Clearwater PD: Florida man had sex with dog in front of people; damaged church property, mailbox

An Orlando man was in Clearwater where he had sex with a goldendoodle in front of adults and a child, damaged a nativity display at a nearby church, and tried to steal a vehicle, police said.

Former Matt Gaetz associate Joel Greenberg sentenced to 11 years in prison

Former Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg, whose arrest led to a federal probe into U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, was sentenced to eleven years in prison on Thursday after he pleaded guilty to charges of child sex trafficking, stalking, and wire fraud. 

Florida Gators QB Jalen Kitna, arrested on child pornography charges

University of Florida quarterback Jalen Kitna has been arrested on child pornography charges after reportedly sharing the material on social platform Discord.

Wedding guest sues Florida caterer after allegedly being served marijuana-laced food

A woman who attended a wedding in Longwood, Florida earlier this year has filed a lawsuit against the caterer after the food served during the wedding allegedly had marijuana in it.

Florida man who went viral for wide neck in mugshot gets arrested again on stalking charge

A Florida man who went viral for a mugshot featuring his unusually large neck is behind bars again. Charles McDowell, who goes by his rap name "Wide Neck," has 1 million followers on Instagram.

Flight team begins tracking right whales migrating along East Coast

Calving season for North Atlantic right whales has begun, and as the endangered species migrates down the U.S. East Coast, researchers with Clearwater Marine Aquarium are tracking their every move.

Florida woman suing Velveeta over 'false' cooking time claim

A Florida woman has filed a class action lawsuit alleging that Velveeta misrepresented its cooking time for its popular shells & cheese microwavable meals.

Laundries denied motion to avoid 'emotional distress and embarrassment' during civil trial

Chris and Roberta Laundrie wanted to avoid the "emotional distress and embarrassment" of testifying in a civil trial, where they would face the parents of the young woman their son is believed to have killed.

Artemis I launch: A not-so-small step towards NASA’s next giant leap

Nearly 50 years after the last men walked on the moon, NASA is one step closer to sending the first woman. The Artemis I mission blasted off early Wednesday on an ambitious test flight of the agency’s new moon rocket and capsule.

Technical issues challenge NASA ahead of latest moon rocket launch

NASA says a risky repair job appears to have fixed the hydrogen fuel leak that threatened to delay a third attempt to send the Space Launch System rocket and Orion spacecraft on a test flight known as Artemis I, and liftoff could be minutes away.

'Just noise': DeSantis dismisses Trump's attacks, says people should 'check out the scoreboard' from midterms

"The fact of the matter is, it was the greatest Republican victory in the history of the state of Florida," DeSantis told reporters. "At the end of the day, I'd tell people to go check out the scoreboard from last Tuesday night."

PHOTOS: Multimillion-dollar Florida homes on brink of collapse after Nicole

Several multi-million dollar homes near the ocean appear to be on the brink of crumbling due to beach erosion caused by Tropical Storm Nicole, which made landfall near Vero Beach as a Category 1 hurricane on Thursday.

Teen brutally kills family member, attacks another at Florida home, deputies say

Deputies arrested a 19-year-old accused of brutally killing one of his family members and attacking another at a Palm Coast home early Wednesday morning, according to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.

Video across Florida: Tropical Storm Nicole devastates coastal, inland areas from Melbourne to Clearwater

Tropical Storm Nicole's impacts were felt from Daytona Beach to Melbourne to Polk County and over to the Florida West Coast. Video from drones and from folks on the ground shows the destruction left after the Category 1 storm made landfall.