Florida and other states target mask requirement on planes, public transportation

Requiring travelers to wear masks on airplanes was highly controversial, with many people objecting and flight attendants left with the difficult task of trying to enforce the measure. Republican politicians attacked the requirement as part of criticism of the Biden administration’s handling of the pandemic.

FBI raid on Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate: Former agent talks significance, what's next

Former FBI agent Chuck Stuber joins FOX 5 to give insight on what goes into a raid of the magnitude of the one the FBI conducted at former President Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate this week and what could happen next in the investigation.

Coast Guard veteran rescues Lakeland woman from sinking car after it crashed into country club swimming pool

Decades after leaving the Coast Guard, a Lakeland man used his life-saving skills to safely pull a woman from a sinking car after police say she mistook the gas pedal for the brake and drove her car into a swimming pool Wednesday morning.

What is NASA's Artemis 1 mission going to do?

NASA is in the final stretch before it launches the first rocket in 50 years designed to carry humans back to the moon. Liftoff is scheduled for late August from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 

Back-to-school in Central Florida: Teacher shortages, bus driver call-outs on the first day of class

Thousands of Central Florida kids are headed back to school on Wednesday and there are concerns that teacher shortages and the lack of bus drivers could impact the start of their school year.

Florida Narcotics Anonymous shooting: What we know about victims, suspected shooter

Police in Florida released the names of the three people who were shot and killed during a Narcotics Anonymous meeting on Monday night, and said the case was being investigated as a double-murder suicide. The motive, while still under investigation, may have been jealousy, authorities said. 

Orange, Seminole and Brevard families return to paying for meals this school year

Over the last two years, the federal government has been paying for all students at public schools to eat at no cost because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Deputies to carry rifles at Brevard County schools: 'We mean business'

In response to the recent school shootings around the country, the Brevard County Sheriff's Office announced that its school resource deputies will carry rifles on campus to help better protect children and staff.

Tropical depression could form in the Atlantic this week, NHC says

A tropical wave that emerged off the coast of Africa could develop into a tropical depression this week, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Video: Florida man steals car from mother taking her kids to first day of school

Security video captured the moment a Titusville man reportedly stole a mother's SUV from her driveway while she was getting her kids ready to go to the first day of school. 

Daytona Beach man arrested in deadly stabbing, police say

A Florida man has been arrested for fatally stabbing another man in Daytona Beach, police said Tuesday. 

Gov. Ron DeSantis appoints Renatha Francis to Florida Supreme Court

Two years after justices thwarted his first attempt to place Renatha Francis on the Florida Supreme Court, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Friday tapped the Palm Beach County circuit judge to serve on a high court dominated by conservative jurists.

Orlando man found in hotel room with missing teenage girl sentenced

A deputy investigating the case said when the victim was found in the hotel, she ran toward Deputy James and gave him a hug.