DOJ: Towing company illegally sold or scrapped 93 vehicles owned by US service members in violation SCRA

The Department of Justice says a San Antonio-based tow company will pay $280,000 to resolve allegations they illegally sold or scrapped approximately 93 vehicles owned by U.S. service members in violation of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA).

Dallas gas explosion at apartment complex leaves 3 dead, sends multiple others to hospital

A suspected gas explosion and fire were reported on Thursday at an apartment building in the Oak Cliff neighborhood of Dallas. Officials confirmed that at least three people were killed in the explosion, including a child.

Remains found in 1992 disappearance case as husband, mother-in-law charged

Human remains believed to be connected to the decades-old disappearance of Anna Manning have been discovered in Boyle County, Kentucky, authorities said.

Car parts left behind at Tampa hit-and-run crash that killed bicyclist

Tampa police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who struck and killed a 19-year-old woman riding a bicycle Monday night on W. Waters Ave.

Florida strengthens domestic violence laws with new abuser tracking, discreet 911 systems

Florida is making a statement about domestic violence after Governor DeSantis signed two laws recently that enhance penalties for abusers and test tools to hold them accountable in a new way.

Advocates push for early gun safety education to prevent teen summer violence

Safety experts warn that teen gun violence may increase during summer break and urge families to talk early and often with children about firearm safety.

$40M in gold bars, $2M cash seized in arrest of former U.S. official David Rush

Tens of millions of dollars in gold bars, millions of dollars in cash, and dozens of luxury watches were seized after federal law enforcement searched the home of a former senior U.S. official earlier this month.

Palm River-Clair Mel man arrested in 1998 Pinellas County rape cold case

A Palm River-Clair Mel man was arrested in connection to a 1998 cold case rape investigation after detectives used advanced DNA technology to identify the suspect nearly three decades later, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.

Tracy Ocasio search: 17 years later, high-tech teams hit Lake Apopka waters to look for missing Ocoee woman

It has been 17 years since Tracy Ocasio walked out of a MetroWest bar and vanished into the night. For her family, it has been nearly two decades of silence, courtroom battles, and a search that never truly ends.

Deadly Cocoa dog attack: Arrest made in neighbor's mauling death

A Florida woman has been arrested on a manslaughter charge after authorities said her dogs escaped repeatedly from her yard before fatally mauling a neighbor earlier this month.

Anna Kepner update: Timeline, witness statements the night of teen girl's death

An unsealed federal court transcript details a minute-by-minute timeline from closed-circuit television footage linking Anna Kepner's stepbrother, Timothy Hudson, 16, to the being in the cabin the last time she was seen alive.

Bradenton gold bar scam connected to nationwide conspiracy targeting older adults

A 2024 investigation into a gold bar scam by the Bradenton Police Department helped uncover a nationwide conspiracy defrauding older adults out of millions of dollars.

Israeli researchers say Iran behind Los Angeles transit system attack

Israeli security researchers have tied the Iranian group to a cyberattack on the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The attackers allegedly stole hundreds of files and disrupted internal networks.

Deadly shooting in Tampa under investigation: HCSO

A man was shot and killed in Tampa on Wednesday morning, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's office.