FORT PIERCE, Fla. (AP) - A Treasure Coast man appears to have drowned after falling out of a broken down boat and into a strong outgoing tide in the Fort Pierce Inlet. Fort Pierce ..
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - A Panhandle man has been sentenced to life in prison for fatal May 2009 robbery. A Leon County judge sentenced 29-year-old Tyreese Faust on Tuesday. A Jury..
BROOKSVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A Spring Hill man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison for fatally beating his mother with a remote control and holding her underwater in the family po..
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A worker at a Jacksonville company was reportedly killed when a piece of equipment crushed him. Police say the man, who was not immediately identified, di..
MIMS, Fla. (AP) - A toddler was reportedly killed in a Brevard County mobile home fire. Firefighters found the child's body in the smoldering structure Tuesday morning in a rural a..
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A central Florida man has been sentenced to 38 years in prison for fatally stabbing a homeless man in Ocoee last year. An Orange County judge sentenced 20-year..
LEE COUNTY, Fla. - Crime Stoppers is asking for the public's help in solving two similar robberies occurring within two days of each other, within the last week. On Saturday, Augus..
LEE COUNTY, Fla. - The Democratic candidates for Senate taking political punches at each other during a debate Tuesday. Billionaire Jeff Greene, said Rep. Kendrick Meek is just a c..
FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Oasis is up for auction Wednesday. This foreclosure sale is different from the so many others in Fort Myers. Up for bid, two condominium towers for $65 milli..
CHARLOTTE COUNTY, Fla. - Although B.P. has stopped the flow of oil into the gulf, Charlotte County leaders say the problems are definitely not gone. Now a big check coming from B.P..
COLLIER COUNTY - The Jackson Laboratory may be a step closer coming to Collier County. Funding for the project just passed a major hurdle in Congress. Under the plan, the state wil..
LEHIGH ACRES, Fla. - A risque ripoff proving there could be no such thing as safe online shopping. A women in Lehigh Acres says she was taken for a ride when someone sold her credi..
MIAMI (AP) - The National Hurricane Center says a tropical depression has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and it is headingtoward the oil spill site off the coast of Louisiana. BP and..
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) - Florida is expected to get about $1.3 billion from a new federal jobs bill for education and Medicaid benefits.President Barack Obama signed it into law Tu..
CAPE CORAL, Fla. - A man bit off his doctor's finger after an argument.Gregory Powell was upset that his doctor would not give him prescription drugs. When his doctor turned his ba..
NAPLES, Fla. - Office Depot gave out more than 2,000 book bags to Naples children on Tuesday.The program was supposed to try and supply those with backpacks who could not afford th..
NAPLES, Fla. - Students were not deterred from the rain as they protested their band director's forced transfer.Students claimed the accusations against former band director Kelly ..
NAPLES, Fla. - Collier County receives grant money for school cafeterias. Nine elementary schools in the district will be buying about $420,000 on fruits and vegetables. The goal o..
LEE COUNTY, Fla. - Commissioners met for the first time in a month, and quickly dissolved into name-calling and a near shouting match over the awarding of contracts. &nbs..
FORT MYERS, Fla. - AirTran adds new cities to their flight route from Southwest Florida International Airport. AirTran is going to announce their service to and from the Quad citie..
