who died after being left in a hot truck last June.

A Sumter County detective was arrested after an audit found she allegedly accessed restricted law‑enforcement systems to track a private resident. The sheriff has ordered a wider audit and suspended ALPR access.

Video of a large group of e-bike riders in downtown Orlando prompted a police warning and renewed scrutiny of micromobility rules and enforcement.