Abandoned dogs. Fleeing (or impersonating) police. Loopholes in deepfake pornography. Laws addressing these and more go into effect Oct. 1.

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Florida’s Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) task force has announced a state-backed audit into Orange County’s finances. In a letter dated July 24, DOGE addressed ...

The police department has opened an inquiry into the 2,375 hours of overtime filed last year by Darren Cachola, who is one of ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Audits into local governments’ spending from Florida’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) continue to make rounds across the Sunshine State. The latest on the list: the city of ...

Across Tampa Bay, local governments have tried to address threats posed by human-caused climate change, like rising temperatures and increasingly devastating hurricanes. St.

A Florida man wearing Batman pajamas helped Cape Coral cops catch an early morning burglar. Officers at the Cape Coral Police Department were responding to a burglary in progress at around 2 a.m.

Adults and children appeared to be understandably confused and concerned as Florida police officers handcuffed and detained a Chuck E. Cheese employee in full costume, according to bodycam video ...

CAPE CORAL, Fla. — A man in Southeast Cape Coral is the newest face to don the title of the Caped Crusader, but in a more comfortable way. The Cape Coral Police Department, stated in a Facebook post ...

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has completed its first-ever data protection audit of UK police forces deploying facial recognition technologies (FRT), noting it is “encouraged” by its ...

A man charged with burglary and theft in a Florida town was foiled when he targeted the home of a crusader sans cape. The would-be thief was stopped in his tracks by a resident clad in Batman pajamas, ...

Shelby County Office of Re-entry director DeAndre Brown and his wife, Vinessa, were indicted on multiple felony theft and money laundering charges. State legislators have called for an audit of ...

Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia said Wednesday that it was “probable” Orange County employees tried to hide information when his DOGE team began examining spending practices with the ...