State seeks death penalty against mom, boyfriend accused in toddler's killing

State prosecutors said they intend to seek the death penalty against the mother of a West Melbourne toddler and her boyfriend following the child's alleged murder in June.

Parents rally for, against mask mandates ahead of Lake County School Board meeting

A crowd of people rallied outside the Lake County School District building ahead of a board meeting Monday evening to voice concerns about masks in classrooms.

Funnel cloud spotted in Lake County

Lake County residents spotted a funnel cloud Monday afternoon near Lady Lake.

Tourism leaders keep eye on rebounding visitor numbers

Tourism leaders are focusing on the resurgence this year in the number of people visiting Florida, as the state continues grappling with a spike in COVID-19 cases.

Family holds vigil for 4-year-old killed when bullet pierced car she was riding in

Family and friends are devastated as they grieve Sunni Bell. Someone fired at the vehicle the little girl was in, driving along Hillsborough Ave., Sunday night.

Florida judge hears arguments over DeSantis’ school mask-mandate ban

A Leon County circuit judge began hearing arguments Monday in a high-profile lawsuit about whether Florida school districts should be able to set student mask requirements as COVID-19 continues to surge across the state.

No capacity limits for Coke Zero Sugar 400, Wawa 250

NASCAR returns to Daytona International Speedway on Aug. 27 for the sport's regular-season finale. For the first time since the Daytona 500 last year, the venue will open to full capacity.

Pregnant Florida woman in coma, battling COVID-19 gives birth

In AdventHealth Daytona Beach Hospital rests Shantel Feliciano, who has never held her newborn son, Caleb. Her husband, Heriberto, says it's not how either of them wanted to welcome him into the world.

Flags lowered to honor slain officer

Flags will be lowered to half-staff Monday to honor Daytona Beach Police Officer Jason Raynor, who died this week after being shot in the head while on patrol in June.

Florida's COVID cases fill hospital beds

The Florida Department of Health on Friday reported 150,118 new coronavirus cases this last week, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases among Florida residents since the start of the pandemic to 3,027,954.

Florida gator wrangler gives take on wild video showing attack at child's birthday party

Most people wouldn't wade into water infested with alligators – some weighing more than a thousand pounds – but Robbie Keszey has more than 600 of them on his property. 

FAA dishes out thousands in fines to unruly passengers

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) dealt out thousands of dollars in fines to deal with unruly passengers. Some of the heftiest from flights coming in and out of the Orlando and Sanford airports

Epidemiologist predicts Florida will soon reach COVID herd immunity

An epidemiologist in Florida says there may be one benefit to the delta variant. He thinks it’s helping us inch closer to herd immunity in Florida.

Volusia County nonprofit hopes to bring WWII tugboat back home

Daniel Friend, president of DeLand Historic Trust Inc., said the rare piece of Volusia County history is currently nearly 5,000 miles away in Stockholm, Sweden.

Nephew of Afghan President Ashraf Ghani discusses Taliban takeover

FOX 35 News spoke to Amel Ghani, the nephew of the president of Afghanistan. Like his uncle, he also fled the country before the Taliban takeover and said the majority of the Afghans just want peace.

Disney retires FastPass, launches 'Disney Genie' and 'Lightning Lane'

Walt Disney World Resort and Disneyland Resort on Wednesday announced the debut of Disney Genie and a new queue called Lightning Lane.