A day on the water ended in tragedy after an alligator attack in Seminole Countyāone of two gator attacks reported in Central Florida this weekend, according to a report from our sister station in Orlando, WKMG.
A day on the water ended in tragedy after an alligator attack in Seminole Countyāone of two gator attacks reported in Central Florida this weekend, according to a report from our sister station in Orlando, WKMG.
While this rain wonāt bring much relief to our exceptional and extreme drought, it will help contain the Highway 82 fire in Brantley County. Weāll take all the moisture we can get!
The St. Johns River Water Management District has issued a Modified Phase II Severe Water Shortage for parts of Northeast and Central Florida because of limited rainfall and falling water levels.
According to a report for our sister station WKMG in Orlando, aĀ Florida family suing a Central Florida IVF clinicĀ after giving birth to a baby who does not share their genetics said Thursday āthere is hope that we will be able to introduce our daughter to her genetic parents and to find our own genetic child soon.ā
Arizona is the unanimous No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men's college basketball poll for the first time.
Florida lawmakers return to Tallahassee on Tuesday to begin this yearās legislative session. Among the many bills on the docket are several focused on school attendance.
Hamburger Maryās in Riverside will pause its family-friendly drag shows starting in January, after a federal appeals court cleared the way for Florida to enforce a law restricting children from attending certain āadult live performances.ā
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference in at the Florida Department of Transportation District 1 headquarters in Bartow on Thursday.
Itās not often we get a pause in the August rainy season, but thatās exactly whatās shaping up for Tuesday. A cold front moving through southeast Georgia will press southward over northeast Florida tonight.
The Salvation Army of Northeast Florida has received a $300,000 grant from the Delores Barr Weaver Legacy Funds to support both the Red Shield Lodge for women and families and Hopes Crossing for men.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission approved rules for the stateās first bear hunt in more than a decade. The hunt will take place in four regions of the state and use a lottery process for hunters to obtain permits.
A 5-month-old boy died after being attacked by a 130-pound dog in a home near Ormond Beach late Wednesday, according to Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood.
A video recently posted to social media by the Florida Highway Patrol shows a driver launching fireworks out of their window while doing donuts in the middle of a street in Central Florida on the Fourth of July.
A recent Orange County arrest linked a man accused of being a serial rapist to several incidents in Jacksonville over 20 years ago, according to the Jacksonville Sheriffās Office.
A Central Florida sheriff was arrested on Thursday and accused in a āmassive Central Florida illegal gambling operationā and āpublic corruption scheme,ā Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced.
As a massive plume of Saharan dust makes its way from Africa and across the Atlantic, it could impact Florida in multiple ways.
The future home of Floridaās first state-funded Black History museum is once again up for debate, even though a task force that met for nearly a year recommended St. Augustine as the location.
Citrus growers called on lawmakers Tuesday to continue providing research and advertising money to help an industry that has seen production drop more than 90% in less than three decades.
My hot dog has a first name, itās O-R-L-A-N-D-O, my hot dog has a ā well, thatās it, I ran out of words ā but you can run out and see a piece of Americana when the famous Wienermobile visits Central Florida this month.
Florida State has hired Tony White to be its defensive coordinator after he developed consecutive top-20 defenses at Nebraska.
Gus Malzahn is resigning as Central Floridaās head coach to become Florida Stateās offensive coordinator.
Darius Johnson scored 24 points and assisted on a go-ahead slam dunk with less than a minute remaining to lead UCF to a 64-61 win over No. 13 Texas A&M.
A man who is accused in a Jacksonville hit-and-run crash that killed a 15-year-old on Interstate 95 early this month was arrested in Central Florida.
Oregon, Georgia and Miami remained the top three seeds in The Associated Press College Football Playoff bracket projection with BYU overtaking Iowa State for No. 4.
A DeLand police officer captured video of a driver escaping injury Wednesday when a tree fell on top of a vehicle hours before Hurricane Milton was to make landfall in Florida, WKMG reported on Wednesday.
Milton has strengthened into a Category 3 hurricane as Florida gears up for what could be its biggest evacuation in seven years.
Shedeur Sanders threw for 290 yards and three touchdowns to help Colorado match its victory total for all of last season with a 48-21 rout of UCF.
Floridaās Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis is issuing a warning to homeowners about ongoing roofing scams that are costing property owners thousands of dollars each year.
All over Florida, arts groups are scrambling to plug large budget gaps after Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unexpectedly vetoed $32 million in arts funding.
