Per investigators, Shepard had a “jerry-rigged Whizzinator,” a fake bladder of fake urine wired to a heating pad with a faux penis to make it look convincing.
The Volusia County Sheriff is responding to a Holly Hill church pastor who told News 6 her son was not involved in a major drug and gang operation, saying investigators surveilled the house next to the church for almost a year and saw people selling marijuana.
A Palm Bay woman was arrested over the weekend after she was caught with cocaine in her “lower region” after a traffic stop, according to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.
A former probation officer faces over 560 years in prison after she helped warn members of a drug trafficking group that investigators were closing in, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.
A $100,000 contest to name John Morgan’s new third party here in Florida is officially wrapping up, though the reveal date is expected to come later this month.
After teasing a $100,000 prize for someone who can name his political party, John Morgan has now officially launched the contest.
After teasing the $100,000 prize for a contest to name his political party, John Morgan has now officially launched the contest.
An elementary school teacher was arrested on Friday after being caught with drugs following a well-being check, according to the Titusville Police Department.
Orlando attorney John Morgan took to social media to announce a contest: a $100,000 prize for whomever can name his new third party here in Florida.
A simple traffic stop this month escalated after an officer found illicit substances inside, according to new footage released by the police department.
Deputies uncovered plenty of illicit substances after they stormed a drug home early Thursday morning, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
Westgate Lakes Resort & Spa is now under fire after a baby stumbled across a spoon possibly laced with fentanyl, according to a lawsuit filed on Friday.
Over 20 people were taken into custody after a massive raid on a drug home in Volusia County early Thursday morning, according to the sheriff.
A drug bust at a home in DeBary early Thursday morning yielded some major finds, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
In an email to parents, the school principal wrote that the ongoing vaping problems on campus have sparked "environmental concerns in student restrooms."
Police in Palm Bay are awaiting confirmation from the medical examiner after human remains were discovered in a wooded area, a development investigators say could be connected to a missing person who has not been seen alive for about a year.
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.
Attorneys for Byrd pointed to issues such as trying to prevent petition fraud as they defended the directives, which invalidated about 42,000 petitions signed by what are known as “inactive” voters and nearly 29,000 petitions collected by out-of-state petition gatherers.
A wanted Central Florida man was caught after deputies noticed that his car had a wrong tag, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
Brevard County Sheriff Wayne Ivey details the seizure of 92,000 pounds of 7-OH and an arsenal of weapons and explosives.
Attorney General James Uthmeier is asking an administrative law judge to toss out a challenge to an emergency rule banning the sale and manufacture of a concentrated byproduct of kratom, known as 7-OH.
During a traffic stop on Monday afternoon, a trooper in Orange County uncovered a major trove of illicit marijuana, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Three days after the execution of a search warrant at a tattoo shop resulted in an officer-involved shooting, video obtained by News 6 shows the moment Orlando police officers started shooting when a man opened the back door of the shop.
A terrified 8-year-old boy called 911 Tuesday afternoon to report that his father would not wake up, leading to the arrest of a Volusia County man now facing child endangerment charges.
An 8-year-old boy has been credited with saving his father’s life after finding him unconscious on Tuesday afternoon, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
A drug trafficking ring was dismantled in Central Florida after a series of raids and arrests, according to the Volusia Sheriff’s Office.
Florida First Lady Casey DeSantis and Lt. Gov. Jay Collins joined law enforcement officials on Tuesday to announce a statewide operation cracking down on the sale of nitrous oxide.
Two Orange County corrections officers were taken into custody after they were caught in a major drug scheme going on at the county jail, according to the MBI.
A Winter Springs man has been arrested after an amendment on Florida’s ballots last year failed to pass, according to the Attorney General’s Office.
One of the leaders behind a major drug trafficking ring in Volusia County was finally sentenced this week, according to the sheriff’s office.
A six-month-long operation out of Lake County finally yielded an arrest on Tuesday as a drug trafficker was taken into custody, according to the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed an emergency rule on Wednesday to designate a certain drug as a Schedule I controlled substance in the state, according to his office.
A Colombian “drug lord” was taken into custody this month over his alleged connection to 29 murders and other related crimes, according to ICE.
A 29-year-old man from Cocoa was arrested after deputies allegedly found more than 20 grams of Fentanyl and cocaine hidden underneath a child’s car seat during a traffic stop, the police department said.
A Canadian citizen in the custody of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement died earlier this week, prompting an investigation, according to ICE officials.
