A woman who lost $60,000 in a romance scam will finally see restitution after a judge sentenced Cory Woodall to two years in prison and ordered him to repay the money he admitted spending while laundering funds tied to a scheme that convinced her she was helping a retired U.S. Army general return to the country.

An Orlando man is facing animal-cruelty charges after being accused of abandoning a dog in a home after an eviction, according to an arrest-warrant affidavit.

Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood says he’s offering a $1,000 reward for the identity of two people who were riding an e-bike that struck a 5-year-old boy over the weekend.

A suspect has been arrested after a 45-year-old man was shot to death outside his Florida home.

An Apopka man is accused of running a Ponzi scheme that bilked at least $328 million from victim investors, according to federal prosecutors.

Police say a Facebook Marketplace sale turned violent in Winter Springs.

Man convicted of killing a grocery store owner becomes the second person executed in Florida this year.

What started as a social media trend is now leaving some Central Florida families shaken and on edge. On social media, the “Door Kick Challenge” — where teens run up to a home, kick the front door, and run away — has already led to charges against one Central Florida teen.

The masked shoplifting suspect shot by an Orange County deputy outside a local Walmart had a violent criminal history, Sheriff John Mina announced on Tuesday.

A 14‑year‑old Matanzas High School student has been arrested after deputies say he sent violent threats over Snapchat, displaying a firearm and threatening to shoot two classmates during an online argument outside school hours, according to a news release.

An Orlando man was arrested on Monday after a bizarre attack on a Chinese restaurant, according to investigators.

A 31-year-old daycare worker was arrested after surveillance footage showed multiple instances of alleged abuse involving children at a learning center, deputies said.

The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday released part of the body camera video that showed the moments leading up to a deputy shooting and killing a 16-year-old shoplifting suspect at a Poinciana Walmart.

A former Daytona Beach police officer who was arrested last month will remain in jail while awaiting trial on drug charges. Amber Williamson is accused of trafficking fentanyl and meth.

A Florida man was arrested after police say he held a woman hostage after meeting on a dating app.

A Merritt Island woman was jailed after she was seen viciously attacking a cat to “get back at” a family member over the weekend, according to Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey.

Police said on Monday that a 16-year-old was arrested for his part in a “gang-related” shooting that injured four juveniles in the Parramore neighborhood near downtown Orlando on Feb. 15.

The death of 18-year-old Anna Kepner on a Carnival Cruise ship last fall has sparked a new child custody fight involving the Titusville teen’s stepsiblings, newly filed court records show.

The shooting of two suspected shoplifters by law enforcement at Walmart stores in Orange and Osceola counties this week is raising new questions about how the retail giant handles theft.

A 20-year-old Orlando man was convicted in a child sextortion scheme that federal prosecutors say involved over 50 victims.

A 1-year-old almost drowned, according to police, and now, for the second time in just the last few months, a mother is back in jail.

A masked shoplifting suspect shot by an Orange County deputy near a Walmart had recently been arrested, according to the sheriff.

A 17-year-old boy was arrested Saturday after a rifle was found in his pants at a festival at Carver Park in Eustis, according to police.

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that human remains recovered from a submerged vehicle in the Intracoastal Waterway are believed to be those of a Palm Coast woman who disappeared more than 22 years ago.

A 12-year-old was arrested in Volusia County on allegations of writing and posting a “detailed manifesto” about a mass shooting at a school.

Police say at least one person was shot in an Orlando neighborhood.

Deputies shot a masked suspect along East Colonial Drive after the man ignored repeated commands during a confrontation linked to a reported shoplifting attempt at a nearby Walmart, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

An 33-year-old man was shot and killed early Sunday after a dispute along North Orange Avenue, according to police.

A woman in her 80s was shot and killed in Orange County on Saturday afternoon, according to a news release.

A drug bust at a home in DeBary early Thursday morning yielded some major finds, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.

“I mean, if we can’t get together on puppies, what can we get together on?” People who abuse animals would be put on a public registry under a bill passed unanimously by the Florida Senate on Friday. The bill (SB 1004) will require the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to include information about people who violate animal cruelty laws on its website.

News 6 has obtained internal documents that show a teacher in Seminole County who was arrested this week on sex and drug charges had been warned before about her communication with students, and other actions during her time with the school district.

