Pinellas Park officer shoots, kills armed man who raised gun toward police, sheriff says
Detectives assigned to the Pinellas County Use of Deadly Force Investigative Task Force are investigating a deadly officer-involved shooting that occurred early Tuesday morning.
Hollywood Florida shooting: 9 hurt after 'dispute' between groups near beach boardwalk, police say
Police are responding to a mass shooting incident near the beach boardwalk in Hollywood, Florida. According to a police spokesperson, nine people were injured in the shooting. One person was detained by police while another is still being sought.
1 dead after drive-by shooting outside Tampa apartment complex; vehicle found: Deputies
Detectives found a vehicle Monday evening believed to be involved in a deadly drive-by shooting outside a Tampa apartment complex on North 50th Street, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.
Natalee Holloway suspect Joran van der Sloot beaten in prison, lawyer says, and requests better security
Joran van der Sloot, the prime suspect in the 2005 disappearance of American teen Natalee Holloway, was beaten in a Peruvian prison over the weekend, according to his lawyer, who is requesting better security for his client.
Retired Army colonel looks to create federal version of Hillsborough’s Veteran Treatment Court
Many military veterans come home struggling with trauma from deployments with some even winding up in legal trouble. That's where the Veterans Treatment Court (VTC) comes in.
California man who served 33 years behind bars freed after state determines he is innocent
Daniel Saldana was arrested in 1990, when he was 22 years old, for allegedly firing a gun at a car containing six teenagers.
HCSO: Man arrested for lighting someone on fire at Tampa gas station
The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrested a man in Tampa for throwing gasoline on another man and lighting him on fire Sunday afternoon.
HSCO: Man dies in vehicle near Thonotosassa, homicide investigation underway
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide that happened on Sunday afternoon in the Thonotosassa area.
TPD investigating double fatal crash involving minors
The Tampa Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that happened on Sunday night involving two minors.
Toddler shot and killed by father in St. Pete home, police say
A St. Petersburg family is mourning the loss of their two-year-old boy after he was shot by his father Sunday night, police say.
Police investigating Sarasota shooting
At around 5 pm on Saturday, Sarasota police responded to a shooting in the 1800 block of John Rivers St.
Watch: Florida woman arrested after driving onto beach, narrowly missing families
The Volusia Sheriff’s Office said Sarah Ramsammy, 26, of Orlando has been charged with DUI and reckless driving.
One person killed in crash at Keene Rd and Belleair Rd in Largo
On Saturday night, the Largo Police Department and the Traffic Homicide Unit responded to a two-vehicle accident that involved one fatality.
Delivery driver's car carjacked with three-year-old inside
Breanne Lucey, 41, is facing kidnapping, robbery, and fleeing police charges after Sheriff Al Nienhuis says she threw a delivery driver down and stole her car with a three-year-old girl inside.
Funeral director pleads guilty to theft after decomposing bodies found
The director of a southern Indiana funeral home where 31 decomposing bodies and the cremains of 17 others were found pleaded guilty Friday to more than 40 counts of felony theft.
Ruskin woman killed in crash on US-41 North of Morgan Farm
On Saturday morning, one person was killed in a crash involving two vehicles on US-41 North of Morgan Farm.
Wanted man arrested after telling police they 'gotta be quicker than that' on Facebook
A wanted Ohio man had a message for police when they posted his photo on social media: "you gotta be quicker than that." It turns out, they were.
Two men taken to the hospital after shooting in St. Pete, police say
Two men were shot after an altercation on 9th Avenue South in St. Petersburg Friday afternoon, police said.
St. Pete community leaders launch expanded 'Not My Child' to help keep kids out of trouble
This summer marks seven years of a push to help St. Petersburg’s youth stay out of trouble through the "Not My Child" program.
‘It’s a crisis’: North Port daycare abuse allegations shed light on childcare shortage in Sarasota County
Child abuse allegations against a North Port daycare are shedding light on the shortage of childcare facilities in Sarasota County.