WALTON COUNTY, Fla. – A 60-year-old Mossy Head man was arrested after deputies say an argument with a driver over a revving engine escalated into gunfire, leaving a bullet lodged in the driver’s side door of the victim’s vehicle. Toby Burkett faces multiple felony charges following the shooting on WaltersContinue Reading
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – A Winter Haven woman faces multiple animal cruelty and environmental charges after investigators found a dead donkey, several dead and dying cats and large amounts of waste scattered across her property, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Melissa McKinney, 59, was arrested Oct. 1 followingContinue Reading
LAKE WALES, Fla. – Two men have been arrested in connection with a shooting that wounded four people during a large party at the Lake Wales Mud Hole, where investigators say between 150 and 300 people had gathered. Richard William Fante, 20, of Lakeland, and Cordae DeShawn Hammonds, 19, ofContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville residents seeking fingerprints, public records and several other services from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office now have a new place to go. JSO opened its new Public Services Building at 450 Magnolia St. on Sept. 28, bringing several frequently used public-facing services together at one location. TheContinue Reading
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A Florida man is facing extensive federal terrorism and money laundering charges in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida after federal authorities unsealed multi-jurisdictional indictments targeting an international network accused of funneling over $2 million to Hamas, Department of Justice officials announced. 56-year-oldContinue Reading
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A 21-year-old Tallahassee man has been sentenced to more than four years in federal prison after authorities said he was caught with firearms twice while prohibited from possessing them because of a prior felony conviction. Nathan Taylor Porter was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison followedContinue Reading
PENSACOLA, Fla. – A Pensacola man who used false income information to obtain nearly $650,000 in loans for a Ferrari, Jeep Wrangler and boat has been sentenced to two years in federal prison. Shawn Steele, 52, was sentenced for making false statements to federally insured financial institutions, the U.S. Attorney’sContinue Reading
PANAMA CITY, Fla. – A Bay County FedEx delivery driver is accused of stealing thousands of dollars in merchandise from packages on his route, including a 70-inch television, laptops, electric bicycles and an iPhone 18 Pro Max. In one case, investigators say the driver removed a customer’s laptop, put aContinue Reading
PALM COAST, Fla. – A 16-year-old Palm Coast girl is accused of repeatedly using Florida’s school safety reporting system to submit false threats involving shootings, her family and other students, triggering law enforcement responses at schools and her own home. The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office said investigators linked a seriesContinue Reading
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Floridians getting a new or renewed driver license will begin seeing a dramatically different card featuring some of the state’s best-known historical landmarks, wildlife and space exploration history. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles began issuing the redesigned driver licenses and identification cards atContinue Reading