Tampa celebrates the 75th anniversary of local Hispanic war hero Baldomero López's sacrifice during the Korean War.

Hillsborough County is hosting its annual Best Shredder Contest for skateboarders on September 20 at the Apollo Beach Skate Park, with free registration and categories for all ages.

An armed standoff in Manatee County ended with the suspect dead after exchanging gunfire with deputies serving a search warrant related to an armed robbery investigation.

A Tampa Police officer received a 30-day suspension for kicking a suspect in the head during an arrest, as seen in bodycam footage. The action was deemed excessive force.

The Hernando County Sheriff's Office arrested 22 people in a vice and narcotics operation that exposed a local business as the center of drug trafficking and racketeering.

Charlotte County may grant AdventHealth Wesley Chapel a certificate to oversee non-emergency ambulance services, with a public hearing scheduled for September 23 to discuss the proposal.

Hillsborough County allocates $13 million to improve over a dozen intersections in Tampa to enhance traffic and pedestrian safety, with a focus on compliance with the ADA.

A Tampa man was sentenced to 41 months in prison for money laundering and operating an unlicensed money service business, with restitution and forfeiture over $650,000.

A former insider, Gregory Muñoz, was sentenced to 18 months for a fraudulent scheme exporting lab products to China, with co-conspirators Pen Yu and Jonathan Thyng also charged.

Kosovo national Liridon Masurica pleads guilty to operating BlackDB.cc, a cybercrime marketplace selling stolen data, with a 10-year max sentence pending.

An arrest was made in Tampa for an August hit and run that severely injured a bicyclist; the suspect faces multiple charges including Leaving the Scene of a Crash.

A tractor-trailer rollover on I-275 sparked a fire, which St. Petersburg Fire Rescue crews promptly addressed. The driver survived with non-critical injuries, and crews conducted a hazmat evaluation post-fire.

ICE announces charges against 12 in an international smuggling and asylum fraud conspiracy, highlighting Homeland Security Investigation's efforts to combat organized immigration crime.