DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A Volusia County jury has found a man guilty of armed burglary, resulting in a life sentence under Florida’s repeat offender laws, officials said. After a full-day trial, 44-year-old Michael Vincent King of Port Orange, was convicted of burglary while armed and immediately sentenced to lifeContinue Reading
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A Volusia County jury has found an inmate guilty of attempting to murder a correctional officer during a violent attack inside a state prison, officials said. After a three-day trial, Trevon Miller was convicted of attempted second-degree murder of a law enforcement officer and aggravated batteryContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Jacksonville Sheriff T.K. Waters stopped a theft in progress Wednesday afternoon, April 8, after chasing down and subduing a suspect outside a hardware store on Atlantic Boulevard. According to authorities, Waters was at the store’s customer service area picking up an order when an employee alerted himContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Three current and former Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office officers have been arrested following an internal investigation into fraudulent overtime claims, Sheriff T.K. Waters announced Thursday. Sergeant Michael Rourke, Officer Christopher Sosa, and former Officer Dylan Bostick were charged with grand theft, organized fraud, and official misconduct, all third-degreeContinue Reading
FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. — A Palm Coast woman accused of posing as a licensed nurse and treating thousands of patients without credentials has been sentenced following a plea agreement. Autumn Bardisa, 29, pleaded no contest on April 7, 2026, to charges of unlicensed practice of health care and fraudulent useContinue Reading
OCALA, Fla. — Ocala Police have arrested a man in connection with the death of a 72-year-old woman found unresponsive in a swimming pool late last year, after investigators determined the case was a homicide. On December 28, 2025, at approximately 6:56 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call atContinue Reading
FLORAL CITY, Fla. — A structure fire early Tuesday morning in Citrus County has turned into a homicide investigation, ending with the arrest of a suspect following an hours-long manhunt. At approximately 6:30 a.m. on April 7, Citrus County deputies and fire-rescue crews responded to a fire on East HawkContinue Reading
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A 33-year-old man has been taken into custody in connection with the death of his 3-year-old son following a shooting last year, authorities said. Kadeem Thomas surrendered on Monday, April 6, at his attorney’s office, where he was taken into custody by the U.S. Marshals Fugitive TaskContinue Reading
PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. — A man wanted in connection with a toddler’s drug overdose has been arrested after more than a year on the run, authorities said. Bruce Harris, 34, was taken into custody at a hotel in Deltona following a 15-month search involving local investigators, surrounding agencies, and theContinue Reading
HERNANDO COUNTY, Fla. — A narcotics investigation in Spring Hill led to the seizure of trafficking-level drugs and the arrest of two individuals following a SWAT-assisted search warrant. On April 2, detectives with the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office Vice and Narcotics Unit, along with the SWAT Team, executed a searchContinue Reading