The Great Florida Bigfoot Convention will be held on June 8 at the World Equestrian Center in Ocala.
A second flight with Americans fleeing the ongoing political crisis and violence in Haiti landed in Central Florida Saturday night, according to the Florida Division of Emergency Management.
Two people with direct knowledge of the negotiations tell The Associated Press that San Jose State is working to finalize a deal with former Navy coach Ken Niumatalolo to replace Brent Brennan as head coach.
Haynes King threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score as Georgia Tech rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat UCF 30-17 in the Gasparilla Bowl.
Gionna Daddio, better known as WWE wrestler āLiv Morganā with over 2 million followers on Instagram, was arrested on Thursday in Central Florida and accused of felony marijuana possession.
The SEC released schedules for its teams in 2024, with a first look where newcomers Oklahoma and Texas land on the schedules.
The Anti-Defamation Leagueās Center on Extremism issued a warning Friday as online chatter indicates antisemitic, white supremacist groups may be planning a march somewhere in Florida this weekend.
Several Floridians were arrested and indicted in a year-long drug trafficking investigation called āOperation Ice Man,ā according to the Flagler County Sheriffās Office.
One of the biggest topics if you live along the coast or in low lying areas is preparing an evacuation plan. But there are some key things to think about before evacuating.
An event Friday morning was held to remember Tyre Sampson, the teenager who died last year when he fell off an attraction at Orlandoās ICON Park, News4JAX sister station WKMG ClickOrlando reports.
Dozens of Florida homeowners insured by Citizens Property Insurance are complaining about the abrupt price hike in their property insurance.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantisā office has asked for records from a state attorney regarding a suspect in the fatal shootings last week of a TV reporter, a 9-year-old girl and a woman.
A 19-year-old Florida man is now facing three first-degree-murder charges related to a shooting that killed a television news reporter, a 9-year-old girl and a 38-year-old woman.
As the country mourns the deaths of three people killed in a shooting spree near Orlando, including a TV news reporter, the father of another reporter killed on the job years back calls the violence āa gut punch.ā
In the wake of a deadly shooting spree that left a woman, a 9-year-old and a television reporter dead in Central Florida, the Biden administration is criticizing Florida lawmakers for working to relax state gun laws.
Journalist Dylan Lyons was one of five people shot Wednesday in the attack that also killed a 9-year-old girl and left her mother and a photojournalist critically injured.
Three people are dead after shootings Wednesday, including a 9-year-old girl, and a television journalist who was in a Central Florida neighborhood reporting on a homicide that had occurred earlier in the day, according to Orange County Sheriff John Mina.
Scientists from the University of Florida are asking people to be on the lookout for the brown basilisk, a nonnative lizard also known as the āJesus lizard,ā because the reptiles have the potential to become invasive in Florida.
Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday urged voters to show up to the polls on Election Day as a strong storm bears down on the state. DeSantis is facing a challenge from former governor and current Democrat Charlie Crist.
Charlie Crist, the democratic candidate for governor visited a Jacksonville nonprofit, and Governor DeSantis rallied voters in Clay County Friday to campaign for the midterm election.
The Orlando thrill ride where a 14-year-old boy fell to his death earlier this year is being taken down, according to a statement from the attractionās operator, News4JAX sister station WKMG-TV reported Thursday.
Publix is closing stores in 11 Florida counties and modifying store hours as Hurricane Ian approaches, News4JAX sister station WKMG reported.
Rulings from several East Coast and Central Florida judicial circuits, including the Seventh Circuit (St. Johns, Flagler, Putnam and other counties), are appealed to the Fifth District Court of Appeals.
A 14-year-old Missouri boy who fell to his death from a 430-foot drop-tower ride in central Floridaās tourist district appeared to slip out of his seat at the halfway mark of its plunge to the ground.
Nearly two months after Seminole County first responders assisted multiple people who reported feeling weird, sick and stoned at a Central Florida wedding party in February, deputies this week arrested the bride and caterer for the event, WKMG reported.
Gov. Ron DeSantisā proposed congressional redistricting plan, lambasted by opponents because it likely would reduce the number of seats held by Black Democrats, quickly moved toward approval Tuesday as the Republican-dominated Legislature started a special session.
A man is dead after a fight with police during a wedding reception in Central Florida, News4JAX sister station WKMG reported.
Following his arrest over the weekend, Alexander Acs told investigators he killed someone in an Orlando apartment last week with a piece of asphalt, according to the Orange County Sheriffās Office.
