Florida's Recent News

The Brevard County Sheriff’s Office released the identity of the woman whose body was found on the side of the road early Monday morning in West Melbourne. The woman, 20-year-old Aniya Sheppard, a Fort Pierce resident, was shot and pronounced dead at the scene, according to officers.  Sheppard’s body was found near Eber Boulevard and Buddy Drive around 6:40 a.m. after a citizen noticed something and alerted a deputy at a nearby gas station, BCSO said in a news release. The investigation

Deputies are searching for a missing 67-year-old man who has been missing for three days. The Indian River County Sheriff’s Office (IRCSO) stated that Kevin Markey was last seen in person on Saturday by a family member. Deputies noted that Kevin’s vehicle was involved in a single-vehicle crash on Sunday in the area of 12th Street and 20th Avenue in Vero Beach, but Kevin was nowhere to be found. Officials reported that Kevin is 5’11” with brown hair and brown

 Authorities arrested a Miami man in connection with a shooting that they said left another man critically wounded in the city’s Little Havana neighborhood early Tuesday morning. Miami police said officers responded to a ShotSpotter alert about a gunshot fired near the 1000 block of West Flagler Street around 5 a.m. Authorities confirmed an off-duty officer working nearby heard the shot and witnessed Shawn Orientus, 26, of Little River, running south with a large backpack. Police said officers pursued Orientus,

Photo by: Joseph Woodward (WPLG/MDCR) Miami police arrested a 43-year-old liveaboard boater who they said was responsible for a vessel-to-vessel shooting at a Coconut Grove marina that left a fellow liveaboard injured. The shooting happened just before 5 p.m. Monday in the waters off Dinner Key Marina, located at 3400 Pan American Drive. According to an arrest report, it all began with a dispute over some items that the suspect, Joseph Randall Woodward, left on the victim’s boat. The victim told

A man died after crashing his SUV into a Hernando County home during a medical episode, the Florida Highway Patrol said. It happened around 6:45 p.m. Monday, according to troopers. FHP said the 69-year-old driver lost control of the SUV along Arrowhead Avenue in Spring Hill, hitting a street sign and a fence before crashing into a home off Greenleaf Lane. The man, whose name was not released, later died. His 68-year-old passenger was not hurt. No one inside the home was injured, FHP

A 41-year-old woman has been charged in a hit-and-run crash in September that left a 17-year-old Ed White High School senior dead, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday. Karlotta Dowdy was arrested Friday and charged with leaving the scene of a crash resulting in serious bodily injury. She bonded out of jail on Saturday. According to police, Alaysha Williams was hit by multiple cars while crossing Blanding Boulevard and Cedar Hills Boulevard on the morning of Sept. 30. The multi-sport

The Florida Highway Patrol is looking for a car that was involved in a fatal hit-and-run crash in Orange County that claimed the life of a pedestrian on Monday morning. The accident occurred on Monday, November 4, near the intersection of Colonial Drive and Sandy Creek Lane in Orlando. The time of the crash has not yet been confirmed, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. FHP stated in a preliminary report that a vehicle was traveling eastbound on Colonial Drive,

A Florida man is facing serious charges after allegedly shooting and killing another man during a road rage incident. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office reports that 26-year-old Kentavious Gholston fatally shot 61-year-old Steven Powers on October 27th. The incident occurred on U.S. Highway 301 and Bloomingdale Avenue after a traffic dispute. According to reports, Powers and his adult grandson were driving in a work van when they encountered Gholston driving recklessly in a black Mazda. Gholston allegedly cut off Powers,

A 48-year-old man was killed Sunday evening in a head-on crash with a pickup truck in Alachua County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The 48-year-old, who is listed as being from Archer, was driving a car on State Road 121 just before 7 p.m. Sunday when he collided head-on with a pick-up truck being driven by a 61-year-old man. The 61-year-old driver, who was wearing a seat belt, suffered minor injuries. The 48-year-old from Spring Hill was not wearing

 A middle school student from Tyrone Middle School shot herself on a school bus, St. Petersburg Police Department said. According to officers, a middle school student suffered a gunshot on the bus at 18th Avenue North and 49th Street North on Tuesday morning. The girl was in possession of the gun, and no other students were involved or hurt, the St. Petersburg Police Department stated. However, there were 20 other students on the bus at the time. The student was

Police in Miami-Dade County announced an arrest in an attempted abduction case. Authorities took 56-year-old David Gross Anderson into custody on Monday. Jennifer Arroyo, the mother of the first alleged victim, says her 20-year-old daughter was approached on Halloween night in the parking lot of a Marshalls store at Homestead Town Square by a man asking for help with his wife as she was leaving. “He tried this once, so he’ll try it again,” Arroyo said. Arroyo’s daughter grew suspicious and tried

 A suspect chase on Monday resulted in a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) Trooper crashing into another vehicle and a light pole. FHP stated that Lake Worth District units were following a reckless vehicle driving southbound on I-95, south of Blue Heron Boulevard. The report states that the suspect then got off of I-95 south onto Congress Avenue while the trooper continued to pursue the vehicle. According to officials, the trooper lost control of his patrol car and crashed into another