Florida News

The mother of Anna Kepner, the 18-year-old found dead aboard a cruise ship, is sharing memories of her daughter and describing her as a joyful, compassionate young woman. In an interview with FOX 35, Heather Kepner said Anna was “always happy,” recalling her daughter’s love of horseback riding and cheerleading.

A five-year dispute over a 12-inch cross displayed in a resident’s front yard has ended with a settlement totaling nearly $250,000, bringing closure to a long-running fight over community rules in The Villages.

Orlando International Airport is considering forming its own police department, a move that would shift security duties away from Orlando police within the next decade, officials said Wednesday.

Sixteen families were forced out of their homes early Tuesday after a fire broke out at the Lake Lotus Apartments in Altamonte Springs, authorities said.

Newly released doorbell camera footage shows four suspects attempting to break into a Deltona home on Tuesday morning before opening fire when they failed to get inside, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.

Newly filed court documents indicate the FBI is investigating the 16-year-old stepbrother of Anna Kepner, the Titusville teenager who died aboard a Carnival cruise ship, as a suspect in her death.

Officials are looking for information to find Gabrielle Terrelonge, 10, who has been missing since June. Gabrielle's father, Gordon Terrelonge – who believed his daughter was with her mother, 34-year-old Passha Davis, – reported her missing on Oct. 29 after he realized Davis was in jail.

Officials are looking for information to find Gabrielle Terrelonge, 10, who has been missing since June. Gabrielle's father, Gordon Terrelonge – who believed his daughter was with her mother, 34-year-old Passaha Davis, – reported her missing on Oct. 29 after he realized Davis was in jail. "Please, I beg, I'm begging from the bottom of my heart, I just want to find my daughter. I want her to come home," Terrelonge said.