Polk investigators identify suspect shot dead after stabbing deputy in head

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said deputies were "forced" to fatally shoot a convicted felon who stabbed a deputy and tried to smother his mother.

PHOTOS: Frost turns Central Florida into winter wonderland

Some Central Florida residents thought it had snowed overnight as temperatures dropped into the 20s and 30s. 

SpaceX preparing to launch CSG-2 mission on Thursday

SpaceX is gearing up to launch the Italy's COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation (CSG-2) satellite on Thursday from the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.

Police searching for gunman who shot, killed 15-year-old Orlando boy

Family members say Corey Jones and a friend were in the park near the school when they were approached by another group. That's when they say some type of fight started and someone in the other group shot the boy.

Group targeted elderly Floridians in statewide car fraud case, police say

Police say all but one of the illegal vehicle purchases – which total out to over $350,000 – happened at the Daytona KIA dealership between July 2021 and September 2021, according to Daytona Beach Police Chief Jakari Young.

ULA successfully launched Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral

United Launch Alliance (ULA) successfully launched an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral on Friday afternoon.

Florida high school student's Super Bowl petition calls for Saturday game or Monday holiday

A Florida high schooler’s petition is calling for two options: move the Super Bowl from Sunday to Saturday or create a Monday holiday. So far, tens of thousands of people agreed and signed the online petition.

COVID-19 pill available in Central Florida -- if you can find it

It has been two years since the first COVID-19 case was detected in the U.S. Since then there have been millions of cases and nearly 860,000 deaths caused by COVID.

Gas prices rising: When you could see the next big increase

The national average price for a gallon of gasoline in the U.S. rose to $3.31 this week, up 1.3 cents from a week ago, according to GasBuddy data.

Florida police block 12-foot alligator from walking across highway

Officers with the Florida Highway Patrol responded to reports of a large gator on the side of Interstate 75 in Collier County.