Authorities seek public's help locating 16-year-old last seen on Golfbrook Drive; concerns grow for his safety. A Florida MISSING CHILD Alert has been activated for Travis McCrimager Jr., a ...

More than a dozen people are behind bars tonight, on charges related to drugs and gang violence. "We are turning up the heat ...

This week, state and local law enforcement agencies are targeting speeding drivers as part of "Operation Southern Slow Down." ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Families of crime victims traveled to Tallahassee Tuesday, pushing lawmakers to call for more safety reform and expand services for survivors of crime and their families ...

WINK News has spoken with so many families over the years who have lost a child or young person to gun violence.

Nearly 150 laws went into effect in Florida on July 1, including a wide variety of new crimes, harsher penalties, and changes to law enforcement.

TAMPA, Fla. (BLOOM) — A sweeping new Florida law is shaking up the way landlords approach safety, and could soon serve as a model for property owners across the country. House Bill 837, which ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Public safety leaders from Central Florida and the state were among those who gathered Thursday for the National Conference on Preventing Crime for the first time since the COVID ...

A Colorado man on his honeymoon was killed by lightning while in ankle-deep water at a Florida beach, despite the storm being miles away in what officials called extremely rare.

While Palatka is small, with a population of roughly 10,000, the violent crime rate is anything but, with a violent crime rate sitting at 577.8 per 100,000 residents as of September, making it the ...

Florida attorney general combats 'smash-and-grab' robberies, organized retail crime Nearly 70% of retail store owners saw an increase in crime or risk in 2020 ...

Experts ranked the 50 states on a composite safety score comprising a law score and a hate crime score. A “law score” was calculated based on pro- and anti-equality laws in each state.