Florida

Sunny weather and friendly people are making Pinellas County a cinematic hot spot as the film commission celebrates 2019 as its best year ever.

Thieves broke into a Tampa family's home Monday afternoon stealing Christmas gifts, and even their new puppy.

13-year-old Javarick Henderson Jr., was indicted by a grand jury on capital murder charges and will be tried as an adult. 

The video is chilling. Surveillance cameras catch a man peeping into the windows of a Tampa home not once, but five different times. Now, he's behind bars while the women who live there are breathing a sigh of a relief. 

It was a planned robbery, but prosecutors say what the robbers didn't plan for was the homeowner having a gun, too. When it was over, three people were dead, including two of the robbers.

Bikes for Christ collects slightly used bikes and money to fix them up. They're hoping to donate 300 this year.

A fatal crash involving five vehicles shut down 301 southbound in Manatee County on Tuesday. Troopers say distracted driving was likely to blame.

When Jim Savage helped save Winter the Dolphin 14 years ago, he had no way to know that he'd also be helping his grandniece, who wasn't even born yet.

Katrin Mazanowski and her husband were stopped at the East Palm Avenue and North Nebraska intersection near Ybor City, when out of nowhere a truck started rolling through the intersection at a slow speed. 

Gov. Ron DeSantis said Tuesday his administration will require all high school seniors in Florida to take a civics exam, similar to the one taken by people who want to become naturalized U.S. citizens. 

Flight training has been suspended for more than 300 Saudi Arabian students at three bases in Florida in the wake of the deadly shooting by a Saudi Air Force officer on Friday, the U.S. Navy said Tuesday.

Memorial services will be held for a Lakeland police officer, who passed away while on-duty last week.

Apparently, the Sunshine State doesn’t have a whole lot of Christmas spirit.

Prosecutors announced a young teen will be tried as an adult for killing his grandmother inside her St. Petersburg home. 

All day long, police in St. Petersburg drove around, spreading holiday cheer for families -- with $100 gift cards.

Plans for a statewide office focused on rising sea levels and more electronic-vehicle charging stations along Florida highways are moving forward in the Senate, as Republicans have become more open to addressing climate change and emissions issues.

There was a tad too much body spray discharged on a school bus in Parrish, Florida.

The new Nova Southeastern University Florida, Dr. Kiran Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine is open, just on the Clearwater side of the Courtney Campbell Causeway. And the new University of South Florida medical school will open in downtown Tampa early next year.