According to the sheriff’s office, the man in his 40s opened fire on two men in their 20s. A security guard on scene witnessed the shooting and returned fire, striking the suspect.
Police in Apopka are searching for a hit-and-run driver after a 43-year-old man was critically injured while crossing Orange Blossom Trail.
A Central Florida man was captured out of state this week in a massive child porn case, according to Attorney General James Uthmeier.
A Palm Coast woman is accused of abandoning her three children at a hospital — allegedly angry over a dead dog — while deputies say more than 40 animals were living in squalid conditions at her home.
An Orange County woman accused of helping run a multimillion-dollar immigration scam is expected to appear in court for a hearing on Tuesday.
Police say a man was arrested at a busy Orlando outlet mall after allegedly recording video underneath a woman’s dress. Investigators say the suspect admitted to the act, which happened in broad daylight, alarming shoppers and nearby residents.
Newly released security video captures the moment a man set fire to a Buddhist temple in Sanford before leading law enforcement on a high-speed pursuit across multiple counties.
A 12-year-old was taken to jail after she was accused of sending a threat to a teacher — under her ex-boyfriend’s account, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
According to deputies, the suspect said he would “beat the gay out of him if it was possible, but since it wasn’t possible, he would beat him more.”
An Atlanta man is facing arson and burglary charges in connection to a fire at Wat Navaram Buddhist Temple in Sanford and led officers on a multi-county chase before being arrested.
A man was shot twice after entering a Mount Dora home through an unlocked sliding glass door and kicking in a bedroom door, Lake County deputies said.
Two men were arrested after shots were reported near Martin Street and North Maine Avenue, where vehicles and a fence were hit by gunfire, police said.
Residents along Azalea Drive in DeBary are calling for safety improvements, saying ongoing speeding and reckless driving have made the roadway increasingly dangerous for both drivers and pedestrians.
A Palm Coast man was arrested after being accused of exposing himself to a minor at a fast-food drive thru last week, deputies announced.
An elementary school teacher was arrested on Friday after being caught with drugs following a well-being check, according to the Titusville Police Department.
Over 260 people were taken into custody after a massive operation kicked off in Central Florida, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.
A Sumter County woman is in a medically induced coma after being shot in the neck in what her family says is a case of domestic violence involving her boyfriend.
A Flagler County deputy has been released from his law enforcement duties after grazing an 11-year-old boy with a stray bullet last year, according to the sheriff’s office.
A woman raped in her apartment as she was in the middle of moving out because she didn’t feel safe is now suing the Merritt Island apartment complex.
The Florida Supreme Court is demanding that DNA tested in the James Duckett murder case must be subjected to a statistical analysis, overturning a lower court’s ruling in the case.
According to the Seminole County Sheriff's Office, Ouellette had been following a woman and her two daughters through the store and recording them on his phone with the camera pointed below waist level.
On Wednesday, Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd announced the results of a recent undercover sting — including the arrest of a local “Santa Claus.”
A rescued sloth’s death is prompting renewed scrutiny of an Orlando attraction, as a state lawmaker calls for a state and federal investigation into animal deaths, alleged mismanagement and potential legal violations.
A Florida state park was set on fire, deputies say, by an arsonist dressed like a pirate, armed with a tiki torch and samurai sword.
New body camera video from Daytona Beach police shows the moment officers pulled over a father who then fled — first in his car, then on foot — with a young child in his arms.
A Central Florida high school was forced to act on Wednesday after a former student showed up with a loaded firearm, according to the school district.
Patrick Gamache is asking a judge to throw out his no-contest plea, just weeks before he was set to be sentenced.
A 50-year-old Altamonte Springs woman faces a criminal mischief charge after police say she defaced a neighbor’s vehicle with human feces.
A Clermont woman has been charged after being accused of embezzling close to $4 million, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
A man accused of inappropriately touching women at an Altamonte Springs beauty store and a Jewish Chabad has been arrested before — with more than 10 reports on his record and at least five convictions, according to court documents obtained by News 6.
The Brevard County School Board is scheduled to vote Tuesday to terminate the contract of Kirsten Rose, 37, a teacher at Cocoa Beach Junior Senior High School.
The interrogation video that police say shows a 16-year-old confessing to killing her mom and her mom’s boyfriend shouldn’t have gone public, the defense attorney argued in new motions in the Julia Egler case. The attorney says the video’s release means Egler might not get a fair trial.
A lack of space in state-run mental health facilities and growing waitlists point to a system balancing legal standards, medical opinions, and limited resources—often under intense pressure.
Two 18-year-olds are facing criminal charges after a pair of social media stunts caused property damage and endangered people at two businesses on SW College Road.
A 5-acre brush fire which took helicopters dropping water to put out and closed businesses and a major road was set intentionally, police now say.
As investigators with the Florida Highway Patrol work to piece together how a mother ended up walking along State Road 46 carrying her baby in a car seat at 3 a.m., a loved one who spoke with her that night is sharing what she knows about the hours before the deadly crash.
The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office is suing the promoters of several unpermitted spring break events in Daytona Beach in March, which led to dozens of arrests and several shootings.
Earlier this month, News 6 reported that the defense attorney representing two people who were arrested for covering the crosswalk outside Pulse in chalk has yet to learn whether his clients will face formal charges.
Days after a Lake County substitute teacher was allegedly caught acting erratically in a high school classroom, News 6 is digging deeper into what exactly spurred the incident.
Volusia deputies and the Florida Highway Patrol arrested a driver on Wednesday after multiple reports of hit-and-run crashes on I-4.
Newly-released body-worn camera video shows the moment a Volusia County deputy was shot during a call to a Deltona home in March. Luis Diaz Polanco is facing charges of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer for the March 2 shooting.
