Deputies: Florida teenager arrested for throwing a 'bring your own booze and weed' homecoming party

It was advertised as the "Littest Homecoming party of 2019," but it was shut down quickly after deputies got word of the gathering that encouraged minors to bring their own booze and weed, according to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.

Inmate allegedly beaten by prison guards now a quadriplegic

Attorneys for a Lowell inmate allegedly beaten by prison guards say she’s been moved out of the hospital and into a Florida Department of Corrections facility.

Hepatitis A outbreak grows by 55 cases

Florida had 55 new hepatitis A cases reported last week, bringing the total number of cases this year to 2,847 as of Saturday, according to Department of Health data.

Minimum wage issue on verge of hitting threshold

Backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would gradually increase Florida’s minimum wage to $15 an hour are on the verge of submitting enough petition signatures to get on the November 2020 ballot.

Sentencing phase begins for convicted murderer Markeith Loyd

Markeith Loyd was found guilty of first-degree, murder in the deaths of his ex-girlfriend, Sade Dixon, and their unborn child.

Deputies say woman shot at them, taken into custody

A woman is in custody after deputies say she led them on a car chase, then shot a deputy’s patrol car.

Cleanup underway after Nestor moves across Florida

The storm left quite a bit of damage behind, even ripping the roof off of a Polk County school.

Two suspects charged in largest seizure of turtles in recent history, FWC says

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has charged two suspects for poaching thousands of native turtles in Florida in what the agency says is the largest seizure of turtles in recent history.

Venomous puss caterpillars return to Florida

"I’ve had 2 C-sections, other surgeries, and nothing came close to the pain. It felt like someone was drilling into my bones."

Back-to-school tax 'holiday' proposed

A Senate Republican has proposed holding a 10-day back-to-school tax “holiday” as children get ready to return to classes next year.

Tornado damages school, homes in Polk County as Nestor wreaks havoc on Florida

Severe weather and tornados, spawned by Tropical Storm Nestor, slammed Polk County last night, leaving thousands of people in the dark and damaging a school in Kathleen.

Teacher accused of having sex with student bonds out of jail

A former teacher and basketball coach at a Florida high school turned herself into authorities to face an accusation of having sex with a 16-year-old student.