WCJB Staff
Gainesville, Fla.

Updated: Nov. 2, 2026 at 11:10 AM PST
|By WCJB Staff and Gray News staff
Troopers are revealing more details about the death of a 1-year-old boy who was hit and killed on a Florida roadway Friday afternoon.
Updated: Jul. 31, 2026 at 11:05 PM PDT
|By WCJB Staff
A Florida man accused of using a leaf blower on an infant and bouncing the child to death has been indicted for murder.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2026 at 11:31 AM PDT
|By WCJB Staff and Akim Powell
A woman was sentenced after killing the father of her children at a daycare in Florida, according to authorities.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2026 at 1:29 AM PDT
|By WCJB Staff and Debra Worley
A horse is recovering after firefighters rescued it when it overheated inside a trailer.
Updated: Jun. 21, 2026 at 1:52 PM PDT
|By WCJB Staff and Akim Powell
A mother in Florida is accused of beating her 2-year-old daughter to death.
Updated: Apr. 27, 2026 at 11:16 AM PDT
|By WCJB Staff and Akim Powell
Two 18-year-olds in Florida were arrested after driving a lawn mower into a Target store for a prank video, authorities said.
Updated: Apr. 25, 2026 at 10:30 PM PDT
|By Ryan Wyatt Turbeville, WCJB Staff and Gray News staff
Police say a 17-year-old boy was hit by a car while apparently attempting a stunt.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2026 at 11:55 AM PST
|By WCJB Staff and Akim Powell
Two parents in Florida are accused of faking their son’s cancer diagnosis so they could collect money through fundraisers, according to authorities.
Updated: Feb. 25, 2026 at 3:48 PM PST
|By WCJB Staff and Gray News staff
Jeroen Coombs is charged with aggravated child abuse in connection with the death of 3-year-old Paisley Brown.
Updated: Jan. 17, 2026 at 4:02 PM PST
|By WCJB Staff and Akim Powell
Two 14-year-old best friends in Florida died after a sandpit collapsed while they were digging, according to authorities.
Updated: Jan. 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM PST
|By WCJB Staff, Ryan Wyatt Turbeville and Emily Van de Riet
A 5-year-old boy who died in an RV crash in Florida two days after Christmas has been identified.
Updated: Nov. 14, 2025 at 9:09 AM PST
|By WCJB Staff and Emily Van de Riet
A family in Florida is suing a local hospital after they say their 2-year-old son was accidentally given a fatal dose of potassium phosphate, leading to his death.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2025 at 7:57 PM PDT
|By WCJB Staff and Mistie Webb
A thunderstorm was reported in the area the airport at the time of the crash.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2025 at 2:14 AM PDT
|By WCJB Staff and Gray News staff
Deputies described the living conditions in the home as “deplorable” and “vile,” including animal feces on the floor and garbage and debris everywhere.
‘Good. One less MAGA in the world’: School board member apologizes for comment on Hulk Hogan’s death
Updated: Jul. 28, 2025 at 8:43 AM PDT
|By WCJB Staff and Emily Van de Riet
A school board member in Florida is apologizing after expressing on social media that she was glad wrestling icon Hulk Hogan died.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM PDT
|By WCJB Staff, Hawah Ezell and Akim Powell
A family of four is accused of caging up and sexually abusing foster children in Florida, according to authorities.
Updated: Jul. 25, 2025 at 3:09 AM PDT
|By WCJB Staff
Authorities in the state of Florida released new details from the investigation into a crash that resulted in the deaths of a toddler and baby.
Updated: Jul. 15, 2025 at 10:54 AM PDT
|By WCJB Staff, Alyssa Perry and Andrew McMunn
A man in Florida died after officials said a deputy ran over him while he was lying on the ground in a dark parking lot early Monday morning.
Updated: Jul. 2, 2025 at 2:27 AM PDT
|By Vinny Mutone, WCJB Staff and Gray News staff
The shed had no electricity, food or running water, and deputies noted a large knife was within the children’s reach.
Updated: Jun. 18, 2025 at 10:33 AM PDT
|By WCJB Staff and Emily Van de Riet
A child has died and two others were injured after they were thrown from a tube being pulled by a jet ski in a Florida lake, officials said.
Updated: Jan. 15, 2025 at 7:58 AM PST
|By WCJB Staff and Amanda Alvarado
Tim Tebow and his wife are expecting their first child.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2024 at 10:30 PM PST
|By WCJB Staff and Alyssa Perry
Friends and family identified the victim as Malachi Lancaster, a senior high school football player in Florida.
Updated: Apr. 22, 2024 at 10:34 AM PDT
|By WCJB Staff and Amanda Alvarado
A child died in an ATV crash at a campground.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2024 at 4:27 AM PDT
|By WCJB Staff and Amanda Alvarado
A body was found inside of a donation box in Florida.
Updated: Apr. 7, 2024 at 4:58 PM PDT
|By WCJB Staff and Akim Powell
Emmanuel Espinoza, a pre-med student at the University of Florida, was driving down Sunday afternoon to stay with his mom, Elvia, for a family event.



































