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LONDON, Ky. – A Louisville woman has been arrested in Florida on an indictment warrant for manslaughter, stemming from a fatal traffic crash that occurred in Laurel County in 2020. Laurel County Sheriff John Root reported on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, that Jessica Chambers, 35, of Louisville, KY, was...

A jury recommended the death penalty for an illegal immigrant who was found guilty of murder in the brutal stabbing deaths of his girlfriend and her 4-year-old daughter in Central Florida. A Hillsborough County jury recommended the death penalty for Angel Gabriel Cuz Choc in the brutal stabbing deaths of...

A Central Florida student was arrested for bringing a gun to school. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office recently arrested the student from Spoto High School, in Riverview near Tampa, for bringing a firearm to school. School administrators and an HCSO School Resource Deputy made contact with 16-year-old Charles...

Marion County Sheriff’s Office detectives are asking the public for information about a shooting in Silver Springs Shores that left one individual in critical condition. Marion County Fire Rescue crews and MCSO deputies were called to the scene of a shooting near the intersection of Locust Pass Trail and Oak Lane at...

I bought an old house five years ago. I paid $250,000 and at the time, the old house’s taxes were $1,600 a year. In 2021, my taxes went up to $3,200. In 2022, my taxes again went to $3,600. In 2023, they went up to $4,000. In 2024, they went down to $3,720.

OCALA, Fla. - A former Marion County sheriff’s deputy has been sentenced to more than 25 years in prison for the shooting death of his girlfriend last year in Ocala. Leslie Boileau Jr. received a sentence of 25 years, 8 months and 20 days — the exact age of victim Polina Wright at the time of her death.

A Villager has lost his driver’s license after crashing into a light pole in a roundabout. Brandon Scott Salyer, 52, who lives on the Historic Side of The Villages, pleaded no contest Wednesday in Sumter County Court to a charge of driving under the influence. He will lose his driver’s license for six months, has...

Good evening, Central Florida. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. We continue to pair cool mornings with sunny afternoons as a warming trend unfolds for the remainder of the week. Highs on Friday will top out in the mid- to upper 70s, not far...

Officials are hoping to slow down activism on behalf of some gopher tortoises in The Villages. Community Development District 2 Supervisor Tom Swiers recently formed an ad hoc committee of residents who are concerned about the gopher tortoises at the Harold S. Schwartz Wildlife Preserve in the Village of Santiago....

US Marshals in Florida arrested a woman indicted after an alleged deadly 2020 DUI crash in Laurel County.