New billboards seek help from public in deadly hit and run

Authorities hope two new billboards will help find the driver in a deadly hit-and-run crash that claimed the life of a 19-year-old man.

Central Florida leaders take closer look at condo building inspections

High rises with oceanfront views are the epitome of a picturesque Florida lifestyle, but it has become shattered by tragedy in Surfside.

Hurricane Elsa barrels past Barbados towards neighboring islands

Tropical cyclone Elsa was upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane on the morning of Friday, July 2, as it hit Barbados with sustained winds of 74 mph, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said

Cocoa High School athlete helps save his neighbor following crash

A Cocoa High School football and basketball player helped save a neighbor after the man crashed his truck, authorities said.

Summer fireworks return to Walt Disney World theme parks

Fireworks are once again lighting up the night sky over Disney theme parks. The magical tradition was put on hold during the coronavirus pandemic.

Hurricane supplies more expensive compared to previous year

It's no secret that consumer prices are rising and that's also true when it comes to your hurricane supplies. 

Roommate of girl who died at Lakeland boarding school says medical requests were not taken seriously

“If it was like, we needed to see a doctor, you pretty much knew you were not going to. You could fill out requests but you just kinda automatically knew it was not going to happen,” the roommate told FOX 13 News.

'Freedom Week' in Florida: Here's which items are sales-tax free

"What better way to celebrate than to offer a sales-tax holiday that will encourage people to explore our greatest asset --- Florida’s outdoors," House Speaker Chris Sprowls said in a statement last month.

Former students of Lakeland girls school come forward to describe conditions at facility where girl died

Former students of a Lakeland boarding school for girls are speaking out after a girl died there. Naomi Wood died in May of 2020 after weeks of stomach pains and asking to see a doctor but being denied, according to a report from the Florida Department of Children and Families.

Girl dies after being denied treatment for stomach pain while living at Lakeland children's home

A 17-year-old girl living at a boarding school for girls in Lakeland complained of stomach issues for nearly a month – but was denied professional medical treatment – before she died in May of 2020, according to reports by the Polk County medical examiner and the Florida Department of Children and Families.

Federal judge upholds Florida ban on gun sales to people under 21

While saying the case “falls squarely in the middle of a constitutional no man’s land,” a federal judge has upheld a 2018 Florida law that prevents people under age 21 from buying guns.

Vacationers offer assistance to families of those missing at collapsed condo site

The search continues at the site of the collapsed condominium tower in Surfside, Florida. Families are still desperately looking for their loved ones as crews are racing to recover any survivors beneath a mountain of rubble. Some visitors who are vacationing in the area are also lending a hand.

2 tropical waves on the move in Atlantic; first Pacific hurricane of the season forms

The first Pacific Ocean hurricane of the 2021 season formed overnight more than 150 miles offshore of Manzanillo, Mexico. Closer to Central Florida, the FOX 35 Storm Team is tracking two disturbances in the Atlantic Ocean.

FOX 35 INVESTIGATES: A closer look at Black militant group NFAC

The Daytona Beach Police Department said early Saturday morning that a suspect in the shooting of a police officer was captured in Georgia.