Video above: 'News 5 Now' - Top Stories from Sept. 21, 2026 OKALOOSA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) - A crash in Okaloosa County has led to lane closures on Highway 98. According to the Okaloosa County Sheriff's ... Read More

Florida is proposing to put $198 million allocated for public electric-vehicle charging behind 32 air-taxi charging sites even though commercial electric air-taxi service does not yet operate in the ... Read More

Two people are dead and another two seriously hurt after a crash in Polk County late Saturday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Read More

In January 2026, John Brittingham spotted two toddlers wandering in the middle of busy A1A in Cocoa Beach, Florida, and quickly stopped his car to help. As traffic continued moving around them, he ran ... Read More

Plant City man dies after crash on SR-60 in Hillsborough County ... Read More

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A 30-year-old woman with three young children in her vehicle was arrested on DUI manslaughter charges Wednesday night after she struck and killed a bicyclist just over a quarter-mile west of ... Read More

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Two people died and two others were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash on US-17 / 92 in Polk County on Sept. 19. Read More

A crash on Florida's Turnpike is causing about two miles of slow-moving traffic Sunday afternoon in Palm Beach Gardens. Read More

In the early 1930s, you could take a train to Key West, but you couldn't drive there. Today, the trains are gone, and you can drive to the end of the Keys. Read More

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Two people were killed and two others were seriously injured after a crash involving two sedans Saturday night in Davenport, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. Read More

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Two people were killed and two others seriously injured in a nearly head-on crash late Saturday night on US 17 / 92 near West James Street, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The crash occurred at ... Read More

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Florida Highway Patrol investigates a Saturday morning crash involving a Chevrolet truck and a Dodge SUV in Orange County. Read More

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POLK COUNTY, Fla. - A violent crash late Saturday night on US-17 / 92 left two people dead and two others hospitalized with serious injuries, according to the ... Read More

A loose emu turned a stretch of the Polk Parkway into its own personal runway Saturday morning, strutting along State Road 570 near milepost 16 in Polk County before Florida Highway Patrol troopers ... Read More

The Florida Highway Patrol is on scene of a multi-vehicle crash on I-95 North at the north end of the Fuller Warren Bridge near Downtown. For now, all northbound lanes of I-95 are closed. Traffic is ... Read More

Florida Highway Patrol troopers responded to a call regarding an Emu walking on SR-570 (Polk Parkway) near the 16 Milepost. Read More

The Florida Highway Patrol was called to duty to help wrangle a stray emu Saturday after reports of the flightless bird walking along Polk Parkway near Lakeland. Read More

Florida Highway Patrol troopers corralling a loose emu wandering along Polk Parkway in Polk County safely recovered the flightless bird and returned it to its owners, with no injuries or insurance ... Read More

A runaway emu creates a bizarre scene on a busy Florida highway before troopers devise an unusual way to rescue it. Read More