A child was sitting on an unsecured, loaded firearm inside the vehicle, deputies say. Courtney Galhouse now faces three neglect charges.

Crews chipped through lime rock by hand near Chiefland to free the trapped dog, who trotted away unhurt.

Corporal Niomi Bruce is recovering at home after her patrol car was struck while she helped at an I-75 crash Monday night.

Prosecutors say a stolen vape pen triggered a Gibsonton shooting; the defense says their client ran because he feared he'd be shot.

Raul Diaz Rosario vanished on foot from West Comanche Avenue. Tampa Police say he suffers from cognitive decline.

One adult and a child showed signs of near hypothermia before deputies warmed them in the cabin and transported them to shore.

A neighboring business owner says she watched the SUV barrel in at full speed before it tore through a law office roof in Ruskin.

State health officials say the mosquito-borne illness didn't require travel this time — and mosquito control efforts are being increased.

Javen Montgomery vanished from the Weston Oaks Drive area of Holiday on Friday afternoon. Deputies are asking anyone with tips to come forward.

Elianna Levos was last seen near State Road 54 in Odessa wearing a tank top, leggings and black slippers.

Sgt. Billy Harvester used a patrol-car defibrillator to help a Plant City man start breathing again before paramedics arrived.

One cat survived the West Shadow Court blaze and is now recovering at a veterinarian's office.

Juliana Alyssa Brown told detectives she hid the cat's body from her family after the 2024 incident in Trinity.