According to the affidavit, the student said Da Silva stood behind her in the elevator and told her “he wanted to touch her” — then grabbed her from behind.
According to the sheriff’s office, the teens knew the victim through online gaming and traveled from the Tampa area to Deltona to trade an AR-style rifle — one that was later determined to be stolen.
According to witnesses, the driver lost his front wheel before taking off, though he eventually drove through a construction barricade and got stuck in sand.
A nurse at a Kissimmee hospital was arrested after being accused of battering a patient last month, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.
After arrests in a $20 million immigration fraud case in Orange County, an Orlando attorney explains how unlicensed individuals posing as lawyers are scamming clients and what you can do to protect yourself.
Transcripts of the confession of the man accused of shooting a Volusia County deputy show what he happened leading up to the shooting.
A Volusia County father is facing serious charges after investigators say he shook his 7-month-old son, causing severe brain injuries that required emergency surgery.
A federal judge sentenced seven men this week in a gun trafficking conspiracy in the Metro Orlando area involving hundreds of guns, machine guns, machine gun conversion devices and more.
Jeroen Coombs is now charged with sexual battery on a child under the age of 12, on top of existing charges of first-degree murder and aggravated child abuse. It is unclear whether the new sexual battery charge involves the toddler or another child.
Orange County Sheriff John Mina announced that Legacy Imigra claimed to help undocumented clients obtain lawful status in the United States, but instead, was running a criminal enterprise built on manipulation, fraud, and extortion.
Chadwick Willacy was put to death by lethal injection Tuesday evening at Florida State Prison in Starke for the 1990 murder of his Palm Bay neighbor who found him burglarizing her home.
The Brevard County sheriff said that Granados had allegedly forced the underage victim to commit "sexual acts" well over 100 times across several locations throughout the county.
A man arrested for killing his ex’s new boyfriend will now spend the rest of his life behind bars, according to the State Attorney’s Office.
A teenager charged with killing his stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship has filed a not-guilty plea and waived his appearance at a hearing in Miami federal court.
A Palm Coast woman accused of giving birth at home, watching her newborn die and burying the infant in her backyard was denied bond Tuesday after her charges were upgraded to first-degree murder.
An investigation has kicked off this week after a gopher tortoise was found sprayed in the face with insulation, according to state officials.
A former Atlanta Braves minor league baseball player from Cocoa is accused of causing a fatal crash on I-75 in Manatee County and fleeing the area. Jonathan Matos Morales, 18, was arrested Tuesday.
The substitute teacher was arrested on Monday after she was caught “acting erratically” in class, according to investigators.
One person is dead and two others are in stable condition after a shooting broke out at a large gathering at a Davenport home just after 1 a.m., Osceola County deputies said.
Months after a chain-reaction crash along Interstate 4 left multiple people dead, troopers announced that the offending driver may have finally been caught.
A 6-year-old girl showed up at school with a bruised face on Thursday, sparking a child abuse investigation in Volusia County.
According to the Lake County Sheriff's Office, the incident began when a female victim was attacked by a dog near a homeless camp. Pasco allegedly attempted to shoot the dog, but instead struck the dog’s owner.
The once owner of a popular Central Florida nightclub has agreed to plead guilty in federal court to attempted coercion and enticement of a minor for sex.
Israel Jacobowitz was arrested for allegedly burglarizing multiple apartments in the condemned Rialto building in Orlando, where more than 350 residents had been displaced due to structural concerns. Deputies say Jacobowitz entered the building without authorization, stole property, including bank cards and tools, and was caught on camera.
News 6 obtained court documents Thursday that claim Deputy Kevin Jones submitted timesheets claiming four hours of overtime for 21 separate shifts — hours that agency records showed he did not fully work.
Prosecutors will not file charges against a man seen in a video being punched in the head by a Daytona Beach police officer during an arrest last month.
Another Seminole County deputy has been charged in connection to an ongoing investigation regarding overtime reporting, according to the sheriff’s office.
News 6 has obtained body camera video from the Volusia Sheriff’s Office that shows a deputy arresting a 14-year-old boy accused of picking up a baby alligator and swinging it by its tail.
For a second day in a row, the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is digging a huge hole, but what exactly are they looking for? Here's what the sheriff's office will say -- and won't say.
The Lake County sheriff’s deputy who shot a stabbing suspect on Sunday did not have a body-worn camera activated when the incident happened. Timotheus Reed was killed by a deputy after investigators say they responded to a stabbing along with Leesburg Police in the 2400 block on Montclair Road around 6 a.m.
A man running for Florida governor was arrested earlier this month, and newly released footage shows more of what happened.
Cody Doggett faces a charge of attempted second-degree murder with a firearm in connection with the Feb. 15 shooting outside Sister Soul Food, according to court documents.
Cody Doggett faces a charge of attempted second-degree murder with a firearm in connection with the Feb. 15 shooting outside Sister Soul Food, according to court documents.
According to Leesburg police, the woman was crossing U.S. 27 when she was hit by a gray Hyundai sedan that was traveling northbound on the highway.
An Ocala man has now been convicted after he raped a child last year, according to the State Attorney’s Office on Monday.
A unanimous jury in Orange County recommended the death penalty Tuesday for DeMorris Hunter, the man convicted in the 2002 murder of an Orange County woman.
The 16-year-old stepbrother of Anna Kepner, the Brevard County teenager who was found dead during a Carnival cruise last year, has been indicted on murder charges in her death.
Moncrief was arrested in October 2024 on allegations that he used his position as a bail bondsman to force women into having sex with him in exchange for bail money.
The penalty phase in the case against DeMorris Hunter, 59, is set to begin on Monday, with prosecutors and defense attorneys presenting arguments for and against a death sentence.
