Florida man with knife threatens people at Spring Hill gas station: HCSO

A Florida man holding a knife was walking around threatening people near a Mobile gas station in Spring Hill, according to the Hernando County Sheriff's Office.

Tarpon Springs home invasion suspect shot and killed by occupants, police say

A home invasion suspect was shot and killed by people inside a Tarpon Springs home after police say the man unlawfully entered the residence and an altercation ensued.

Shooting at Tampa sports bar kills man: TPD

A shooting at Flexx Sports Bar & Ultra Lounge in Tampa killed one person and injured another after a verbal altercation escalated early on Saturday morning, according to the Tampa Police Department.

Florida appeals court allows open carry, counties split on how to enforce for now

Florida now joins most of the nation on openly carrying firearms, after the First District Court of Appeals ruled the ban on open carry in the state unconstitutional on Wednesday.

Coast Guard suspends search for missing fisherman last seen off Anclote

The Coast Guard suspended its search for the missing fisherman who was last seen Wednesday morning about 46 miles west of Anclote Key. 

Sarasota County Schools explores school repurposing, possibly closing Wilkinson Elementary

In Sarasota County, new homes are still being built, and more families keep moving in. Despite the increase in population, Sarasota County Schools said enrollment is flattening. 

Vaccine studies by UF, Stanford warn dropping mandates will bring disease spread

The moment Governor Ron DeSantis and Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo said the state would push to end vaccine mandates, researchers at the University of Florida and Stanford University began their inquiries about what that would look like.

Missing teen last seen in Clearwater found safe

Clearwater police say a missing teen has been found safe after the Florida Department of Law Enforcement put out a statewide alert.

Armed Florida man killed in standoff with deputies was wanted for robbing marijuana dispensary: MCSO

The Manatee County Sheriff's Office says the man found dead after barricading himself inside a home for hours earlier this week was a suspect in the armed robbery of a marijuana dispensary.

Where is Zachary Bernhardt? 8-year-old at heart of Florida’s longest Amber Alert disappeared 25 years ago

Twenty-five years ago, on September 11, exactly one year before the 9/11 attacks, Leah Hackett told police she tucked her 8-year-old son Zachary Bernhardt into bed, went for a middle-of-the-night swim in the community pool and returned to an empty apartment, sparking Florida’s longest-running Amber Alert.

South Tampa residents push for canal dredging ahead of hurricane season

Residents along West Euclid and West Bay Villa Avenue in South Tampa are urging the city to address flooding concerns tied to Canal 20. 

Seasoned Sarasota officers recall protecting the president on September 11, 2001

Twenty-four years ago, on September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush was at Emma E Booker Elementary School in Sarasota to celebrate reading scores and Sarasota police will never forget evacuating the president from the school to Air Force One after learning of the terror attacks.