Two Miami men were arrested for animal cruelty after Flagler County Sheriff's Office deputies found two dogs and two pigeons suffering in the sweltering metal cargo area of a U-Haul box truck in 102-degree heat.

Flagler County Sheriff's Office deputies rescued a 14-year-old girl with autism who became stranded on a dark trail, locating her near train tracks around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday following a nearly dead-battery FaceTime call to her mother.

Deputies said he took over 20 dogs from his mother's home in Palm Coast before heading to St. Johns County, where they were purposefully released and abandoned on the side of the road.

Seven Central Florida school districts garnered “A” grades in the latest report card released this week. Individual school grades were also released. We've listed all of the school grades.

The skies over Central Florida will light up this Fourth of July, with fireworks, festivals and celebrations stretching across the region all weekend long.

A Palm Coast couple wired $40,000 to a contractor for home renovations that were supposed to be finished in three months. Detectives say the work barely started — and the money went elsewhere, including signed baseball card purchases.

Florida cities and counties can continue to operate under their own e-bike and e-scooter rules after Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a bill that would have created a uniform statewide system — leaving parents and advocates questioning what comes next.

Human remains found in the Intracoastal Waterway last year are those of a Flagler County woman who disappeared more than two decades ago, the sheriff’s office announced Thursday. Mary Lou Combs of Palm Coast was reported missing in August 2003.

Flagler Beach is considering a major expansion of its public surveillance network, with a city commission vote scheduled for Thursday on a proposal to install 30 security cameras across town.

Last week, another six Central Florida eateries were told to close after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records.

Downtown DeLand businesses are adjusting hours, collaborating with neighbors and leaning on local support to weather a slower-than-average summer season.

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office will announce the results of a new undercover cyber operation this afternoon. Sheriff Rick Staly is expected to talk about the results of Operation Innocence Shield.

After failing to report to probation, Gabriel Pardo, 45, was arrested Friday morning when GPS data from his ankle monitor showed him walking to the Palm Coast home where he previously committed sex offenses, the sheriff's office said.

The sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help tracking down a stolen camouflage-colored ATV taken from a volunteer group dedicated to protecting sea turtles and their nesting sites along the county’s coastline.

A new report has emerged revealing which cities spent the most on OnlyFans last year — and one Florida metro came in at No. 2.

A recent viral trend has been causing issues as of late in Central Florida, but the Flagler County sheriff cautioned on Wednesday that the "door kick challenge" could have deadly consequences.

A Palm Coast man was arrested after he entered a local home uninvited and was shot by the homeowner, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office is investigating an isolated shooting at a Palm Coast home that left one person with non-life-threatening injuries.

A Flagler County store owner discovered that three registered sex offenders had been using his rural store's address as their residence without his knowledge.

State officials have revealed the latest data showing which parts of Florida were most affected by fatal car crashes in 2025.

A Central Florida man was taken into custody after a very slow chase early Friday morning, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

During the final week of May, another seven eateries across Central Florida were forced to close after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records.

Investigators are urging caution after a 15-year-old on an electric scooter ran a stop light and collided with a deputy’s patrol vehicle.

A 13-year-old girl and her grandmother are facing criminal charges after a series of escalating threats left five juveniles barricaded inside a public restroom at a Palm Coast park.

Prosecutors say Montalvo caused the October 2025 crash that killed three people and left the scene, while new court testimony detailed alleged post-crash repairs and the case’s earlier mistaken arrest.

The sheriff said that the man was arrested this week after his wife suspiciously died over four years ago. Now, he awaits extradition back to Virginia.

The shooting happened shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday at the McDonald’s located at the intersection of Palm Coast Parkway and Belle Terre Parkway.

A new suspect, Alisa Lee Montalvo of Deltona, has been arrested and jailed without bond in connection with the October Interstate 4 crash near Deltona that killed three people after prosecutors filed no charges against the previously arrested driver.

A driver will not be charged after a crash along Interstate 4 left three people dead late last year, according to court records obtained by News 6.

A Flagler County dog rescue says it has been inundated with 67 dogs — all stemming from a single animal neglect case.

The latest study reveals the top-ranked places to live across the U.S. — including right here in the Sunshine State.

