'A bolt from the blue' strikes in Lutz neighborhood

With the pandemic demanding so much of our attention, it can be easy to forget other crucial, life-saving precautions we would normally be focused on this time of year. Lightning, of course, is one of them.

Former Sarasota assisted living facility nursing assistant stole credit cards from 3 elderly residents: police

An assisted living facility nursing assistant in Sarasota was fired and arrested after detectives learned she stole credit cards from at least three residents and used them to make purchases, detectives said.

Deputies: 19-year-old caretaker physically abused 88-year-old man

Investigators said home surveillance video showed the 19-year-old physically abusing the victim by slapping the victim's face and yelling at him. 

Jacksonville deputy passes away from COVID-19 related illness

The Jacksonville Sheriff's Office is mourning the loss of one of their own after a lieutenant died due to a COVID-19 related illness, reports FOX 30.

Coast Guard seized $26 million in cocaine, marijuana

The U.S. Coast Guard unloaded almost $26 million in cocaine and marijuana at Port Everglades, the agency said in a news release.

9-year-old pulls dad to Florida shore after man fractures neck in dive

A 9-year-old Florida boy is being hailed a hero for pulling his father from the water after the man fractured his neck in a diving accident.

3 teens arrested after jumping Mar-a-Lago wall with loaded AK-47

Three teenagers were arrested after scaling a wall at President Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort while carrying a loaded AK-47 in a backpack, police said Wednesday.

Florida man in nursing home with dementia thought wife had died

A man with dementia thought his wife had died since he was unable to see her because he resides in a facility that banned her from entry due to the coronavirus

Woman traveling to Illinois kicked off flight for wearing 'offensive' mask

A woman was reportedly kicked off an American Airlines flight last week because her mask was deemed “offensive” by a flight attendant.

DA: Ex-officer out on bond for death of Rayshard Brooks on vacation in Florida

The Fulton County District Attorney’s Office is asking a judge to revoke the bond for a former Atlanta police officer charged in the deadly shooting of Rayshard Brooks after prosecutors said he went out of state on a vacation.