Lightning strikes SUV's antenna on I-75 in South Florida, leaves 7-foot gash in pavement
Troopers said the man was driving through a heavy rainstorm on I-75 Monday morning when a bolt of lightning struck the antenna on his SUV, damaging the electrical system and leaving a 7-foot-long gouge in the pavement.
Apollo Beach 'hero' who jumped in water to save father, son still missing
The search for a man being hailed hero is still underway at Apollo Beach as of Saturday night after Sheriff Chad Chronister said the man jumped in the water to try and save a father and son who were swept away by the current.
ZooTampa welcomes baby southern white rhino
A female southern white rhino was born early June 6 at ZooTampa. She is the 8th southern white rhino calf born at the zoo.
5 years later: Orlando remembers the Pulse nightclub shooting
49 lives were lost and dozens were injured on June 12, 2016.
3-legged gator, bound with boxing tape, found outside Tampa sanctuary
A 5-foot, 10-inch alligator with a missing limb and boxing tape around her jaws, front legs, and tail was discovered Thursday outside Croc Encounters, an educational and wildlife sanctuary facility in Tampa.
Publix shooter who killed grandmother, grandson had posted online about wanting to 'kill people and children'
The gunman who killed a grandmother and her 1-year-old grandson inside a Florida Publix on Thursday had posted on social media about wanting “to kill people and children,” authorities said.
Sheriff: Bartow man shoots, kills father of underage girl he was dating
Polk Sheriff Grady Judd said the 31-year-old suspect got into an argument with the victim because he was dating the man's 17-year-old daughter. That argument led to a deadly shooting early Friday morning, investigators said.
$1.2 million worth of cocaine washes ashore at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
The US Space Force says 24 packages of cocaine washed ashore on a Cape Canaveral beach. The drugs have an estimated street value of approximately $1.2 million.
Alligator invades Florida post office
A person visiting a post office in Florida reportedly walked into a startling sight: an alligator hanging out in the lobby.
Man kills woman, child, himself at Publix in Palm Beach County
Three people are dead, including one child, following a shooting inside a Publix in South Florida.
Digital Underground’s Shock G died from drug and alcohol overdose, medical examiner says
The Hillsborough County medical examiner’s initial case summary report, released Thursday, lists his cause of death as accidental, the result of “combined toxic effects of fentanyl, ethanol, and methamphetamine.”
Funeral home bids farewell to stained glass and pews; offers 'speakeasy' experience instead
A new speakeasy is located in the Blount & Curry Funeral Home in South Tampa. They also offer an 'immersive space' that they suggest be used for parties and weddings.
Fans ejected from Miami Marlins game for 'Proud Boys' and 'Trump Won' banners: report
Multiple fans were reportedly kicked out of the Miami Marlins game Tuesday night after they hung banners in support of former President Donald Trump and the far-right Proud Boys group.
Florida woman who saw 'baby dinosaur' running through yard says this is what it was
A FOX 35 viewer claimed her security camera captured what looked like a baby dinosaur running through her yard.
George Jenkins High student 'massacred' at Bartow park during drug deal, sheriff says
Sheriff Grady Judd said a Lakeland high school student was 'ambushed' and killed when he arrived at a Bartow park to sell marijuana last night. Now the sheriff wants those involved to come forward, offering a $5,000 reward.
Woman arrested after accidentally firing gun inside car, leaving sister on life support
Police in South Florida say four women were recording videos of themselves with the gun inside the car when one of them accidentally shot her teenage sister in the face. The 18-year-old is now on life support, but doctors say she's not expected to survive.
Friends speak out after high school senior shot and killed in Arlington days before graduation
Friends are mourning the loss of a high school senior who was shot and killed days before his graduation.
Hillsborough teen invites deputy to graduation after rear-ending patrol car on I-4
Quintin thought he was going to jail after accidentally rear-ending a Hillsborough County deputy's patrol car when traffic suddenly stopped on I-4. The deputy calmed him down and after their talk, the teen invited her to his graduation -- and she showed up.
Man in custody after shooting at deputies doing welfare check on child
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, deputies conducting a welfare check on a child were met with gunfire Sunday afternoon.
Florida school honors 92-year-old crossing guard on retirement
Robert "Mr. Bob" Frew, 92, got a huge sendoff on the last day of his job as a school crossing guard.