A Brevard County judge sentenced Justin Giambanco to life for the 2023 killing of Palm Bay retiree Paul Black, closing a case that stoked local outrage over repeat offenders.

A 33-year-old Altamonte Springs man was arrested and charged with two counts of DUI manslaughter after a Feb. 17 crash that killed two women.

Publix pulled two lots of DiLuigi Smashables after a labeling mistake left milk off the ingredient list. Affected packages carry a Use By date of June 13, 2026.

Twin Peaks will open a new Kissimmee lodge on June 29, bringing 140+ jobs, 50+ TVs and a stacked draft lineup to Vineland Road. Auditions and hiring are already underway.

Northrop Grumman has shipped the final solid‑rocket booster segments for Artemis III to Kennedy Space Center, moving SLS work toward stacking as NASA coordinates after a major pad mishap. The deliveries clear a key step ahead of planned integration later this year.

A front-yard fight in Cocoa turned fatal Wednesday; deputies say a 22-year-old is jailed on first-degree murder charges. Investigators say the shooting appears isolated.

A bomb threat prompted evacuation of the Palm Bay Walmart on Malabar Road; the Brevard County bomb squad and Palm Bay Police are on scene and the area is closed.

A late-night collision at Old Winter Garden and Pine Hills prompted a multi‑hour Florida Highway Patrol investigation; crews cleared the wreckage and reopened the road early Friday.

A three-vehicle collision at East Colonial Drive and Crescent Blvd left one person dead and others injured; FHP and Orange County deputies are investigating.

Police say a downtown Orlando crash Thursday was tied to a fistfight in Sanford hours earlier; investigators are seeking video and witnesses as they piece together a timeline.

Embry‑Riddle has applied to use a Paisley grass airstrip for pilot training; neighbors and conservationists say the permit could clear trees, fragment habitat and bring nonstop training flights.

A 30-year-old Leesburg man was killed and a 27-year-old Eustis woman critically injured in a three-vehicle crash on County Road 42 Wednesday. Troopers say the sedan crossed the center line and struck a pickup.

A 20-year-old man was arrested in Cocoa after police say he grabbed a DoorDash delivery driver while naked, officials say.