Father of teen who fell from ride wants answers: 'This should never happen'

A father wants to know why his son died on a ride. Yarnell Sampson said his 14-year-old son, Tyre, was visiting Orlando from St. Louis through a football program. He just wanted the kids to have fun and never expected this tragedy to occur.

Val Demings on key issues in race to unseat Sen. Marco Rubio

Representative Val Demings talked to FOX 53's Nestor Mato from Fort Myers where is she on tour campaigning to unseat senator Marco Rubio. 

Officials: Suspect linked to man's death at Sanford mosque shot in Indian River County

A man was savagely beaten and killed at a mosque in Seminole County on Thursday, prompting a multi-county search for the suspect that ended with a shooting in Indian River County.

Tickets to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort now on sale

Tickets to Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Florida are now on sale. Universal Orlando Resort on Thursday announced that this year's event will run for a record-breaking 43 nights from September 2 through October 31.

US men's soccer faces Mexico in quest for World Cup redemption

The U.S. has three World Cup qualifying matches left – their first one taking place Thursday night against Mexico at Estadio Azteca.

Florida's COVID-19 hospitalizations drop below 1,300

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services posted data Thursday that showed fewer than 1,300 Florida hospital inpatients had COVID-19, continuing a steady decrease.

Conference set in Florida's congressional redistricting case

A panel of three federal judges will consider procedural issues April 4 in a lawsuit seeking a court-drawn congressional redistricting plan for Florida.

Orlando commemorates South's first interracial Little League game

A new monument in Orlando’s Lorna Doone Park commemorates a milestone in American race relations, a significant step that, in 1955, didn't seem like that big of a deal to a bunch of 12-year-olds.

NASA confirms a big milestone for planetary discovery: 5,000 exoplanets

“There are many more planets in our galaxy we haven't found yet, as many as 100 to 200 billion. It's mind-blowing,” the lead scientist said.

SpaceX's new Dragon capsule named 'Freedom'

SpaceX's Crew-4 will launch to the International Space Station (ISS) in April aboard a Dragon capsule named "Freedom." 

Human remains found in Seminole County are those of Julie Noppinger, deputies say

The Seminole County Sheriff's Office says human remains, believed to be those of a missing Oviedo woman, have been located near her car in Orange County.

Florida state parks license plate gets go-ahead

Motorists can start sporting a specialty license plate for the Florida state parks, as a design has surpassed a required 3,000-plate presale threshold, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.

Uber driver who shot man tells her side of story: 'I was in fear for my life'

An Uber driver is telling FOX 35 her side of the story after shooting a man police are now charging with battery for allegedly hitting his girlfriend.

Markeith Loyd appeals in officer's murder heads to Florida Supreme Court

Markeith Loyd, who was sentenced to death this month in the high-profile 2017 murder of an Orlando police officer, has filed an appeal at the Florida Supreme Court.

Rollins College graduate helping Ukrainian refugees in Poland

Rollins College graduate Lindsy Mooser is helping Ukrainian refugees cross the border into Poland, and settle into new lives. 

Moms 4 Liberty Brevard asking for 19 more books to be pulled from school libraries

Moms 4 Liberty Brevard is working to have 19 books pulled off the shelves in school libraries across the county, saying they are not suitable for students.