13+ hour, 13+ min ago   (92+ words) An intersection in Lakeland has been closed because of a hole in the roadway, police said Saturday. The closure impacts the intersection of Rose Street and North Lake Parker Avenue, the Lakeland Police Department said on social media. It was…...

9+ hour, 20+ min ago   (210+ words) The city of Lake Helen issued a mandatory boil-water notice for all residents on Saturday after it says its water system detected E. coli in one of its wells. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, those under a…...

14+ hour, 20+ min ago   (333+ words) Florida officials are proposing new regulations to improve the care and oversight of sloths in captivity after the deaths of dozens of sloths at the proposed Sloth World attraction in Orlando. During an online hearing Wednesday, the Florida Fish and…...

14+ hour, 38+ min ago   (155+ words) The car left the highway and overturned in a wooded area near Ormond Beach, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. A 38-year-old Melbourne woman was killed, and a 9-year-old girl was injured in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 95, according to…...

9+ hour, 39+ min ago   (160+ words) Two adults and six children sought in connection with a missing/endangered children investigation out of Daytona Beach have been located, according to police. All individuals referenced were located safely, the Daytona Beach Police Department said in an update Saturday…...

6+ hour, 26+ min ago   (243+ words) A plan to possibly sell the Eustis Community Center for a redevelopment project is raising concerns among some neighbors. The Aquilo Project could bring a boutique hotel, apartments, retail and office space to lakefront property on Northshore Drive, where the…...

14+ hour, 38+ min ago   (156+ words) Four people were hospitalized Saturday from the scene of a three-vehicle crash that involved a Polk County Fire Rescue ambulance, according to the agency. The crash occurred around 11:26 a.m. at the intersection of Bayberry Street and Marigold Avenue in Poinciana, the…...

19+ hour, 10+ min ago   (184+ words) An iconic TV judge is stepping away from the on-screen bench after more than 30 years. Judy Sheindlin, better known as Judge Judy, is retiring after decades of delivering sharp-tongued verdicts, Page Six first reported. The 83-year-old told People that when…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (422+ words) A 20-year-old Michigan man who died after being struck by lightning in Osceola County this week is Florida’s sixth lightning death of the year. Matthew Jenkins was walking on a path near downtown Celebration Tuesday evening when he was struck,…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago   (173+ words) Former Groveland police chief Shawn Ramsey has filed a federal lawsuit against the city, claiming he was fired in retaliation for reporting suspected misconduct by officials. Ramsey filed the complaint Wednesday, which describes itself as "principally a First Amendment retaliation…...