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Brevard County commissioners have postponed consideration of a local gas tax increase, saying they want to allow residents to decide the issue at the ballot box rather than approve it immediately. The proposal is aimed at addressing a $2.2 billion backlog of transportation and infrastructure projects.

Jurors on Tuesday watched a two-hour police interrogation of a woman accused of fatally stabbing an elderly Mount Dora couple, during which she repeatedly denied ever being in Florida despite investigators confronting her with photographs and other evidence.

Daytona Beach's city auditor has resigned after about a year on the job, weeks after a series of audits identified hundreds of thousands of dollars in questionable spending and internal control issues across multiple city departments.

Guests at Walt Disney World were reportedly stuck on a monorail for roughly 90 minutes at Walt Disney World after the track was apparently struck by lightning. Tanya Lee shared video with Storyful showing passengers being instructed on how to remove one of the windows to help with airflow.

Two Palm Coast residents with prior felony convictions are facing charges after investigators say they fled the scene of a crash, collected broken vehicle parts to conceal evidence, and hid the damaged pickup truck in a garage.

Edgewater city leaders have unanimously approved a ban on artificial intelligence data centers, saying they want to prevent large-scale developments before companies seek to build them.

A Florida man has been arrested after deputies determined a horse left in his care had been severely malnourished.

A Lake Mary police sergeant deliberately drove his patrol car into the path of a pickup truck after its driver lost consciousness behind the wheel, preventing the vehicle from entering oncoming traffic and potentially avoiding a more serious crash.

Millions of mullet are making their annual migration along Florida's Atlantic coast, creating a feeding frenzy for larger fish and drawing anglers and wildlife watchers to the water.

A federal watchdog says inspectors found "significant risks to detainee health and safety" during an unannounced visit to the former Alligator Alcatraz immigration detention facility, citing severe overcrowding, poor sanitation and conditions that investigators said fell short of humane treatment standards.

A 23-year-old man was killed, and two others were seriously injured in a shooting Sunday afternoon in Ocala, police said, as investigators continue working to determine what led to the violence.