The Indian River Lagoon, or IRL, is a 156-mile-long brackish estuary that stretches along Florida's East Coast from near ...

CHIEFLAND, Fla. (CBS12) — A Florida man is accused of killing his older brother during a New Year's Eve fight between the ...

Prosecutors charged the surviving suspect in a Manatee County home invasion with felony murder after the homeowner killed ...

"The bottom line is, this is the state of Florida," Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells told reporters during a press conference on Friday.

A woman is dead and another is recovering from her injuries after a shooting in Haines City on Friday night, according to the Haines City Police Department, and now officials are looking for a ...

Homeowner fatally shoots one of two suspects during a home invasion in Bradenton, Florida; the second suspect is apprehended.

A Florida man opened fire on two home intruders, killing one of them, on Thursday night, authorities said. The Lakewood Ranch ...

“This is the state of Florida. If you break into someone’s home, you should expect to be shot,” Sheriff Rick Wells said ...

Manatee County Sheriff Rick Wells issued a stark warning to would-be intruders after a homeowner opened fire on two masked men attempting to break into his home, killing one and sending the other to ...

A Florida sheriff said intruders should "expect to be shot" after releasing information about a homeowner who opened fire at two masked men trying to break into his house, killing one. The deceased ...

According to the press release by Manatee County Sheriff’s office, two unknown males were captured on a homeowner’s video surveillance system entering the rear of an occupied home in the 6700 block of ...

The bottom line is — this is the state of Florida. If you want to break into someone’s home, you should expect to be shot,” ...