Three suspects wanted after scamming restaurants out of a night’s dinner
Three suspects – two women and a man – are being sought after they scammed three different east Volusia restaurants out of a night’s...
Changes in duck hunting laws
Duck hunters should be aware of the daily bag limit for mallards has been reduced to two birds, of which only one may be...
Corrections officer arrested for child molestation
A Lowell corrections officer, who is one of four officers being investigated for beating and paralyzing an inmate, has been arrested for child molestation.
Keith...
17 people arrested during child pornography investigation
On Monday, November 4, 2019, the Polk County Sheriff's Office concluded a month-long special operation to identify members of the community who possessed and...
Florida man burned another child after previous charges dropped, caregiver also arrested
A Deltona man arrested on charges of burning a 3-year-old girl in 2018, has been arrested again after he poured boiling water on a...
More details about human remains found by deer hunter
The human remains discovered by a deer hunter in the Ocala National Forest are those of a white male -- between 45-55 -- he...
Florida deer hunter finds decomposing body
Marion County Sheriff's Office detectives are investigating after a deer hunter reported finding human remains Sunday in the area of Forest Road 5 in...
Venomous puss caterpillar, southern flannel moth, makes return to Florida
The southern flannel moth, Megalopyge opercularis, is an attractive small moth that is best-known because of its larva, the puss caterpillar, which is one...
Florida men who ran turtle smuggling ring, busted
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) has charged two suspects for poaching thousands of Florida’s native turtles from the wild and selling...
Texas Roadhouse opens its doors in Ocala
The Texas Roadhouse, located at 3015 SW 32nd Ave., Ocala, has opened its doors.
The more than 7,000 square foot restaurant, which sits in the...