On Thursday, December 19, 2024, the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office responded to a call reporting a shooting on South Scarlet Oak Terrace. Upon arrival, deputies determined the victim, 44-year-old Aaron Michael Kyle, had been shot during a home invasion and later succumbed to his injuries while being treated at aContinue Reading
On Wednesday, December 25, 2024, at approximately 9:40 p.m., officers with the Palatka Police Department responded to the 100 Block of North 19th Street regarding a large crowd gathered in a parking lot. While clearing the area, officers heard gunshots coming from the vicinity of the Palatka Daily News buildingContinue Reading
A man in his 20s is hospitalized with life-threatening injuries following a shooting Sunday afternoon, December 22, 2024, at a Wendy’s on New Kings Road in Northwest Jacksonville, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office (JSO). The victim was meeting with one of the suspects in the restaurant’s parking lot aroundContinue Reading
On Christmas Eve, December 24, 2024, at approximately 11:00 p.m., deputies responded to a reported shooting outside the Jo El Motel at 11603 Tamiami Trail in Punta Gorda. Upon arrival, deputies found a man lying on the ground with a gunshot wound to his stomach/torso. The alleged shooter, identified asContinue Reading
On December 21, 2024, Deputy Riggins of the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop for a tag light violation. The vehicle, occupied by a family traveling to Florida for the holidays, included a young driver experiencing his first traffic stop. Deputy Riggins commended the driver for safelyContinue Reading
Florida State Attorney Melissa Nelson announced that a Duval County jury found Jerry Burns guilty of First-Degree Murder for the 2018 murder-for-hire of his wife, Velvet Burns. The State is seeking the death penalty, and the jury is set to return on December 16 to begin the penalty phase. BurnsContinue Reading
On Sunday, December 15, 2024, Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office Corporal Elio Diaz was tragically murdered after a seemingly routine traffic stop turned into an ambush. Just after 3 p.m., Sgt. Diaz initiated a traffic stop on a white pickup truck at a gas station parking lot after discovering that theContinue Reading
A 57-year old man was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday, December 19, 2024, after an investigation determined that he intentionally and repeatedly touched the buttocks of a 16-year old girl at the Chick-fil-A restaurant at 4625 South Florida Avenue in Lakeland. Awny Abdel Malek Basta ofContinue Reading
On December 19, 2024, Jacksonville made history by debuting a groundbreaking holographic communication platform at Jacksonville International Airport. The lifelike, 3D hologram, featuring a welcoming message from Mayor Donna Deegan, greets travelers as they deplane, marking one of the first instances of such technology being used in a major U.S.Continue Reading
U.S. District Judge Virginia Hernandez Covington has sentenced 67-year-old Paul Douglas Creighton of Ontario, Canada, to life in federal prison for producing child sexual abuse material and enticement of a minor. Creighton entered a guilty plea on August 19, 2024. According to the plea agreement and evidence presented at sentencing, betweenContinue Reading