Florida

NASA has canceled a $73 million commercial lunar lander mission after years of delays and cost overruns, ending the project before the spacecraft ever launched.

A Palm Bay family got an unexpected overnight visitor when a 7½-foot alligator wandered onto their front porch and remained there until wildlife officials removed it.

Florida high school students will now be required to undergo an electrocardiogram, or EKG, before participating in school sports under a new statewide law aimed at detecting potentially life-threatening heart conditions.

The families of two boys struck in a 2024 hit-and-run crash are criticizing a plea agreement that will send the driver to prison for three years, saying the sentence fails to reflect the severity of the case.

Florida's monthlong back-to-school sales tax holiday began Monday, giving families a break on the cost of school supplies, clothing, shoes, backpacks and other qualifying items as they prepare for the new school year

A Central Florida woman said she and her children narrowly escaped injury after a lightning strike hit just across the street from their home during a thunderstorm, damaging a neighbor's property and startling nearby residents.

A vice president of a Lake County homeowners association has been arrested after authorities say he chased a window company employee through a neighborhood and rammed the worker's van during a confrontation over alleged door-to-door soliciting.

A DeLand mother died after rescuing her 4-year-old son from the St. Johns River, and a witness who tried to save her said she used all of her strength to keep the child above water before collapsing.

A 43-year-old DeLand mother died Saturday after jumping into the St. Johns River to save her 4-year-old son, according to the Volusia Sheriff's Office.

On Saturday, crews responded to Universal Studios, where they safely evacuated about 70 guests from a stalled ride during a technical rescue operation, according to the Orlando Fire Department.

Former NFL player Javian Hawkins arrested for arson at West Melbourne business, officials say

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has updated a decades-old standard for orange juice, lowering the minimum natural sugar content required for pasteurized orange juice from 10.5% to 10%, a change industry leaders say will benefit Florida citrus growers without affecting taste or quality.

A child was fatally shot Friday morning at an Orlando apartment complex, and investigators are continuing to search for answers in the case.

Storms moving across Central Florida on Friday produced a large waterspout off the Space Coast, sparked a lightning-related apartment fire in Altamonte Springs and created dangerous conditions across the region.