A DeLand woman was arrested after a 3-year-old was found unresponsive in a parked car; the child was rushed to a hospital and police say the caregiver left the child while donating plasma.

A Vero Beach man led troopers on a 110 mph chase from an RV park in New Smyrna to I‑95 that ended in a crash; no serious injuries were reported.

A Marion County jury convicted Erick Rico Beauvil of sexual battery; he was sentenced to 15 years in state prison.

Jurors convicted a 53‑year‑old Oxford man after detectives say they found packaged MDMA, cocaine and a loaded handgun in a fifth‑wheel camper during a 2023 search.

A 36-year-old Frostproof man died early Sunday after his Toyota Corolla rolled on U.S. 27 near the U.S. 98 interchange, state troopers say.

A Volusia County raid uncovered more than 42,000 suspected child-abuse files and has deputies asking how the man slipped through sex‑offender registration.

Late-day storms pounded Central Florida’s Space Coast on May 31, producing heavy rain, hail and gusty winds that caused localized flooding in parts of Brevard and Volusia.

A Clermont man was arrested after screams from a white van on U.S. 27 led deputies to a Davenport fire station. Authorities say he faces kidnapping and assault charges and had active Lake County warrants.

Doctors and survivors remembered an 'unbelievable' rush of donors that supplied hundreds of units of blood after the Pulse shooting; OneBlood and city officials are holding remembrance drives this week.

Warm, humid Monday with afternoon showers possible. Tuesday brings likely storms and a marginal risk for damaging winds; beaches have moderate rip currents.

A court-supervised auction is scheduled for July 1 to sell the 1,472-acre Whispering Hills site in Leesburg, with bidding opening at $45.7M.

An electric dirt bike reportedly hit more than 70 mph on a New Smyrna sidewalk before the rider fled and abandoned the machine. Police seized the bike and are asking for tips in case #260500349.

A crash on I‑4 westbound near Lake Helen killed a driver Friday and briefly closed the highway, with two lanes reopening by about 4 p.m. as crews cleared the scene.