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd is set to speak on Tuesday morning about a groundbreaking fentanyl trafficking investigation, according to the sheriff’s office.
An Orlando woman has been sentenced to six years in prison after her 5-year-old son died with hard drugs in his system.
Five people have pleaded guilty to a cocaine conspiracy stemming from an apartment in Kissimmee, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.
This week, the Orange County Sheriff’s Office released a video with multiple angles, which deputies believe shows 32-year-old Tyrone Bartley reaching behind a bedroom door for a rifle during a May 16 SWAT raid before they took his life.
Deltona leaders are considering a proposal to ban any new medical marijuana dispensaries from opening within city limits, a move that has some residents speaking out.
A driver now faces charges of child neglect and drug possession after he was seen stashing a bag in the bushes following a five-car crash, Sanford police announced.
Two Palatka women were arrested on Wednesday after they were caught shoplifting from a TJ Maxx store in Palm Coast, according to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office.
A student suffered a "medical emergency" on Wednesday morning, prompting an investigation into exactly what happened, the Cocoa Beach Police Department announced.
When Deland-based Foundations to Freedom founder Katherine Russell placed two Narcan-dispensing vending machines in Volusia County, she knew people would pick up the free packets.
The study examines factors like drug addiction, law enforcement and health issues to rank each of the country’s 50 states.
The man whose wife was killed last year after a brazen carjacking, caught on camera in Winter Springs last year, pleaded guilty Friday as part of the larger investigation into a massive drug ring and money laundering scheme.
Aguasvivas' body was found in her burnt-out car after a carjacking last year near Winter Springs, though investigative documents have come out revealing her husband's role in the incident.
A Florida mother faces manslaughter charges after her 5-year-old son died after swallowing methamphetamine, according to an arrest report.
On Thursday morning, Flagler County deputies shut down a drug house after an overdose death happened there earlier this month, according to the sheriff’s office.
Dozens of counterfeit Xanax pills have been recovered from the Deltona home of an overdose victim who was found dead, according to Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood.
A 2024 Florida law aimed at keeping children off of social-media platforms came under scrutiny Friday, as lawyers for the state told a federal judge the measure is addressing a “mental-health crisis” and attorneys for industry groups argued the restrictions violate First Amendment rights.
Deputies said they searched the home at 700 Integra Dunes Circle, uncovering around 60 grams of cocaine hidden in a “couch compartment.”
The annual Medical Examiners Commission Drug Report found drug-related deaths across the board in Florida were down 5% in 2023, with drug-related deaths down most categories.
Investigative documents show the woman — known as “Queen Bee” — had taken part in a 2014 drug ring with the Aryan Circle, a white supremacist gang based primarily in Texas.
The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office is working to identify the owner of approximately 25 kilograms of cocaine discovered along the coastline.
During the operation, police said they were able to enter these bars and nightclubs with firearms “due to inadequate or non-existent wand searches.”
This week, the spotlight is on attorney John Morgan, a driving force behind the movement to legalize recreational marijuana in Florida.
"Project 2025" has been a common term thrown around during the latest election cycle. But why is it so often tied to the former president?
"Project 2025" has been a common term thrown around during the latest election cycle. But why is it so often tied to the former president?
A man and a woman face a host of drug charges after a search of their Daytona Beach home uncovered cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine and oxycodone, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said they served a narcotics-related search warrant at 4657 Canal Ave. in Bunnell on Thursday.
Large amounts of cocaine have been washing up ashore in Florida thanks to drug traffickers. But could these drugs be impacting sharks off the coast?
News 6 rode along side Daytona Beach police on Thursday as they searched properties to find 32 suspects in their investigation dubbed “Operation Ice Breaker.”
The Osceola Opioid Task Force has recently unveiled their final recommendations on how the county should allocate over $12 million they will receive over the next 18 years to combat the opioid epidemic.
U.S. Coast Guard crews worked to unload some $96 million in interdicted drugs at a South Florida port as a trio of suspected smugglers await trial in federal court.
The former District 5 city commissioner is accused of exploiting a 96-year-old woman and taking over $100,000 from her, state investigators have reported.
In the past decade alone, Americans' reported marijuana smoking has more than doubled, increasing from 7% to 13% from 2013 to 2023, according to a national poll from Gallup.
Investigators claim that she diagnosed Done Members with ADHD so that she could write them Adderall prescriptions and increase subscription revenue for Done Health.
New data is in, and school districts around Central Florida reported they had major jumps in issues with students vaping on campus in 2024 compared to 2023.
