Bay Area family grieving woman's death after accused street racers cause Dale Mabry crash

The driver accused of racing another car down Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa before causing a crash that killed an innocent passenger in another vehicle, won't be getting out of jail any time soon following a hearing Tuesday.

Teens, adult arrested for shooting gel pellets in downtown St. Pete, striking couple, 2 officers and horse

The St. Petersburg police chief is vowing to charge anyone caught shooting gel pellet guns into crowds after several people, including two officers and a police horse, were struck on Saturday night. 

Chain stops bullet, sparing Colorado's man fate: 'Necklaces save lives'

A Colorado man is lucky to be alive after a necklace he was wearing stopped a bullet that was fired during an argument, according to police.

Former Bartow police officer now facing stalking, sexual battery charges while still behind bars: PCSO

After being arrested last week for having an inappropriate relationship with four teenage girls, investigators say a former Bartow police officer is facing more charges after an adult victim came forward.

Woman believed dead found alive at Nebraska funeral home

A Nebraska woman who was believed to be dead was discovered alive at a funeral home, and people there began performing CPR, authorities said.

Florida man attacked gas station clerk with box cutter inside locked bathroom, police say

A woman working at a RaceTrac gas station was kidnapped and attacked by a man with a box cutter inside a bathroom, Sanford police said. The man was arrested and booked into jail.

Surgical castration now possible for child sex offenders in Louisiana

Louisiana lawmakers gave final approval to a bill that would allow judges the option to order someone to undergo surgical castration when the person is convicted of a sex crime against a child younger than 13.

Accused street racer arrested in deadly Dale Mabry crash, 1 suspect still at large: TPD

One person was killed, and another was injured when police say a man suspected of street racing slammed into their vehicle on Dale Mabry Highway on Monday morning. 

Tampa woman accused of molesting students to be held in jail until trial

A Tampa woman accused of pretending she was a teenager to lure teenage boys into sexual relationships will be held in jail until her trial, a Hillsborough County judge ruled Monday.

K-9s help catch shooting suspect hiding under a tree in Highlands County

A man is in jail after Highlands County deputies say he shot another man, then drove off and hid under a tree until K-9 units tracked him down.

Florida man indicted in 15-year-old cold case murder of uncle after investigators match DNA from fork

A Florida man was indicted in New York in the 15-year-old cold case murder of his uncle after investigators matched the DNA on a plastic fork he threw away at the crime scene, the Queens District Attorney's Office said.