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The Trump administration is pushing for a dramatic increase in U.S. rocket launches over the next several years, setting a goal of reaching 1,000 launches annually by 2030 as part of a broader effort to expand the nation's space industry.

Prosecutors rested their case Friday in the murder trial of Jaylen Edgar, the teenager accused of killing two people and wounding seven others during a mass shooting in downtown Orlando on Halloween nearly two years ago.

A person was shot and killed Friday in a Daytona Beach neighborhood, prompting a police investigation. The shooting happened shortly before noon along School Street, near MLK Blvd., about two blocks from a local elementary school.

A 41-year-old man accused of pulling a woman from her car and leading law enforcement on a high-speed chase through Volusia County will remain behind bars after a judge ordered him held without bond Friday.

A longtime Brevard County crossing guard is walking and talking again more than six months after an SUV hit her.   Joyce Scarborough, 75, was struck while directing traffic outside an elementary school, an injury that left her facing weeks of intensive rehabilitation.

Fourteen horses have been removed from a Lake County property where authorities previously rescued 85 dogs, according to a horse rescue organization involved in the operation.

A woman is accused of scamming a 74-year-old Volusia County resident out of $8,000 after the victim was falsely told her bank account had been compromised, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.

Strong storms damaged homes, split trees and knocked down power lines in parts of Brevard County on Thursday, leaving residents to clean up debris scattered across their neighborhood.

Lake County deputies shot and killed an armed person Thursday after responding to a report of domestic violence at a home in a Leesburg neighborhood, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

A 41-year-old man accused of carjacking an elderly woman led authorities on a high-speed pursuit through Volusia County, reaching speeds of up to 137 mph and driving into oncoming traffic before crashing and running from officers, investigators said.

A Volusia County restaurant says an ongoing road construction project has sharply reduced its parking and is hurting business, while state transportation officials say the changes are intended to improve safety for drivers and pedestrians.

A woman is behind bars in Brevard County after allegedly setting a notebook on fire behind a local strip mall and fleeing the scene, putting several small businesses in immediate danger. 

Dozens of firefighters spent several days strengthening their flood-rescue responses after catastrophic storms hit Titusville last October.

Orange City police detained a man inside his home while trying to arrest his son, who shares his name, before a supervisor recognized officers had the wrong person, according to body camera footage and police records.