Now that it’s May, school districts across Central Florida are gearing up to release their students for the summer.

Central Florida’s drought is deepening, and the St. Johns River Water Management District says its work is being stretched across all of its main responsibilities.

Flagler Beach is facing a fire department crisis after half its fire department resigned and the fire chief was fired — all within a two-week span — leaving residents and city officials scrambling for answers.

AAA says gas prices spiked another 31 cents this week, pushing the statewide average to $4.46 a gallon. In Flagler County, it’s even higher at $4.54.

A Palm Coast woman is accused of abandoning her three children at a hospital — allegedly angry over a dead dog — while deputies say more than 40 animals were living in squalid conditions at her home.

An Atlanta man is facing arson and burglary charges in connection to a fire at Wat Navaram Buddhist Temple in Sanford and led officers on a multi-county chase before being arrested.

A Palm Coast man was arrested after being accused of exposing himself to a minor at a fast-food drive thru last week, deputies announced.

A Flagler County deputy has been released from his law enforcement duties after grazing an 11-year-old boy with a stray bullet last year, according to the sheriff’s office.

A Palm Coast woman accused of giving birth at home, watching her newborn die and burying the infant in her backyard was denied bond Tuesday after her charges were upgraded to first-degree murder.

U.S. News & World Report has revealed its latest list of the best places to retire in 2026.

Tortugas’ Florida Kitchen shared clips of the encounter on social media, assuring followers that no one was hurt.

Months after a chain-reaction crash along Interstate 4 left multiple people dead, troopers announced that the offending driver may have finally been caught.

Rip currents occur all year round in Florida, but they become more noticeable in the summer when more people venture out into the warmer water.

A Flagler County woman charged with first-degree murder in connection with her newborn’s death is asking a judge to release her on bond.

A man running for Florida governor was arrested earlier this month, and newly released footage shows more of what happened.

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office took to social media on Wednesday after a gang of 'young hoodlums' was caught engaging in mischief at a local park last week.

A Central Florida mother is now facing a murder charge after her newborn was found buried in a shallow grave behind her home last month, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

After a sex offender was caught with a missing 11-year-old boy at a traffic stop back in December, a teenager is now being pinned as his accomplice, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

A Flagler County deputy is being recognized for his role in peacefully resolving an hours-long standoff with an armed, suicidal man in Palm Coast earlier this week.

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office says a deputy crisis negotiator helped talk an armed, suicidal man into surrender Monday afternoon after a tense, hours-long standoff in a Palm Coast neighborhood.

Investigators say Melady broke into his ex-girlfriend’s home in 2023 and installed cameras in her bedroom and bathroom.

Detectives said that she claimed to have opened the account for a friend, whom she believed to be Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line.

Katie Swain will spend the next three years on probation after pleading no contest to theft and fraud, according to a Flagler County Sheriff's Office news release.

A Central Florida man was caught driving in reverse last week along State Road 100, prompting an unusual encounter for law enforcement.

A “career criminal” was put behind bars yet again after serving only two years in prison, according to Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly.

A “fugitive scammer” was arrested last week after he conned an elderly Palm Coast woman out of $120,000, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

Anne Mae Demegillo, 20, is charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child and is being held without bond, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

A massive sailboat that washed ashore along Flagler Beach has remained on the sand for more than six weeks, drawing crowds of curious visitors while also creating challenges for city officials trying to remove it.

Last week, seven more restaurants across Central Florida were forced to close after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records.

The friend of a Flagler County woman arrested Friday after an infant was found buried in a backyard says the woman said she had been secretly pregnant, and she seemed "very mentally disassociated."

Flagler County deputies said a friend who received messages that the woman had secretly given birth called for a welfare check.

According to a social media post, deputies are searching the area of Seminole Woods Boulevard and State Road 100.

A beached sailboat on Flagler Beach has become a local spectacle, drawing residents and visitors who stop to look.

Federal jurors in South Florida have found a Palm Coast man guilty of attempted sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact on a cruise ship, according to the U.S. Justice Department.

Deputies say a 50-year-old Palm Coast man was arrested after an alleged stabbing led to a high-speed chase.

