“When I flew over the scene, you could see where it initially crashed into the ground,” Kramer said, “it just blew up, like pieces were everywhere, and I didn’t see anybody.”

Marion County Fire Rescue is launching a program to enhance its response to potential emergencies for residents and local businesses.

“This cycle of violence has to stop,” said the Rev. Philip Egitto of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church, who led the group.

A man convicted of killing a married couple during a robbery in South Florida in 1990 was put to death Tuesday in a record 13th execution this year in the state.

Trooper was left tethered to a fence along Interstate 75 during the evacuation ahead of Hurricane Milton in 2024. Trooper was rescued surrounded by rising water by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, from whom the dog got its new name.

In an exclusive interview from the Escambia County Jail – convicted months ago in an unrelated, misdemeanor domestic violence case – Stanley Victor McDaniels, 42, called himself a patriot and indicated he has no regrets.

A judge agreed Thursday to a request by prosecutors to keep jailed indefinitely a man who police said admitted to sexually assaulting, groping or stalking at least five women near the University of Florida campus in recent weeks.

The Florida Department of Corrections is supporting a proposal that would allow prisons to jam contraband cellphones.

“You did turn something small into the death of a young person. I appreciate that you didn’t put this family into a trial and you actually take responsibility for your actions. You are going to come out of prison either being a different person or facing me again or another judge,” Judge Kreider said.

According to a 2024 CDC report, at least one in four girls and one in twenty boys in the United States experience child sexual abuse, leading this traumatic experience to have long-term consequences. Sexual abuse within religious institutions is a complex issue that goes beyond individual cases to expose patterns of systemic failure, denial, and institutional betrayal.