An investigation into the fatal shooting of a Florida Highway Patrol trooper concluded the attack came without warning

Trooper Joseph Bullock had stopped to help a disabled vehicle along Interstate 95 in Martin County on Feb. 5 when he was fatally shot by the driver, 28-year-old Franklin Reed III of Palm Bay, authorities said.

New dash cam footage showing a Florida Highway Patrol trooper interacting with the stranded motorist who fatally shot him was released Friday, along with new details of how the suspect died. Trooper Joseph Bullock had stopped to help a disabled vehicle along Interstate 95 in Martin County on Feb. 5 when he was fatally shot by the driver, 28-year-old Franklin...

A man arrested for threatening to carry out a shooting inside a Southwest Florida synagogue has a numerous criminal history in Miami-Dade County. NBC affiliate WBBH-TV reports that 43-year-old Alfredo Sanchez was arrested this week for allegedly making the threats toward the Chabad Lubavitch located in Fort Myers. Court records show Sanchez was arrested nine times in Miami-Dade – with…

Alfredo Sanchez was arrested this week for allegedly making the threats toward the Chabad Lubavitch located in Fort Myers.

A 19-year-old man has been arrested for his alleged role in a shootout outside a Riviera Beach church following a funeral that left two people dead and a third injured earlier this month. Derrick Eugene Peoples, 19, was arrested on a first-degree murder with a firearm charge in the Feb. 1 shooting outside Victory City Church, officials said. Riviera Beach…

Sheriff’s officials say a man fatally shot him while playing with a gun as he waited to get a haircut

What do you do if you really want that late-night fast food cheeseburger but can’t find your car keys? Well, in one Florida city there is the option of riding your horse. Visitors to a local McDonald’s in the Southwest Florida city of LaBelle spotted a group on their animals at the drive-thru as part of a program this...

A deputy in Florida who used a taser to help in the arrest of a grandmother did the right thing, an investigation concluded. Officials with the Manatee County Sheriff’s Office said the investigation showed the deputy had the right after using the taser on 70-year-old Barbara Pinkney, NBC affiliate WFLA-TV reports. Deputies came to the home looking for Pinkney’s...

Officials made quite the discover in a Central Florida county this week when a rainbow snake was spotted in the area for the first time in over half a century. The four-foot reptile was spotted by a person that was hiking in the Ocala National Forest, officials from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission told NBC affiliate WESH-TV....

Authorities say a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent killed three family members, including two juveniles, and then himself at his Florida home

The community of Whitman is waking up to tragic news this morning: a chain reaction crash in Florida has claimed the life of a five-year-old girl from Whitman and two other women from the same family.

A new ad campaign from the state of Colorado is asking residents from the LGBTQ community in Florida to do one thing – move. The ad, done on behalf of Good Business Colorado, promotes job protections in the state and the ability to “be ourselves” at work. “It was a very easy thing to look at Florida and the lack…

Is your pup stinky? Watch Ripley the Chocolate Lab get a bath at Bideawee, a no-kill animal rescue in New York City, and see how you can safely bathe your own canine.

So you’ve just adopted a new pup, but what happens when your pet gets dirty? There are easy steps you can take to keep the new member of your family nice and clean.

A different kind of superhero stalks the streets at night in North Naples. Armed with a large white bucket, an industrial-style flashlight and black latex gloves, 10-year-old Landen Grey is the Toad Trapper.

In a watershed moment for animal lovers, America has its first no-kill state: Delaware. The nonprofit Best Friends Animal Society, which is working with shelters, animal welfare organizations and government agencies across the country to make America a no-kill country by 2025, announced the news at their annual conference in Dallas, Texas. Linda Torelli, director of marketing for the Brandywine...

Lee Asher is motoring cross-country in a battleship gray RV with seven friends. Six of them — Lillie, Bo-Bo, Cali, Stella, Molly and Butters — don’t drive or chip in for gasoline. But they always want to stop for a bite or bathroom break. That’s because they’re dogs, all rescued: a Saint Bernard, a chocolate lab, a golden retriever, a...