Carla Vianna

While some area law enforcement are struggling to find funding for officer body cameras, Ocala Police Department has been using them since 2009 for specialized units.

A volunteer workshop outside Jacksonville produces carts for disabled members of rural communities overseas. Designed for those with little to no use of their legs, the carts are propelled by hand-powered handles.

The local Cigarette Litter Prevention Program is seeing success after the installation of more than two dozen cigarette receptacles in the downtown area. The program hopes to expand into midtown, despite vandalization by the homeless.

Recently released autopsy results show that 14-year-old William Shogran died of an accidental heat stroke during a preseason football practice with the Sebastian River High School team this summer.

An unidentified University of Florida grad student was diagnosed and hospitalized with meningitis.

A Clay County mother has filed a complaint with FERPA after her daughter was told to wear a pair of red pants and a bright yellow T-shirt with the words “Dress Code Violation" visibly printed on both. The punishment came after an Oakleaf High School teacher said the student's skirt was too short.

A scooter was struck by a vehicle around 2 p.m. Monday. The scooter's driver suffered a broken leg and was taken to UF Health Shands Hospital for further medical attention.