Sarasota senior fighting to keep her backyard shed after alleged violations

A Sarasota senior is being told to tear down a shed that’s been in her backyard for nearly 40 years. The dispute involves the Gulf Gate Community Association, which enforces deed restrictions in the neighborhood.

USF students, victims' families demand answers about off-campus housing: 'Why was no strong action taken?'

Calls for accountability, transparency and change are growing in the wake of a double homicide near the University of South Florida, as families and students question whether the tragedy could have been prevented.

BayCare partners with Rovex to test robots tasked with moving equipment at Clearwater hospital

Healthcare workers are often tasked with the physical labor of moving equipment and patients across sprawling hospital campuses, but a new pilot program in Clearwater hopes to offload that on to robots.

DeSantis redistricting map clears Florida House committee, legal challenges expected

A controversial new congressional redistricting proposal backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis is moving through the Florida Legislature after clearing a House committee on a strict party-line vote Tuesday during a special session.

Former Polk County deputy arrested, accused of ‘emotionally entangled’ relationship with teen cadet: PCSO

A former Polk County Sheriff’s Office deputy who served as an advisor for the agency’s cadet program is facing multiple felony charges after he reportedly sent inappropriate text messages to a 16-year-old cadet that he was supervising, according to PCSO.

Nearly 40-year-old Hillsborough child abduction cold case leads to arrest of suspect in the Philippines

A cold case that haunted Hillsborough County for nearly four decades is seeing new movement after investigators linked a suspect living overseas to the 1989 kidnapping and sexual battery of a young girl.