Veteran surprised with thousands of Christmas lights, decorations

A local veteran got quite the surprise when he returned home to find his house totally decorated for Christmas on Tuesday. 

Church pays off $1.62-million of medical debt for families

“We found out that there’s over $3 million in deferred medical debt in our city,” said Access Church’s lead pastor Jason Burns. "This $3 million is owned by people who live at less than half of the federal poverty line.”

Body found in Alabama confirmed as missing Florida girl

Authorities say a body recovered in Alabama is that of a 5-year-old Florida girl who went missing earlier this month.

Florida prisoner gets 2nd death sentence for killing fellow inmate

A Florida prison inmate already on death row for killing a fellow inmate has received another death sentence for killing a different inmate.

Tampa Chick-fil-A lights up yearly Christmas wonderland

We're used to long lines at the Chick-fil-A drive-thru, but at the location on Waters Avenue in Tampa, you can enjoy a dazzling light show while you wait. 

Pregnant Florida woman uses AR-15 to fend off burglars attacking her family

A Florida woman who was eight-months pregnant and came out wielding an AR-15 rifle reportedly saved her husband and pre-teen daughter last week from a pair of violent intruders who'd broken into the family's home -- with the gun-toting matriarch fatally striking one of the men, who was later found dead in a nearby ditch.

Air Force's mini-shuttle returns to Florida after two years in orbit

The unmanned X-37B glided to a landing at Kennedy Space Center’s old shuttle runway at 3:51 a.m. Sunday, completing a 780-day mission. It launched back in September 2017 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

Toddler with leukemia in desperate need of bone marrow donor

A little girl is in desperate need of a bone marrow donor. Chloe Bella Carvalho has been diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML). She has been at Arnold Palmer Hospital undergoing chemotherapy and needs to find a perfectly matched donor.

Tropical Storm Nestor forms, threatening US Gulf Coast

Tropical Storm Nestor formed in the Gulf of Mexico on Friday, threatening the northern Gulf Coast with rising seawater, high winds and heavy rains.