ST. JOHN’S COUNTY, FL – On the afternoon of Friday, June 29, 2026, 20-year-old Connor Andrew Gooding of St. John’s County was arrested by detectives with the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office after traveling from St. John’s County to Columbia County to meet a child with the intention of having sex.Continue Reading
EDGEWATER, Fla. A Volusia County Public Works employee remains in critical condition after being electrocuted Wednesday morning while responding to a fire involving heavy equipment that had come into contact with an energized power line, according to the Edgewater Police Department. Emergency crews responded at approximately 11:30 a.m. on JulyContinue Reading
PALM COAST, Fla. A months-long investigation into a November 2025 shooting at a Palm Coast apartment complex has ended with the arrest of an 18-year-old man on multiple felony charges, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office. The shooting occurred on Nov. 16, 2025, at an apartment complex on BeachContinue Reading
TAMPA, Fla. A Lakeland man who admitted to illegally possessing the firearm used in a 2020 Christmas Eve shootout that killed a 70-year-old grandmother and wounded three others has been sentenced to 30 years in federal prison, federal prosecutors announced. U.S. District Judge Kathryn Mizelle sentenced 29-year-old Taqiy Lewis ofContinue Reading
RANGE PARK, Fla. A 20-year-old man was shot by a Clay County sheriff’s deputy Wednesday afternoon after authorities said he pointed a firearm at deputies during a standoff near the Orange Park Mall. Clay County Sheriff Michelle Cook said the incident began shortly after 1 p.m. on July 8 whenContinue Reading
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. A new Florida law aimed at reducing cryptocurrency kiosk fraud will take effect Jan. 1, 2027, following years of advocacy by the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff Rick Staly. House Bill 505 requires cryptocurrency kiosk operators across the state to register with the Florida Office ofContinue Reading
YULEE, FL — A 33-year-old man faces severe felony charges after a multi-agency, multi-year investigation utilizing DNA evidence confirmed he impregnated a juvenile victim on two separate occasions during an ongoing illicit relationship. John Andrew Jones was taken into custody following a coordinated sweep by regional task forces and bookedContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Three men were arrested after a Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office narcotics investigation uncovered multiple firearms, illegal drugs, and cash at two homes in the Mixon Town neighborhood. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, detectives with the Narcotics Unit launched an investigation into alleged drug trafficker 43-year-old Travis Shingles,Continue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Jacksonville woman is facing murder charges after police say she fatally shot a man early Sunday morning. According to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, District 1 patrol officers responded to a reported shooting on July 5 in the area of Calvert Street near Norwood Avenue. When officersContinue Reading
CALLAHAN, Fla. — A man is facing multiple felony charges after authorities say he pistol-whipped a woman, fired multiple shots at her as she fled, and then barricaded himself inside a Nassau County home during an hours-long standoff. According to the Nassau County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded shortly after 10:30Continue Reading