Auburndale High teacher dies at Lakeland hospital after contracting COVID-19

An Auburndale High School science teacher has died after contracting COVID-19. D’Anthony Dorsey was just 24 years old and a life-long athlete.

2 K-9 deputies recovering after being shot by carjacking suspect

The Volusia County Sheriff's Office said on Monday that the suspect accused of shooting two K-9 deputies was charged with carjacking with a firearm and shooting a police dog.

Report: Utah police called to 'incident' involving Gabby Petito, Brian Laundrie 2 weeks before missing report

It's been almost a month since the family of Gabrielle Petito last heard from her and now, they want her boyfriend to start talking. They say Brian Laundrie left Gabby all alone in the Grand Tetons during their cross-country adventure, but won't explain why he came back to North Port, Florida in her van. 

Gabby Petito disappearance: Boyfriend 'refusing to tell Gabby's family where he last saw her'

Gabrielle Petito went missing during a road trip with her boyfriend. Over the weekend, her boyfriend and the van they were traveling in was found at his North Port family's home.

Gabby Petito disappearance: Van found at boyfriend's North Port family home

Gabrielle Petito and her boyfriend were driving a converted camper van from Florida to New York and then to national parks out west when Gabrielle went missing. The van they were traveling in was located this weekend at a home in Sarasota County.

DeSantis: Florida cities, counties that require employees get vaccinated will be fined

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announced on Monday that any city or county that requires its employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will be fined $5,000 per infraction.

Orange County deputies continue search for suspect in deaths of woman, baby found in vehicle

The Orange County Sheriff's Office said Monday that it has obtained two first-degree murder arrest warrants for the suspect in the killings of a mother and her young child.

Florida middle schoolers charged with plotting mass shooting had 'extensively studied' Columbine, sheriff says

Florida deputies arrested two middle school students who they say were planning a mass shooting at their campus. Investigators said the teens, ages 13 and 14, had been "extensively studying" the Columbine High School massacre and were trying to learn how to build pipe bombs. Deputies found guns and knives in their homes.

Giuliani associate pleads guilty in campaign donation case

Igor Fruman, a Florida businessman who made headlines for helping Rudy Giuliani seek damaging information on Joe Biden in Ukraine, pleaded guilty in federal court in Manhattan.

Federal judge rules Florida's 'anti-riot' law is unconstitutional

A federal judge ruled that Florida's controversial "anti-riot" law is unconstitutional and cannot be enforced. The law was championed by Gov. DeSantis and imposed harsher criminal penalties on violent protesters. The judge called it an assault on First Amendment rights of free speech and assembly.

‘Totally evil’: Sheriff Judd asks for donations to help Lakeland family randomly targeted by murder suspect

Polk detectives said they learned the suspect happened to pass by one of the victims, who was maintaining their lawn on Saturday, and that was the first encounter he ever had with the family.