A former Miami congressman and close friend of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been convicted in connection with a secret $50 million lobbying campaign on behalf of Venezuela’s socialist government during the first Trump administration.

Parents at Mater Academy in Davenport are demanding safety changes after an 11-year-old boy was hit by a car while walking to school Wednesday morning.

One of the rounds struck his body camera, which investigators say likely prevented a fatal injury.

A man convicted in the 2024 shooting death of a New York City police officer has been sentenced to 115 years to life in prison.

Newly-released body-worn camera video shows the moment a Volusia County deputy was shot during a call to a Deltona home in March. Luis Diaz Polanco is facing charges of attempted murder of a law enforcement officer for the March 2 shooting.

After arrests in a $20 million immigration fraud case in Orange County, an Orlando attorney explains how unlicensed individuals posing as lawyers are scamming clients and what you can do to protect yourself.

Luis Diaz Polanco, 31, faces two counts of attempted murder after investigators say he opened fire on Deputy Jose Rivera during a call at a Deltona home on Candler Drive in March.

The criminal trial of a former congressman is offering a glimpse into the prehistory of the ouster of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio has testified for nearly three hours over his interactions with former Florida congressman David Rivera.

The trial has begun for former congressman David Rivera over allegations he secretly lobbied for Venezuela’s government during the first Trump administration.

A mother in Osceola County was arrested this week after deputies said she told her children to beat up a 10-year-old, according to the sheriff’s office.

A man accused of shooting at a Volusia sheriff’s deputy earlier this week appeared in court for the first time since the incident.

A Volusia sheriff’s deputy whose body camera saved his life when he was shot twice while investigating a case in Deltona was released from the hospital.

Volusia Sheriff Mike Chitwood on Tuesday will show body camera video of a deputy who was shot twice in Deltona while investigating a vandalism case.

A deputy is conscious and alert after being shot twice on Monday evening, and his department-issued body camera may have helped save his life, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.

A woman accused of attacking a school resource officer at Deltona Middle School in November 2024 was in court Friday seeking to change her plea from no contest to not guilty.

The very first person to help Tyler Blankenship was his own fiancé, who firefighters say gave the 30-year-old hands-only CPR until they could get there.

Thousands lined the avenues Saturday for the parade’s debut in the fast-growing Lake Nona community, home to the Orlando VA Medical Center.

A new poll finds many parents are struggling to balance work and school transportation for their kids.

For years, city planners have been trying to figure out how to manage the growth in St. Cloud

Mariano Rivera has torn his Achilles while chasing a flyball at the New York Yankees' Old-Timers’ Day game.

A man accused of sex crimes against two girls has been arrested in Marion County, according to the sheriff’s office.

Chicago police officials say an officer killed this week was accidentally shot and killed by her partner after they encountered someone with a rifle when they chased a suspect into an apartment.

Jessica Rivera was taken into custody at Whispering Oak Elementary School in Winter Garden on charges of tampering with evidence during a capital felony proceeding.

Two loose dogs attacked and killed a smaller dog in an Ocoee neighborhood earlier this week, according to the Orange County Animal Services.

A grand jury in Washington has returned an indictment against former Congressman David Rivera for failing to register as a foreign agent of a sanctioned Venezuelan media tycoon on whose behalf the Miami Republican allegedly lobbied the Trump administration.

A husband and wife were arrested on Tuesday after law enforcement officials said they attacked the school resource deputy at Deltona Middle School on Tuesday morning.

Aaron Hernandez's story of football glory and his eventual downfall with a murder conviction has been told many times, but “American Sports Story” dramatizes his life in a way designed to build empathy for him.

Four Lakeland residents have been arrested in the death of a missing man who the Polk County Sheriff’s Office says was “brutally murdered” and whose body is still unaccounted for.

Two backcountry skiers were killed and one was rescued after an avalanche Thursday in the mountains outside of Salt Lake City.

In a release, deputies provided footage taken of the man, who was shirtless and striking the dog outside of the gas station.

Jacoby Brissett is set to start at quarterback for the Washington Commanders on Sunday when they host the NFC-leading San Francisco 49ers.

A 52-year-old man was arrested Thursday after trying to meet a 15-year-old boy for sex at the University of Central Florida’s campus, according to the Oviedo Police Department.

A Brevard County author is using a new book to help spread confidence and reduce bullying through the understanding of a skin condition.

