
The Florida Department of Education says the Sunshine State is the third largest hub for human trafficking.

Deputies say both men fired several shots at a home where multiple people were standing outside.

The Ocala Police Department arrested 36-year-old Dustin W. Smith in connection with the shooting in the 1300 block of NE 15th Street.

MCSO says Heaton responded to an undercover social media post and offered teach who he thought was a 13-year-old girl about a variety of sexual acts. He was actually corresponding with Homeland Security Investigations.
The TCHS student’s online friend is also being investigated by German authorities for his involvement in the threat. OPD says the two used an instant messaging app to communicate

Troopers found motorcyclist Alexander “Ozzy” Osborne, dead from gunshot wounds on November 13, 2021, on the Florida Turnpike in Okeechobee County.

Deputies arrested 25-year-old Jowarn Mitchell on charges of second-degree murder. He’s currently in the Marion County Jail without bond.
Police say a woman who came to visit found the couple dead in the home.

Michael Zack III, 54, was pronounced dead minutes after 6:14 p.m. following a lethal injection at Florida State Prison in Starke.

The arrest of Le’Keian Woods has drawn national attention after the release of a passerby’s cellphone video showing officers beating him and appearing to slam him face first onto the ground after he was handcuffed.