A Lakeland man is facing multiple charges after deputies say he stole a backpack, rammed a patrol car and led officers on a pursuit that ended with a PIT maneuver.

Chef Maria Gabriela Toro's Viva Healthy is expanding to Winter Park, teasing a 'pink house' cafe at Unigold Shopping Center. The brand's Instagram and state filings show the move is part of a coordinated local expansion.

An Orlando man was arrested in Honolulu after prosecutors say he bilked an investor of $1 million with a fake downtown development called Orlando World Live.

Patchy fog lifts by mid-morning. Expect highs near 94°F with late-afternoon storms and heat indices approaching 100°F.

Plan‑review paperwork shows a proposed IHOP at 37051 U.S. 27 in Haines City near Bates Road. The filing names Sunshine Restaurant Partners as the franchisee.

A road‑rage attack in Winter Haven left a driver bloodied and a Lakeland man jailed on multiple felony counts.

Three people in the Waco area were federally charged after search warrants turned up meth, guns and cash.

A Korean katsu chain has opened at 5075 Edgewater Drive, serving plate‑sized cutlets and teishoku sets in Northgate Plaza.

An Orlando Sentinel probe finds erratic oversight at Florida nursing boards after a massive fake‑diploma racket. Federal records show thousands of questionable credentials reached hospitals nationwide.

St. Cloud police executed a search warrant at a Nolte Road house Thursday, arresting 11 people, seizing meth and condemning the property while eight dogs were taken into care.

Orange County will open county cooling centers when the heat index hits 103°F, after advocates pushed commissioners to act as dangerous heat arrives. County pages list where and when sites will be activated.

Osceola deputies say Orlando Jose Canizales, 21, was fatally shot after a friend mishandled a loaded weapon in Kissimmee. A 22-year-old was arrested and booked on manslaughter charges.

7 Brew filed a Polk County water‑permit application for a proposed Haines City drive‑thru that would join its Davenport location. The filing is an early step toward construction.