A federal judge in Miami blasted prosecutors for an attempt to undercut a court order and try to take control of an oceanside condo belonging to a former Republican congressman ahead of a high-profile trial connected to a $50 million consulting contract with Venezuela’s government.

A missing, endangered 92-year-old Orlando woman with Alzheimer’s was found safe, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.

News 6 has learned the driver who sailed off an East Orange County off-ramp and landed in a retention pond on Alafaya Trail has now died.

Osceola County deputies are seeking help from the public after the disappearance of a 56-year-old woman in Osceola County, according to a tweet.

Go back to the 1920s and walk through the doors of the first Orange County library in new immersive game that'll teach you a history lesson.

A former Miami congressman who signed a $50 million consulting contract with Venezuela’s socialist government was arrested Monday on charges of money laundering and representing a foreign government without registering.

New filings in a civil suit allege that a former Miami congressman who signed a $50 million consulting contract with Venezuela’s socialist government not only did no apparent work, but also channeled a large chunk of the money to a yacht company on behalf of a fugitive billionaire.

A former civilian employee for a South Florida police department has been sentenced to 60 days in federal prison for stealing over over $117,000 in COVID relief funds.

New York City police officers have given a final salute to a rookie colleague gunned down with his partner a week ago.

New York Police Officer Jason Rivera was no stranger to the tensions between police and some communities.

The 22-year-old New York City police officer who was shot to death while responding to a call in a Harlem apartment once wrote that he joined the force to make a difference in the “chaotic city.”.

One of two men sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Nicole Montalvo has died in prison due to complications of COVID-19, according to his family.

Ron Rivera opened Washington's training camp expressing frustration about a lack of vaccinations among players.

Christopher Lewis, who is accused of dragging a Florida Highway Patrol trooper during a 2019 traffic stop, entered a guilty plea in front of an Orange County judge on Friday.

A prosecutor is warning prospective jurors that the trial of a Mexican national charged in the 2018 fatal stabbing of a University of Iowa student will include graphic evidence that will be emotionally difficult to see and hear.

One day after the CDC announced those who are fully vaccinated don’t have to wear their masks outdoors or indoors, with exceptions, one Central Florida family was convinced to get vaccinated.

A man and his father stand trial in the slaying and dismemberment of an Osceola County woman.

Rivera is hoping a voucher bill passes that will help pay for her to move her son out of a public Cobb County school and into a private school. They're back in public school and mostly attending class in person. “We’ve been just a public school family forever, without any intention or desire to leave," Rivera said. “The major concern I’ve had over the last year has been from parents who don’t have a public school offering in-person classes,” Cantrell said. Rivera herself wonders about the tension between her desires to support her kids and support public schools.

This Aug. 7, 2018, photo provided by the Galveston, Texas, County Jail shows Suzanne Rivera. Rivera has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for the death of her 4-year-old son, whose body was found on a beach in Galveston in October 2017. Court records show Rebecca Suzanne Rivera was sentenced Thursday, Fev. (Galveston County Jail via AP)GALVESTON, Texas – A 37-year-old Texas woman has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole for the death of her 4-year-old son, whose body was found on a beach in Galveston in 2017. Rebecca Suzanne Rivera was sentenced Thursday following her conviction on a charge of injury to a child by omission, according to court records.

(AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)MIAMI – Newly filed lobbying records show Venezuela’s socialist government previously hired a longtime Democratic Party donor for $6 million at the same time it was lobbying to discourage the U.S. from imposing sanctions on the oil-rich nation. Federal prosecutors in Miami are also investigating whether the Republican broke foreign lobbying rules. Payments came from a little-known, Delaware-registered subsidiary, PDV USA, which provided shareholder services to PDVSA independent of Citgo's oil operations. “Wiss was engaged to provide PDV USA and its affiliates with legal services only,” she wrote in an e-mailed response to questions. PDV USA said Wiss provided updates on disputes involving PDVSA and advice on immigration, insurance, and cryptocurrency.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – Osceola County prosecutors have filed new charges against two men accused of killing and dismembering a St. Prosecutors say Christopher Otero-Rivera and his father, Angel Rivera, killed Nicole Montalvo in October 2019. Rivera’s wife, Wanda Rivera, is charged with accessory after the fact to murder and tampering with physical evidence. [TRENDING: Deputies: Girl abused by children’s book author | Deputy investigated for slamming student | How to get vaccine in Fla.]AdDocuments filed Jan. 12 show that prosecutors filed new charges against Otero-Rivera and Angel Rivera. Prosecutors said her body was dismembered and buried on property belonging to the Rivera family.

