Vigil, 800-meter run honors life of Pensacola shooting victim

Hundreds gathered in Spartan Stadium at Lakewood High School Monday evening to remember Mohammed Haitham. The 19-year-old was killed Dec. 6 in a shooting at the Pensacola Naval Air Station.

Investigators arrest suspect in 1998 sexual assault cold cases thanks to genealogy DNA

Venice police and Pinellas County deputies used genealogy DNA results to arrest a suspect and bring closure to victims in two rape cases from more than 20 years ago.

St. Pete teen arrested for school-shooting threat

According to police, the 15-year-old boy made a social media post threatening to “shoot up" a school that they did not name.

Mother charged with child neglect for leaving young children in bus overnight

A mother of three who was arrested in Gulport Saturday made first appearance Sunday morning. Andrea Kerrins is accused of leaving her kids alone on a mini school bus overnight while she partied with a friend.

Fundraiser benefits family of 'hometown hero' killed in Pensacola base shooting

The St. Petersburg community rallied Friday around the family of a Lakewood High School graduate who was among the three sailors killed in a presumed terror attack at Naval Air Station Pensacola.

Pinellas County deputies shop for children in need

Hundreds of children will have a present under the tree this Christmas – all thanks to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. 

One year after sister donates bone marrow to brother, siblings give toys to hospitalized kids

The Pickett family knows what it's like to spend Christmas in the hospital. After 7-year-old Adyn's battle with leukemia, they decided to bring some joy to kids in the same hospital where he received treatment.

Largo GNC employee accused of selling meth inside store

A GNC store clerk is facing drug charges after police say he was selling meth out of his employer's Largo Mall location.

Search for lost cemeteries moves across Tampa Bay

The search for lost African American graves and cemeteries moved across Tampa Bay into Pinellas County Thursday, as a group of community leaders, scientists, and historians discussed searching two sites in Clearwater.

Criminal trio arrested after decades of heists, stealing tens of millions in jewelry and cash

A coordinated trio of criminals has been targeting jewelry stores in Hernando County and across Florida for more than eight years, making off with about $16 million in gold, silver, jewels, and gems. They are experienced thieves whose histories of stealthy burglaries go back decades.

Reward for serial bank robbery suspect, carjacker increases to $50K, FBI says

The FBI says the reward has increased to $50,000 for a man wanted in a series of bank robberies and carjackings in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties.

Neighbors record man beating dog unconscious: police

A St. Petersburg man is accused of beating his dog so badly the animal appeared to lose consciousness.