Disney makes dress code more ‘inclusive’ for theme park employees

Disney Parks, Experiences and Products Chairman Josh D’Amaro announced that the company’s theme parks have added inclusion as one of their core values. 

Florida officials work to prevent 'catastrophic flood' from leaking reservoir

An uncontrolled breach at the old phosphate plant reservoir in Florida has the potential to spill out 340 million gallons of water in a matter of minutes, risking a 20-foot-high wall of water, officials said.

Florida elementary school teacher solicited sex with 2-year-old, investigators say

South Florida deputies say the 4th-grade elementary school teacher solicited online to have sex with a 2-year-old and traveled to meet the child. He also advertised himself as a babysitter on various websites.

Missing Lake City children found safe following Amber Alert

Two children from Lake City, who were reported missing, have been found safe after an Amber Alert was issued. No additional details were provided. 

Man arrested after 12-year-old boy kidnapped, sexually assaulted and shot in Miami

Police said the man kidnapped the 12-year-old boy after he snuck out of his home to walk to a friend's house. The boy told investigators the suspect sexually assaulted him and then shot him before dumping him on the side of the road. “This child has suffered physical and emotional trauma that will take years to overcome.”

Kids found clinging to paddleboard over a mile off Florida coast

FWC Captain Bonds reported that the swimmers were approximately 1.2 miles offshore and continuing to drift further and further out to sea.

Deputies: Video shows suspect casually pull grandfather's ears out of pockets

Sheriff's deputies in Lake County, Florida responded to a disturbing call for help Saturday night. When they arrived on the scene, things got even more disturbing.

Miami Beach: Over 1,000 arrested, emergency curfew extended amid unruly spring break crowds

Miami Beach officials stressed this isn’t the typical spring break crowd. They said it’s not college students, but adults looking to let loose in one of the few states fully open during the pandemic.

Married 66 years, Florida husband and wife die minutes apart from COVID-19

Bill and Esther Ilnisky spent nearly seven decades together, traveling the world as Christian ministers and missionaries before settling down in Florida to preach. After both were hospitalized with COVID-19, they were put in the same hospice room, where they died just minutes apart from each other.

4-year-old boy dies after plane crashes into mother's SUV in South Florida neighborhood

A 4-year-old boy in South Florida died when a small plane crashed into his mother's SUV yesterday afternoon. The aircraft was attempting to land at a regional airport when it clipped a power line and hit the vehicle a few hundred feet short of the runway.

Walt Disney World sold out as spring breakers head to Florida

Visit Orlando says parks like Disney continue to operate on a reduced capacity and are maxing out ticket sales at those levels.

Police: Inmates attack Florida man accused in adopted daughter's torture death

Five inmates in a South Florida jail beat up an accused child killer as he slept. Jorge Barahona is accused of murdering his 10-year-old adopted daughter after investigators said he tortured her and her twin brother for months.

Tennessee teen, kidnapped in 2019, may be being held in Tampa area

A Tennessee teenager, who was kidnapped by her father in 2019, could be in the Tampa Bay area, authorities say. They fear she is "routinely being drugged and/or kept drunk to incapacitate her."