A shoplifting suspect who was shot and killed by an Osceola County sheriff’s deputy at a Poinciana Walmart after pulling a gun and running through the store was identified as a 16-year-old boy, according to the sheriff’s office.

Jeroen Jarrel Coombs, 32, faces a charge of aggravated child abuse in the death of a 3-year-old, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office said.

Miami Gardens police are asking for the public’s help to track down a murder suspect who they believe could be in Central Florida.

A judge has denied a man’s claim of self-defense under Florida’s Stand Your Ground law after prosecutors say he slashed an off-duty Orange County sheriff’s deputy during a road rage confrontation in St. Cloud.

Deputies rushed to the scene of a Walmart in Poinciana after a shooting broke out on Thursday evening, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.

A 13-year-old boy was slashed in an attack at the Daytona Beach boardwalk. The suspect, Jermaine Long, was ordered by a judge to remain in jail ahead of his trial.

A 21-year-old woman is recovering after being shot a total of four times, and to the relief of her family, even more, police said they’ve caught her boyfriend, who was on the run.

A man accused of randomly attacking and slashing a 13-year-old boy’s throat in Daytona Beach will remain in jail while awaiting trial for another violent act.

A 32-year-old woman was arrested after Marion County deputies found two dead dogs and another dog inside a cage at a residence in Ocklawaha, according to the sheriff’s office.

Orlando police are trying to identify the suspects in a recent home-invasion robbery.

A wanted man was finally arrested after he barricaded himself in the attic of an Edgewater home on Tuesday night, according to the police department.

After chucking a cinderblock through someone’s car, a handcuffed Palm Bay woman was caught eating cocaine that was concealed inside her pants, the sheriff said.

Gym-goers fled from a Crunch Fitness on Tuesday after a man pulled a firearm on another member, according to the Altamonte Springs Police Department.

An Indian man was taken into custody this week after he was caught molesting an underage girl on a Royal Caribbean cruise, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

Four teens were injured in a shooting at a Parramore restaurant Sunday afternoon, with one bullet narrowly missing an employee after passing through her hair bun.

News 6 has learned that Jermaine Long, the man accused of randomly attacking and slashing a 13-year-old boy’s throat in Daytona Beach, had been questioned earlier that day by police for another violent act involving him swinging a sledgehammer at a man.

An investigation is ongoing five months after a person wearing an apparent wetsuit robbed the Paddlefish restaurant at Disney Springs.

A father convicted of manslaughter for allowing his teen son to drive the family car without a license before a fatal Poinciana crash in September 2023 was sentenced to 37 years in prison.

A 13-year-old boy attacked near the Slingshot ride on the Daytona Beach boardwalk described the moment a man randomly ran up to him and slashed his neck.

A possible threat at Embry-Riddle University has forced a lockdown, according to the Daytona Beach Police Department.

An Orlando law professor is now behind bars after being accused of possessing child pornography, according to records obtained by News 6.

The Sanford Police Department took to Facebook on Tuesday afternoon to address a recent “disturbing” video that was posted online.

Police say a 13-year-old boy was randomly attacked and had his throat slashed near the Slingshot ride on the Daytona Beach boardwalk over the weekend.

Unbeknownst to the owners, 80 to 100 teenagers showed up to their Melbourne gated, waterfront Airbnb, police said, for a house party with alcohol, marijuana, and cocaine.

A SCPS teacher was arrested on allegations that she had an inappropriate relationship with a former student.

A man arrested in a major drug bust in Brevard County is set to take a plea deal Tuesday in federal court.

A fatal shooting is under investigation in Winter Park.

A woman who shot a Marion County deputy while handcuffed in a patrol car last year will now spend several decades behind bars, according to court records obtained by News 6.

Deputies released footage of the incident, which reveals that the man was actually smashing the SUV of an "innocent Publix employee."

A Central Florida woman posed as a state employee while trying to "remove" a 9-year-old boy from his babysitter last week, the sheriff's office announced.

A high school teacher in Polk County was arrested Sunday after he set a fire in his backyard that grew to be 5 acres, according to sheriff’s officials.

When David Ramos, 46, answered the door, he told Orange County deputies was hosting a party for his high school-aged son, according to the arrest affidavit.

Police say a 44-year-old man violently attacked a juvenile in Daytona Beach.

Police say a juvenile was arrested after shots were fired in an Apopka subdivision.

