2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (389+ words) A woman in her 70s who lived alone and was described as a recluse by neighbors appears to be the person whose skeletal remains were found east of Lakeland on May 28, the Polk County Sheriff's Office said. Partial remains, including a…...

59+ min ago  (847+ words) Florida is set to execute a man this week for killing his girlfriend's 5-month-old daughter, a crime that happened while he was on probation for beating an 8-month-old baby. Andrew Richard Lukehart, 53, is set to be executed by lethal injection…...

3+ hour, 8+ min ago  (59+ words) Gainesville Mayor Harvey Ward urges residents to seek help and speak out against domestic violence following a deadly May 26 shooting. Ward urges action after fatal Gainesville domestic shooting Less than a week after a deadly domestic shooting occurred in northwest…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago  (372+ words) DAYTONA BEACH " Police Chief Jakari Young on May 27 urged the community to be vigilant as an armed suicidal suspect, who allegedly shot and killed a woman in Alachua County, escaped a police search near the Main Street Pier late May…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago  (644+ words) SHEBOYGAN " A jury found Tommie Dixon guilty of attempting to kill a Sheboygan police officer in a 2024 officer-involved shooting. On the third day of trial May 28, the jury found Dixon, 25, guilty of attempted first-degree intentional homicide, disarming a peace officer,…...

9+ hour, 17+ min ago  (440+ words) A fugitive accused of killing a sheriff's deputy and injuring a second deputy in a gunfight at a Virginia home has been captured, the FBI announced on Monday, June 1. Michael Timothy Puckett, 55, was taken into custody in North Carolina on…...

13+ hour, 43+ min ago  (249+ words) Welcome to June! Start your Daily Briefing with these reads: Nicole Fallert here, catch up with our News Quiz. Bringing you the news to know on Monday, from escalating protests at Delaney Hall to what hurricane officials are worried about…...

1+ day, 6+ min ago  (885+ words) A man accused of killing three people in a rural Hawaii community has been charged with multiple criminal offenses, including murder, authorities said. "The second-degree murder charges pertain to the three homicide victims," police said in the news release. "Murder…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (461+ words) NORTH HAMPTON " Police are urging caution against a false jury duty scam after Chief Kevin Walsh received a fake court order claiming he owed $15, 000. The phony arrest warrant, texted to the police chief's personal cell phone and falsely signed by…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (315+ words) A search is underway for a suspect accused of fatally shooting a Virginia sheriff's deputy late May 29. The Carroll County Sheriff's Office on May 30 said they are searching for Michael Puckett, who is accused of killing one deputy and wounding…...