Florida man with violent criminal history arrested in Polk County, child safely located after Amber Alert

A child at the center of a Florida Amber Alert has been safely located and a man, who deputies say has a violent criminal history has been arrested after the pair were spotted in Polk County.

Iowa teen who beat high school Spanish teacher to death gets life with possibility of parole after 35 years

A judge sentenced Willard Miller after a hearing Thursday lasting more than seven hours. Miller and Jeremy Goodale pleaded guilty months ago to the 2021 baseball bat attack on Nohema Grabe.

Grandparents of 7-year-old killed on Courtney Campbell Causeway plead for justice: ‘These people have to pay’

Tampa grandparents pleaded for justice Wednesday after their 7-year-old grandson was shot and killed by a stray bullet as an argument between two nearby groups erupted in gunfire along the Courtney Campbell Causeway in Tampa.

Former ‘Smallville’ actress Allison Mack released from prison early in NXIVM sex-slave case

Allison Mack, the "Smallville" actor convicted and sentenced in 2021 to three years in federal prison for her participation in the notorious NXIVM cult, is free after serving two years of the sentence.

64 suspects arrested in Citrus County drug bust that seized enough fentanyl to kill 100k

Enough fentanyl to kill more than 100,000 people is now off the streets in Citrus County. Sheriff Mike Prendergast said the suspects involved are some of the county's biggest drug kingpins, dealers, users and abusers.

Tampa mother accused of killing 2-year-old son after confining him to booster seat for hours: Prosecutors

A Tampa mother is charged with murder and neglect, accused of killing her two-year-old son. Prosecutors say Rebecca Gussage-Johnston caused his death by confining him to a booster seat for hours.

Armed suspect barricades inside Weeki Wachee home, prompts large law enforcement presence: Deputies

For more than eight hours, Hernando County deputies tried to take an attempted murder suspect into custody after they barricaded inside a Weeki Wachee home. Now, authorities say the situation is resolved on Maripoe Road. 

Families of Idaho student murder victims step in over plan to demolish crime scene

Objections over the demolition of the off-campus University of Idaho home where four students were brutally murdered in November have been raised, claiming the university is disregarding the families' request to leave the home standing.