After a Tampa arrest, police and advocates warned daters to vet matches, meet in public and preserve messages as evidence.

A Port Charlotte man was arrested after allegedly posting violent threats toward Rep. Byron Donalds on X, authorities say. The sheriff's office says detectives traced the posts to a local camper.

Conservation crews are juggling ATV patrols and fragile chicks as Florida's nesting season hits full swing.

Tampa-based XTEND was invited to Phase II of the Pentagon’s Drone Dominance program and will demo its XOS autonomy at Camp Grayling this summer.

A head-on crash on 18th Avenue South left a passenger dead and two drivers critically injured; police say the investigation is ongoing.

A car struck the sail‑roof Venice Beach Pavilion early Saturday, seriously injuring four teenagers; the pavilion remained standing though landscaping was damaged. Police say speed was a factor and the crash is under investigation.

A motorcyclist was killed Friday after a car turned left into his path at CR‑1 and 115th Ave N in Pinellas County, the Florida Highway Patrol says. Troopers are investigating.

What deputies call a road‑rage chase ended when a car slammed into a pump at a Columbia Spinx station, sparking a fire that injured two and left one survivor recovering from skin‑graft surgery.

Florida Department of Corrections Secretary Ricky Dixon is retiring after about 30 years of state service, the agency said Friday.

After 15 years of tours and private shuttles, Tampa Bay Brew Bus will end operations on Sunday, May 31; this weekend's runs are the final rides.

A month‑long Polk County undercover sweep ended May 28 with five arrests, including a Lakeland man accused of selling drugs while wearing a court‑ordered GPS ankle monitor.

St. Pete Pride launches a month of events this weekend, with a Grand Central kickoff and a waterfront parade and festival on June 27.

Clear and muggy Friday morning; highs near 916F with isolated storms possible midday.