She had multiple stab wounds on her back, head and arm, and told officers her brother stabbed her. She told officers her sister was still in the house, the report said. The woman told police she was finally able to push him away and call police. Please help my sister,” the arrest report said the woman told neighbors. He told investigators he used a brass knuckle knife to stab his sisters because a “higher power" told him it was “his purpose," the report said.

KISSIMMEE, Fla. – Three suspects charged in connection with the murder of a St. Cloud woman were due in court Wednesday in an effort to get evidence tossed from the case. Prosecutors say Christopher Otero-Rivera and his father, Angel Rivera, killed Christopher’s estranged wife, Nicole Montalvo, last year. [RELATED: Crime scene photos, evidence released in Montalvo case]Rivera’s wife, Wanda Rivera, is charged with accessory after the fact to murder and tampering with physical evidence. The judge in the case first heard arguments over the evidence in October, but the hearing will resume Wednesday morning.

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – A man accused of strangling his fiancée earlier this year at an apartment complex in Seminole County has been indicted on a murder charge, according to the Brevard-Seminole State Attorneys Office. The indictment comes months after June 3, when police said they found Samantha Feliciano Rivera, 24, dead inside an apartment at the Stonebrook Apartment complex. Police said Rivera was found on the bed with bruising around her neck and obvious signs of a physical struggle. Police said the child inside the home was not harmed. Cruz-Perez was arrested and charged with one count of first-degree homicide and is being held at the Seminole County Jail without bond, records show.

ORLANDO, Fla. – Lucymar Rivera, one of the first female voices of Spanish radio in Orlando, is now in her 31st year of bringing information to the Hispanic and Latino community with her daily morning show, Las Mañanitas con Lucymar--Mornings with Lucymar. In different countries.”Rivera, a native of Puerto Rico, said the show provides love and motivation for the senior community. Born in Bayamón, Puerto Rico, Luz Rivera Marrero was raised in a family of musicians. It was on her beloved island where she studied at the Conservatory of Music of Puerto Rico to become a classical soprano singer. A year after arriving in Florida, the family moved with their young son to Orange County.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – The trial of three family members charged in connection with the murder of an Osceola County mother has been postponed. According to court records, the trial of Christopher Otero-Rivera, his father, Angel Rivera, and his mother, Wanda Rivera, has been delayed until September 29. The trial was originally scheduled to begin August 24 in Osceola County. Otero-Rivera and Angel Rivera have been charged with second-degree murder in the death of Nicole Montalvo. Wanda Rivera has been charged with being an accessory, evidence tampering and lying to law enforcement.

LOS ANGELES The search to find Glee" TV show star Naya Rivera in a Southern California lake ended Saturday without any results, authorities said. The Ventura County Sheriff's Office said in a tweet Saturday night that the search of Lake Piru will resume Sunday morning. Authorities said Thursday they believe Rivera, 33, drowned in the lake. Her 4-year-old son was found alone in a rented boat. Rivera began acting at a young age, but she rose to national attention playing a lesbian teen on Glee, which aired from 2009 until 2015 on Fox.

The search to find Glee" TV show star Rivera in a Southern California lake ended Saturday, July 11, 2020, without any results, authorities said. The Ventura County Sheriff's Office said in a tweet Saturday night that the search of Lake Piru will resume Sunday morning. Authorities said Thursday they believe Rivera drowned in the lake. (Photo by Willy Sanjuan/Invision/AP, File)LOS ANGELES The search to find Glee TV show star Naya Rivera in a Southern California lake resumed on Sunday, authorities said. The Ventura County Sheriffs Office said last Thursday that they believe Rivera, 33, drowned in Lake Piru, northwest of Los Angeles.

SEMINOLE COUNTY, Fla. – UPDATE: Deputies say 85-year-old Gloria Rivera has been found in good health. Original story below:The Seminole County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the community’s help in locating a missing and endangered woman. MISSING ADULT: Gloria Rivera, 85, was last seen last night at around 9:30 p.m. If seen, please call 9-1-1. pic.twitter.com/wRfrntIY3Z — Seminole County S.O. Investigators said they believe Rivera left her home on foot.

