Stephan Sterns, accused in the killing of 13-year-old Madeline Soto, was not in the Osceola County Courthouse on Wednesday for a pre-trial hearing focused on his sexual abuse case.

The dog's rescuer told Newsweek that he had been found "alone, emaciated, and dehydrated" in a Florida national park.

Deep in the marshy wetlands of the Florida Everglades – less than 50 miles west of President Donald Trump’s Doral resort in ...

Soto’s body was found in a wooded area near St. Cloud on March 1, four days after she failed to show up at school and was reported missing. The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office previously ...

Osceola Sheriff Marcos Lopez speaks to reporters from agency headquarters in March 2023. Lopez agreed Dec. 11, 2024, to pay a $250 fine for posting a photo online March 2, 2024 of 13-year-old ...

Alligator Alcatraz is the brainchild of Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier, one of Gov. Ron DeSantis' most valuable ...

Osceola led a protest June 22 against the prison. The group marched along Tamiami Trail, mostly on the south side of the highway. "My expectation of 30 turned into hundreds of people," Osceola said.

For Osceola Clerk: Kelvin Soto. There are times, however, when a fresh eye can provide the kind of insight to turn around a troubled office. That has definitely been the case with Osceola Clerk of ...