Several law enforcement agencies throughout Central Florida have set up exchange zones in their parking lots to offer safe places to conduct online sales transactions.

A 14‑year‑old Matanzas High School student has been arrested after deputies say he sent violent threats over Snapchat, displaying a firearm and threatening to shoot two classmates during an online argument outside school hours, according to a news release.

The Flagler County Sheriff’s Office announced Monday that human remains recovered from a submerged vehicle in the Intracoastal Waterway are believed to be those of a Palm Coast woman who disappeared more than 22 years ago.

Florida residents are no strangers to invasive reptiles. But this 6-foot-long African lizard poses an especially big threat.

Cold-weather shelters will be open in some areas as a response to our latest cold front, with some counties also sharing guidance of free methods to reach the shelters.

County Road 304 in Flagler County was temporarily shut down on Saturday evening while officials conducted a death investigation involving a freight train, according to a news release.

The debate over a proposed liquefied natural gas plant at Port Canaveral is not the only fuel project that’s sparked a community backlash in Central Florida in the last few years. Residents have successfully fought off plans for gas and diesel storage facilities in Ormond Beach and Palm Coast too.

An man died when he was struck by an SUV that was backing out of a driveway in Palm Coast, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

With the discussion around property tax cuts hitting a fever pitch in Florida, a new report shows which counties have imposed the highest levies statewide.

A series of recent arrests involving teens accused of making school threats is raising serious concerns among mental health professionals across Central Florida. A mental health expert explains why teens might take these actions, and what parents can do.

Amid a statewide crusade to tackle "wasteful spending," Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia is slated to speak in Daytona Beach on Wednesday morning.

A more than 60-acre brush fire has closed down a busy roadway in Volusia County on Tuesday evening, officials said.

Flagler County is under a local state of emergency for the next week due to extremely dry and dangerous conditions.

Troopers say a 55-year-old woman was killed in a crash on I-95 in Flagler County.

A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing 82-year-old man last seen at his Palm Coast home on Saturday afternoon.

Flagler County will undergo a week-long burn ban due to dry conditions and the threat of brush fires.

A 69-year-old Palm Coast man riding an e-bike in Flagler County was killed in a crash with a sedan, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A 13-year-old was arrested for threatening to “shoot Indian Trails [Middle School] up” over social media, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

Two Flagler County deputies and a Bunnell police officer were hurt while arresting a “combative” DUI driver, according to sheriff’s officials.

In response to a massive brush fire in Flagler County on Wednesday, local officials are urging residents to evacuate.

Last week, five more eateries across Central Florida were forced to close after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records.

Deputies said that the girl claimed someone online had dared her to post the threatening message in the school bathroom.

Authorities say a man and woman were arrested after an “intense” standoff with Flagler County deputies.

A now-former Flagler County Fire Rescue paramedic was sentenced Monday for raping a patient who was unconscious in the back of an ambulance.

Elections aren’t every four years; they happen all the time. 2026 is a midterm year, and some city elections are happening on three days in March in Flagler and Orange counties.

The FHP says a fatal crash is blocking a Flagler County road.

Alvarez Reyna later told detectives that after his stealing spree, he drove to his girlfriend’s residence only to discover she was cooking with another man, which prompted him to toss most of the stolen meat, deputies said.

Flagler County Sheriff Rick Staly presented an award to Cody Clark, who called deputies about suspicious activity along U.S. Highway 1 that led to arrest of a registered sex offender accused of kidnapping an 11-year-old boy.

An 18-year-old man in Palm Coast was arrested after he was found with a missing Central Florida girl earlier this month, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.

A 75-year-old man injured in a hit-and-run involving an e-bike is speaking out after Flagler County investigators say they identified and arrested the driver responsible.

Cold weather shelters across Central Florida will be open this weekend as record cold and dangerous wind chills hit the area.

Flagler Beach firefighters helped save two adults and a child from a capsizing sailboat, according to the fire department.

The acquisition was made possible through a combination of seized drug money, year-end budget savings, and a generous donation from Dan Newlin, according to a news release.

Flagler County Land Management is entering its fourth year of hosting the popular guided tour series.