SpaceX sends cargo to space station from growing Florida launch site

Almost 6,000 pounds of cargo and experiments are en route to the space station after a bright Thursday evening launch from Kennedy Space Center.

Legacy of love: Family shares video of couple's final moments together, after 65 years of marriage

Together to the end, video of Wayne and Marilyn Thibeau in hospice, sharing their final moments, has touched thousands online. Their love and commitment to one another is inspiring total strangers to live their own lives with love.

Florida sheriff says man will 'absolutely not' face charges for defending home with 'AK-47-style' gun

A Florida homeowner will "absolutely not" face charges after shooting at several armed suspects who had broken into his home in the middle of the night, the sheriff said: "He started shooting for his own protection, to get them out of his house and to protect himself."

'Never too late': 96-year-old Florida woman earns college degree, graduates

"It's never too late." That's the message Violet Edwards wants to share with the world after the 96-year-old South Florida resident earned her college degree, after having to postpone it to focus on her family.

3-year-old Florida boy dies in hot car parked outside preschool

A 3-year-old boy died after being left in a hot car outside a South Florida preschool where both of his parents work.

Five child victims located during Polk County undercover child porn sting

Sixteen people were arrested during an undercover child porn sting by the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Suspects included veterans, a former corrections officer, and two Winter Haven friends who created child pornography with three girls they had access to. In total, five child victims were identified.

'Let me see your hands!': Florida deputies arrested 12-year-old boys who were allegedly playing with handgun

Volusia County deputies arrested two 12-year-old boys on Monday who were allegedly playing with – and shooting – a real handgun in a seemingly vacant field. One of the boys is accused of pointing the weapon at a vehicle that was passing by.

Spirit Airlines flight catches fire on landing at Atlanta airport

Passengers aboard a Spirit Airlines flight from Tampa to Atlanta Sunday morning are safe after the plane caught fire during the landing process, airport officials said.

Florida suspect shot by police after allegedly holding therapist hostage

A Florida man was shot in the head by authorities but survived the incident, officials said, after he allegedly took his social worker hostage and sexually assaulted her for 15 hours.

Metro Atlanta brother and sister die during vacation in Florida

Family members said 12-year-old Gabby Maria Walker and 7-year-old Jemel James "JJ" Walker were rushed to the hospital after being pulled from a lake south of Fort Myers, Florida.

Video: Man climbs into Orlando Wendy's drive-thru window and steals cash, police say

Police need the community's help in identifying a man they say was caught on camera reaching into an Orlando Wendy's drive-through window and stealing an entire cash drawer from the register.