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OCALA, Fla. – An 82-year-old man was reported missing and endangered on Tuesday, sparking a Purple Alert in the area, according to the Ocala Police Department. In a release, police identified the missing man as Sylvester Cotto, who was last seen around 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday. At the time,...

Several Florida cities have earned a spot on a list they probably won’t be bragging about. Three major Florida cities all made Orkin’s 2026 ranking of the 50 “rattiest” cities in the U.S., based on new residential rodent treatments recorded between Aug. 9, 2025, and Aug. 9, 2026. "There’s no single type of city or climate that’s immune to rodent pressure," said Dr. Shannon Sked, National Technical Director at Orkin, in the study. "Rats and mice are highly adaptable and can thrive in communities

MIAMI — A 70-year-old Miami man was arrested after a man’s body was found folded inside a residential trash bin, according to authorities. Jail records show Danny Barbee is facing charges of unlawful disposal of a human body and tampering with physical evidence. An arrest affidavit obtained by...

LARGO, Fla. - A Largo homeowner spent nearly five years paying exorbitant power bills after Duke Energy linked her billing account to a luxury Treasure Island home by mistake. Janice Doll spent 57 months trying to rein in electric charges that regularly climbed into hundreds of dollars each month for her 1,500-square-foot house. Duke Energy representatives told her the meter functioned properly and insisted the issue originated inside her house.

Rodolfo Mienert PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – A 68-year-old retired New York City police sergeant was...

Ronald St. Clair, a certified public accountant in Fort Myers, was sentenced to 18 months in prison for hiding assets from the IRS to avoid paying more than $2.2 million in income taxes, and he must pay $2,343,615.01 in restitution, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Florida announced Oct. 26. St. Clair... The post A Fort Myers CPA got 18 months and must pay $2,343,615.01 in restitution for hiding assets to dodge $2.2 million in taxes appeared first on The Financial Wire .

VERO BEACH – The City Council here issued a proclamation Oct. 27 honoring the many years of service provided by local bagpiper Michael Hyde to the families of his fellow veterans since his own retirement from the United States Merchant Marine more than three decades ago. Councilmember Aaron Vos...

Police investigate after a driver fled a stop and crashed in Atlantic Beach, leaving an officer injured.

An 84-year-old Villager is back behind bars after allegedly defying a judge’s order to stay away from a woman following a domestic battery arrest. Jerry Steven Arak a resident of the Village of Lake Deaton was initially arrested Friday on a felony charge of battery on a person 65 years of age or older. According to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, the altercation began when Arak knocked on a glass door to get the victim’s attention while she was on the phone. When the vi

A masked robber wearing a clown mask walked into a Palm Coast Amoco gas station near State Road 100 and Interstate 95 on Saturday evening, pointed a black bag at the clerk as if it held a weapon, and warned her, “Don't be a hero.” At 7:39 p.m., deputies say they caught the man they believe did it, sitting behind the wheel of a stolen SUV in St. Augustine with the stolen cash and register drawer still inside.