Grandma near death kills disabled grandson, worried that no one could take care of him, police say

An 87-year-old Florida woman told police she gave her disabled 30-year-old grandson a fatal dose of drugs because she fears she's near death and there will be no one else who can take care of him.

Florida school resource officer fired for arresting children

Charges are being dropped against a 6-year-old girl at an Orange County, Florida school after a school resource officer arrested her and another child last week.

Police: Missing Florida teen seen on Instagram video tied up and crying

The Davie Police Department is searching for a missing teenager whose family says they received a video call showing her tied up to a chair with a rope around her neck.

Gainesville firefighters rescue dog trapped under rubble in Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian

A dog that was trapped underneath debris in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian devastated the island nation has been rescued thanks to a group of Florida firefighters. 

Florida man spots 'firefighter running toward angel' in clouds on September 11

A photo taken on the 18th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terror attacks appears to show clouds shaped like a firefighter running toward an angel. 

Classmates record video of older student attacking 12-year-old boy

The video of her 12-year-old son being beaten up in the locker room at Blake Academy magnet school is hard for Lauren Springfield to watch.

Buc-ee’s to open location in Florida

Texas-based Buc-ee’s will open its second location outside of the Lone Star State, with a gas station/convenience store being built in Daytona Beach, Florida.

Endangered sea turtle shot in neck with 3-foot spear off Florida coast

A $5,000 reward is being offered to help find the person who shot an endangered green sea turtle in the neck with a spear off the coast of Florida. 

Florida man dies after losing 25 percent of skin to flesh-eating bacteria

ORLANDO, Fla. - A man in Florida who had undergone four operations which removed over 25 percent of his skin after he contracted flesh-eating bacteria, died last week.

More than 100 Bahamian evacuees reportedly ordered to exit ferry headed to US over visas

After waiting hours to board a ferry from the hurricane-ravaged Bahamas to the U.S., dozens of evacuees were told to disembark Sunday if they did not have a visa to enter, according to a report.  

Man sentenced to 28 years for fatally stabbing man who spat on his BMW

Facing decades in prison, Teddy Baltimore Smith passed on apologizing to the family of the man he killed for spitting on his car. Instead, he chose to blame the victim for provoking him.

Act of kindness: Florida man buys more than 100 generators to send to Bahamas

Alec Sprague was at a local Costco in Florida when he captured the moment a good Samaritan purchased thousands of dollars worth of generators and food to send to the Bahamas.