This article explains the origins of the names for several Florida counties, from Dade to Hendry. Some counties, like Dixie, ...

Witnesses said they saw a man swimming after his vessel in the Intracoastal Waterway and eventually lost sight of him.

FHP says the 24-year-old driver missed a curve and drifted into the wrong lane, crashing head-on into a semi-truck ...

A 47-year-old Kissimmee man died after crashing into a tree near Poinciana, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A new Harry Potter, Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley want to tell you a story LONDON (AP) — If you listen carefully, you can hear the noise of chocolate frogs flying through the air on the Hogwarts ...

Publix, one of the Florida' largest grocery retailers, announced that it will permit customers to openly carry firearms in its Florida locations in accordance to changes in state law. The decision ...

The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV) has received $13.6 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to support its partnership with U.S.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 51-year-old man, Walter Frymire, is facing multiple charges after a series of bizarre incidents culminating in an unbelievable discovery during a jail body scan, according to ...

Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said a man tried to smuggle a thermos into the jail by having it inserted inside of him. Walter Frymire, 51, was initially accused of being naked in a public park. Judd ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The man who led the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office for nearly three decades will posthumously get one of the state’s highest law enforcement honors. The Florida Sheriffs ...

Spiders. Why'd it have to be spiders. A Chinese restaurant in Palm Bay was shut down by inspectors this week after a cluster of spiders was found in the back of the establishments kitchen. Insects ...

Invest 95L is expected to strengthen into a tropical depression or tropical storm in the next day or so. Residents in the Caribbean, along with the U.S. east coast are advised to monitor the tropics.