HCSO says three people were detained in Lutz after deputies say they pointed rifle-like BB guns at the sheriff’s aviation helicopter during a prowler call.

A 20-year-old Tampa motorcyclist died after his Kawasaki collided with a left-turning Chevy Suburban on SR‑54 at Player Drive in Pasco County. Troopers say speed was a factor.

A Lakeland man is accused of causing a violent I-4 crash in Plant City that flipped his SUV through a highway sign and left a passenger with a broken femur. Troopers have charged the driver after investigators reviewed the scene.