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Halloween Horror Nights is back at Universal Orlando Resort, marking its 35th year with a record 49 nights of haunted houses, scare zones, and live entertainment.

A Brevard County family is mourning a mother killed in a wrong-way crash on Interstate 10 shortly after she dropped her daughter off for her freshman year at Florida A&M University.

Health officials have issued a mosquito-borne illness advisory in Orange County after chickens tested positive for West Nile virus, prompting mosquito control crews to increase efforts in areas where the virus has been detected.

Palm Bay's city council is also starting to see enough public pushback against the system to take a second look. At least three sitting members of council told FOX 35 they have growing reservations surrounding the controversial cameras.

Palm Bay police are searching for a driver who reportedly hit a teenage boy riding his scooter in a crosswalk on his way to school and fled the scene. The victim, identified as D’Shavion Taylor, suffered a fractured arm during the hit-and-run near the intersection of Franklin Avenue and Clearmont Street.

Forty registered sex offenders and predators were arrested during a three-day enforcement operation in Flagler County aimed at identifying violations of Florida’s sex offender registry requirements, authorities said.

The Florida Attorney General’s Office is seeking an immediate review of a judge’s decision to grant a nearly $160,000 bond to suspended Palm Beach County Clerk of the Circuit Court and Comptroller Michael Caruso, who faces five felony charges involving allegations of sexual abuse of a young child.

An HVAC worker faces an aggravated animal cruelty charge after police say he was caught on camera kicking a 5-pound Chihuahua unconscious while working inside a Sanford home.

Fall festivities are getting underway at Central Florida's theme parks, with Walt Disney World's Epcot International Food & Wine Festival marking its 30th anniversary and Universal Orlando preparing to open this year's Halloween Horror Nights.

Daytona International Speedway is getting a colorful makeover, unveiling new LED lights outside the stadium ahead of this weekend's Coke Zero Sugar 400.

Family members and supporters gathered Thursday to mark 20 years since 2-year-old Trenton Duckett disappeared from his Leesburg home, renewing their plea for information in a case that remains unsolved.

Walt Disney World has revealed the first look at guest rooms planned for Disney’s Lakeshore Lodge. The 967-room resort will feature accommodations ranging from studios and villas to freestanding waterfront houses, with designs inspired by Disney films.

A Florida grand jury concluded that $10 million from a Medicaid-related settlement with Centene Corp., a for-profit healthcare entity, was misappropriated and ultimately used for political purposes by the DeSantis administration, but said there was insufficient evidence to charge anyone involved criminally.

A pilot escaped serious injury Thursday after a small banner plane apparently lost engine power and crashed into the water off Volusia County, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office and witnesses.