CASSELBERRY — Police in Florida say a teenager was found dead of a gunshot wound to his head after the car he was driving crashed into a house.The crash happened Monday night in Casselberry, which is near Orlando.Casselberry police Chief Larry Krantz tells news outlets the 17-year-old boy was in the driver's seat of a Kia with a 16-year-old girl passenger Monday night when a group of people walked up to the car. One of them fired a single shot and the teen started the [...]

Authorities have said Matthew Riehl fired more than 100 rounds in his suburban Denver apartment before he was killed by a SWAT team on Sunday.

TARPON SPRINGS — A Florida woman is charged with felony neglect after authorities say her 8-year-old son with cerebral palsy went unfed and wasn't given his medication.WFTS-TV reports 39-year-old Linda Courter was arrested Thursday after child protective investigators removed three children from her care earlier this month.Pinellas County deputies say Courter wasn't caring for her children so she could support her drug addiction. Investigators said she was living out of [...]

The Trump administration is calling on Iran's government to stop blocking Instagram and other popular social media sites as Iranians are demonstrating in the streets.

FORT WALTON BEACH — Bridgeway Center will offer its third annual mental health first aid training in January and February.Just as CPR training helps people assist someone having a heart attack, Bridgeway Center instructor Tina Griffith said the mental health first aid training teaches people how to help someone experiencing mental health or a substance abuse-related crisis."It trains you to know the warning signs as a non-professional to help someone who's going through [...]

Where will all this lead — the truths, mistruths, distortions and contradictions? We suspect in the next couple months a grand jury convened by the State Attorney's Office will provide appropriate direction and action.

The city thus far has spent $67,460 on renovating the park, which was heavily damaged by a tornado last summer. About $161,400 worth of cleanup/renovation work remains.

Literally and figuratively, storm clouds found a home along the Emerald Coast when reviewing the top stories of 2017. From storms, to murders, scandals and heartache, this was a tough year for many people.However, there were still bright moments along the way. View the compilation of stories below and make sure to click through the photo galleries that show both tragedy, triumph and the beautiful area in which we live. [...]

“Everything that's coming out, it's all part of justice for Noah. I'm very humbled by it all. It's him, and every other kid, I'm fighting for."

Following are excerpts from key stories since the Northwest Florida Daily News made its first report on Aug. 5 that Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office confirmed an active investigation into alleged child abuse of a special needs student at Kenwood Elementary School.SEPT. 17‘I’m not going to be a scapegoat’Arden Farley refuses to “be a scapegoat” in the child abuse controversy swirling in the [...]