Crime and Public Safety

A man who shot at family members barricaded himself inside his Plant City home Tuesday evening, prompting a massive Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office presence. 

Two women, including one who authorities say has been fired from childcare facilities in the past, are facing felony charges in connection with suspected child abuse.

A Citrus County mother is recovering from serious injuries after a hit-and-run driver plowed into her while visiting Massachusetts, and while the medical bills are adding up, she says the trial is even more expensive.  

One man lost his life Tuesday night after investigators say an argument in Dade City erupted in gunfire.

A suspect accused of gunning down a man at a Hillsborough County gas station earlier this month has turned himself in to authorities.

Troopers are searching for a driver that was street racing on US 41 when a Tampa man was killed in a fiery crash Tuesday afternoon in Hillsborough County. 

Joshua Sutphin's fiancé found him dead of a drug overdose three years ago. Now, the man on trial for his murder, Joseph Stillitano, is trying to prove that he wasn't responsible.

Prosecutors say they want the man accused of brutally murdering and dismembering a Pasco County Uber Eats driver as he made a delivery to die for the crime if found guilty.

State officials are seeing more illegal gambling operations across Florida. It's why the AARP and the Florida Gaming Control Commission are teaming up to issue warnings saying these operators are specifically targeting vulnerable aging populations. 

Highlands County deputies say they shot and killed a fugitive sex offender after he raised a handgun at them following a standoff at a Sebring home, which also led a woman hiding in a closet to be arrested on second-degree murder charges. 

Two arrests were made after Plant City crews extinguished a fire that was intentionally set in a home's garage while children were inside, police said.