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A bomb squad robot pulled a live pipe bomb from Jesse Korff's pocket during a Fort Myers hostage call. He'd already served time for selling deadly toxins online.
Troy Taylor allegedly asked a Target employee her age before hooking her necklace and pulling her toward him.
Body cam footage shows police, a Zodiac and a sheriff's helicopter racing to pull a captain off a sinking sailboat near Big Pass.
A student says deputies searched him at gunpoint after a threat locked down Port Charlotte High minutes after a scheduled drill.
Bianca DeSouza will serve 10 years of probation and mandatory inpatient care instead of decades behind bars.
Park workers pulled the man from the water and began CPR before paramedics arrived Wednesday morning.
Food & Drinks in ...
Franchisees Mario Canal and his wife say nearby gyms sealed the spot on Lithia Pinecrest Road.
A Lakeland soft-serve trailer known for weddings is angling for a real address on South Collins Street.
Transportation & Infrastructure in ...
The Lakeland City Commission just approved federal cash to expand the terminal that's already served 390,000 flyers since 2024.
Fire Station 87 cost $10.2 million, but taxpayers didn't front a dime upfront. Developer Mattamy Homes paid instead.
Arts & Culture in ...
Public artist Alex Kaufman built a 175-foot mosaic downtown, but he's not sure he can afford a studio there much longer.
The crash happened near West 122nd Avenue at 9:30 p.m., where FHP says the woman entered the path of a southbound Lexus.
Federal money will retool a Ybor Channel shipyard and fund a new 249-passenger ferry linking Tampa and St. Petersburg.
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