An Osceola County man accused of murdering his estranged wife is fighting to have his upcoming trial moved out of Central Florida. According to court documents, one motion asks for Rivera’s upcoming trial to be moved from Osceola County to either Hillsborough, Broward or Palm Beach county. The second motion requests that crime scene photos showing the dismembered body of Nicole Montalvo be kept away from the jury. Montalvo’s remains were found in October 2019 on the St. Rivera’s father, Angel, and his mother Wanda, have also been charged in connection with Montalvo’s murder.

Cloud man has been indicted on second-degree murder charges in connection with his estranged wife’s death, court records show. Christopher Otero-Rivera has been in custody since Nicole Montalvo’s remains were found on the Rivera family’s yard in late October, according to Osceola County deputies. An Osceola County clerk said Otero-Rivera has been indicted by a grand jury on charges of second-degree murder, tampering with evidence and abuse of a dead body while Rivera was indicted on abuse of a dead body, accessory after the fact and tampering with evidence charges. Rivera was previously charged with abuse of a dead body and failure to report a death. He was indicted on new charges of accessory after the fact, abuse of a dead body and tampering with evidence.

DELTONA, Fla. – A man who was wanted on several charges after kidnapping his ex-girlfriend from her home has turned himself in, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office. Joshua A. Miranda Rivera, 33, was at large and wanted by authorities, according to a news release. As she was driving, Rivera took her phone and began texting and calling the man he believed she had cheated on him with, records show. When the man finally answered, Rivera told him, “You think you’re going to talk to my woman you got another thing coming" then hung up on him, according to the affidavit. She said Rivera told her he would shoot her and the person she had been texting,” investigators said.

Prosecutors asked a judge to revoke bond for Rivera who is accused of playing a role in his daughter-in-law’s death. He told the court Angel Rivera pulled into the driveway of his home after being released on bond earlier this week. One of the conditions of his release was that Rivera is not allowed to return to the property where Nicole Montalvo’s remains were found. Judge says that, by his own admission, Rivera intended to return to his property and was seen directly adjacent to his property. Angel Rivera, his wife, Wanda Rivera, Otero-Rivera and Nicholas Rivera are all facing charges in the case.

ORLANDO, Fla. – One of the suspect’s in an Osceola County mother’s slaying is still in jail with a $350,000 bail. Attorney Frank Bankowitz says the judge set Rivera’s bond high to purposely keep him in jail because he believes prosecutors and Osceola County Sheriff Russ Gibson rushed to arrest him for his daughter-in-law’s murder. Rivera was first arrested on Oct. 29 on a murder charge in connection with Montalvo’s death. Judge Morgan couldn’t on the murder charge by law and since Judge Wooten has discretion quote-unquote, he set an unreasonable bond," Bankowitz said. Instead, he said the judge set his bail at $350,000.

DeBARY, Fla. – A man was arrested on murder charges Sunday after investigators say he fatally shot his friend in the DeBary storage unit where the suspect was living, deputies said. According to deputies, the victim’s girlfriend called 911 and said she witnessed her boyfriend being shot and killed. The woman told investigators Rivera shot her boyfriend in the head three times while they were sitting inside the storage unit. Officials with the Sheriff’s Office said Rivera was living in the storage unit. Investigators said they believe Rivera was hiding out in the storage unit since October to avoid arrest.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – A man who was arrested along with his son in connection with the death of his daughter-in-law might be released from jail. Angel Luis Rivera and his son, Christopher Otero-Rivera, were arrested in October in connection with the death of Otero-Rivera’s estranged wife, Nicole Montalvo. The state said it didn’t have any legal basis to object, so Rivera can be released on the first-degree murder charge. He won’t be released from jail unless that charge is dropped or a judge issues a bond. Wanda Nereida Rivera and Nicholas Rivera are facing charges as well, but they have bonded out of jail.

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. -- A court date has been set in the showdown over whether the estranged husband of a woman found murdered should be allowed to walk out of jail. Investigators arrested Christopher Otero Rivera for the murder of his wife, Nicole Montalvo, in October. A spokeswoman for the Office of the State Attorney said prosecutors do have 21 days to file charges, and if none are filed, prosecutors are afforded a maximum of 180 days. An Osceola County judge has now ordered a hearing to be held on Dec. 3. Rivera's father, Angel, and his mother, Wanda, have both been charged in connection with her murder, as well.