A Tampa-area man will serve 21.6 years after prosecutors say he used remote-access tricks and crypto schemes to steal from seniors in their 90s.

Hillsborough deputies found a 4‑year‑old unresponsive Friday in the 2500 block of Tee Time Road in Wimauma; the child was later pronounced dead and officials say the Medical Examiner will review the cause.

A Winter Haven man was identified through a smoke-shop loyalty account after deputies say he stole kratom; police say the purchase history helped them make an arrest.

Two women from Ankeny died Friday after a chain-reaction crash on US-19 in Crystal River; troopers say a left-turning pickup set off the pileup.

A 75-year-old Zephyrhills man died Friday after stepping into the path of an eastbound Chevy Tahoe on 5th Avenue, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.

The Florida Senate unanimously passed SB 52 to let unpaid volunteers serve as armed security at houses of worship under sheriff‑approved plans. The move has prompted debate over training and liability.

Hernando County will open a temporary warming center at the Brooksville Enrichment Center beginning Sunday night, with TheBus providing pickups at Walmart on U.S. 41. Officials say the site is an overnight refuge while cold conditions persist.

FDOT is moving the Sunshine Skyway to all‑electronic tolling to ease backups — but the conversion has already eliminated dozens of in-person toll jobs on the St. Petersburg side.

South County Regional Park Pool in Punta Gorda, FL, is closed February 21-22 for a swim meet, reopening February 23.

A Hudson man was arrested after a Tesla struck a Tampa bicyclist on Parkwood Street in Pasco County; the bicyclist later died at a hospital. Troopers say the driver fled, then returned and was booked.

A 56-year-old Okeechobee man was arrested and faces 15 counts after a cybertip led investigators to files they say contain child sexual abuse material.

A 25-year-old Ruskin man was killed when his Toyota Camry left SR‑56 and overturned after crossing the Buffalo Wild Wings parking lot in Wesley Chapel.

County filings point to a Trader Joe’s at the former Staples site on S. Tamiami Trail; the plan is in early permitting. The company has not yet confirmed the move.