Orange Sheriff: Deputies fatally shoot woman coming at them with knife
Orange County sheriff's deputies fatally shot a woman Wednesday after she ignored commands and advanced towards them with a knife, according to Sheriff John Mina.
Orlando’s Uncle Lou to ‘self-deport’ after immigration judge orders removal
Cleon Williams, the owner of Uncle Lou's Entertainment Hall, will voluntarily leave the U.S. after an immigration judge ordered his removal on Monday. The Orlando music stalwart's decision to "self-deport"…
Man who killed his girlfriend’s baby and threw the body in a pond is executed in Florida
Andrew Richard Lukehart, 53, who confessed to killing his girlfriend's infant daughter and throwing her body in a Florida pond three decades ago, is set to be executed this evening.
Man who killed his girlfriend’s baby is set to be Florida’s eighth execution of 2026
Andrew Richard Lukehart, 53, who confessed to killing his girlfriend's infant daughter and throwing her body in a Florida pond three decades ago, is set to be executed this evening.
Former ‘America’s Most Wanted’ says he’s innocent of 2002 murder as sentencing date set
Demorris Hunter, the subject of an "America's Most Wanted" segment for the 2002 murder of his then-girlfriend, proclaimed his innocence for the first time as a judge set a date…
Lake court case could pave the way for child rapists to be executed nationwide
A death sentence sought for a Leesburg man accused of child rape could end up overturning a U.S. Supreme Court decision and pave the way for such offenders to be…
Florida deputy said driver was texting with a hand that she doesn’t have
“Hand to God, you did not have your phone in your hand?” a Palm Beach County Sheriff's deputy asks a driver he pulled over for texting with her right hand.…
$4M for Groveland Four families comes after decades of fighting for justice
A fund approved by Florida lawmakers for relatives of the Groveland Four, the group of Lake County Black men falsely accused of raping a white woman in 1949, was the…
Teen charged with killing stepsister on Carnival Cruise could be jailed until trial
MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge is expected to decide whether a teenager charged with sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship will remain free…
Orlando rapper Hotboii returns to jail after violating probation
Javarri "Hotboii" Walker, an Orlando rapper who police alleged was a gang leader at the center of a deadly feud that shocked Central Florida, returned to jail last week after…