A former Lake Mary High School teacher who pleaded guilty to sex battery charges stemming from an incident with a student was sentenced on Monday afternoon to more than 27 years in prison.

A 55-year-old man is facing attempted murder charges after two brothers were critically injured in a shooting late Saturday in Kissimmee,according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.

After Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Hendry raised “concerns” following his wife being pulled over this week, the police chief took to social media to defend his department.

Police in Palm Bay are awaiting confirmation from the medical examiner after human remains were discovered in a wooded area, a development investigators say could be connected to a missing person who has not been seen alive for about a year.

A 15-year-old boy was arrested after making threats to shoot up his high school, according to Volusia sheriff’s officials.

A woman accused of attacking a school resource officer at Deltona Middle School in November 2024 was in court Friday seeking to change her plea from no contest to not guilty.

A new bill that’s working its way through the Florida Legislature wants to further limit where sexual predators may live in the state.

A 14-year-old boy was arrested in Orange County after deputies said he tried to flee law enforcement on an electric bike — an incident neighbors say highlights an ongoing problem with teens racing e-bikes through their neighborhood.

For the first time through the lens of police body cameras, we’re seeing the teenager accused of killing her mother and her mother’s young boyfriend.

A man arrested overnight in Orlando is accused of stabbing someone else in the middle of a road, according to police.

A “significant development” has popped up in a decades-old Central Florida cold case.

Melbourne police continue to search for a man accused of attacking officers outside a hospital before escaping custody.

Police said that the suspect called the mayor a "Grand Wizard" and "child rapist" as he promised via social media to harm him.

Eustis Police Chief Craig Capri said officers increased patrols at Ferran Park after a 32-year-old man allegedly stabbed another man there last Tuesday afternoon.

A former city employee from Titusville was arrested after spending over $2,000 on a lawnmower, according to the police department.

A series of recent arrests involving teens accused of making school threats is raising serious concerns among mental health professionals across Central Florida. A mental health expert explains why teens might take these actions, and what parents can do.

A road rage incident in a Walmart parking lot Tuesday evening in Orlando led to shots fired and a bystander’s vehicle being hit with a stray bullet.

A man who shot and killed his ex-wife and her 4-year-old daughter in Ocala was tracked by law enforcement to Georgia, where he then took his own life in a traffic stop, according to police Chief Mike Balken.

Man convicted of killing a traveling salesman has become the first person executed in Florida this year.

A man is facing a DUI charge after officers in Winter Springs say they watched him fall backwards off an e-bike this week.

Deputies evacuated homes in a neighborhood in The Villages on Tuesday after they responded to explosive devices at a residence, prompting a bomb‑squad response and a federal investigation.

Florida's CFO announced this week that a scheme to steal $1.7 million from the state has been uncovered.

An incident that left two people dead at Griffin’s General Store in Apopka last week has been ruled a “domestic murder–suicide" between siblings, according to a final update released Monday by the Apopka Police Department

New details allege the abuse police said was happening inside a Rockledge daycare.

After a 17-year-old was arrested over setting his friend on fire last month, more details have been revealed in a fundraiser for the victim and his family.

Casselberry Police say a driver accelerated into the side of a building along US HWY 17-92 this weekend after a “road rage” confrontation with another driver.

A shocking and mysterious death investigation in Apopka has left a community searching for answers.

A call for service led officers to discover two dead bodies at a general store in Apopka on Friday night, according to the police department.

An investigation is underway after three employees at a Rockledge childcare facility were arrested on Friday, according to city officials.

Over two months after the body of 18-year-old Anna Kepner was found stuffed under a bed on a Carnival cruise ship, her stepbrother has reportedly found himself in court.

A woman accused of attacking a Deltona Middle School resource deputy in November 2024 is now seeking to change her plea from no contest to not guilty. The case stems from an incident where Aponte and her husband, Jorge Rivera, allegedly attacked a school resource deputy during a meeting about their son’s behavior.

The suspect in the shooting death of a retired Orlando police officer has been indicted by a grand jury, records show.

On an average day, Florida law enforcement will make about 125 arrests for driving under the influence. On Super Bowl Sunday, that number jumps by more than 20%. But the chance of a DUI crash gets "exponentially worse" after the game, a new report says.

As part of the latest release of Epstein files, News 6 has uncovered an FBI report that links Epstein to a Central Florida strip club and biker gang.