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BREAKING: Ex-Sanford Mayor Jeff Triplett, who was at the helm during the Trayvon Martin homicide, died earlier today of lung cancer at 52

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SANFORD, Fla. -- Jeff Triplett, the former Sanford mayor who led the city through the Trayvon Martin-George Zimmerman crisis more than eight years ago, died earlier today of lung cancer. He was 52 years old.

BREAKING NEWS: FBI: Head Of Daytona Beach Drug conspiracy pleads guilty to narcotics & firearms charges in US District Court in Orlando

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ORLANDO, Fla. – A 26-year-old Daytona Beach man copped a guilty plea today in U.S. District Court in Orlando to to conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possessing a firearm in furtherance of that offense. 

How NASCAR drivers fared in the Rolex 24 at Daytona: Jimmie Johnson part of 2nd place team

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Four NASCAR drivers were among those competing in the 2021 Rolex 24 race at Daytona over the weekend with Jimmie Johnson, the highest finisher among them.

Daytona Beach cops: 4 men arrested in early morning drug raid

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- For the third time in the last two months, the Daytona Beach Police Department made arrests following an early-morning raid on a beachside property which has been the source of numerous drug-related complaints from the Daytona Beach community.

BREAKING NEWS: Disgraced ex-Seminole County Tax Collector Joel Greenberg lost out on a Trump pardon, but he'll still have his day in federal court just like any other accused politician

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SANFORD, Fla. -- Donald Trump pardoned more than a hundred individuals as one of his final acts as president. Joel Greenberg, the former Seminole County Tax Collector indicted on a slew of felony charges, wasn't among them.