Deputies say a blue Kia drove onto the sidewalk at Bruce B. Downs and N. 43rd, entered an active scene and the driver was arrested on a DUI charge.

Human remains found in a Cape Coral canal in 2024 have been matched to Rose Marie Gayhart, missing since 1985. The identification has reclassified the cold case as an active homicide investigation.

Polk County deputies arrested an 18-year-old and a 13-year-old after early-morning car burglaries in Jan Phyl Village; deputies say the masks led to enhanced charges.

A Gulfport mother was sentenced to life after pleading guilty to first‑degree murder when investigators found her son’s body hidden behind a false wall. Prosecutors say she used forged letters and staged messages to cover the crime.

A portion of the roof at Aviata at Bradenton collapsed Saturday evening, prompting an evacuation; Bradenton police say there were no injuries. Crews are on scene securing the building.

A Hillsborough County jury convicted Taron Criner this week in the fatal 2022 stomping outside a Busch Boulevard 7‑Eleven.

A former Vineland man was sentenced to 12 years in Lee County after pleading guilty to attempted kidnapping; the case follows his 2020 acquittal in a neighbor's death.

Five D.C.-area teens and their coach were arrested in Polk County after deputies say they stole $37.60 worth of snacks from a Davenport 7‑Eleven while on an AAU trip.

Prosecutors declined a proposed life‑in‑prison plea from Cornelius Whitfield, who faces multiple murder charges tied to two 2021 shootings; relatives begged for closure in court.

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is investigating a homicide outside a Plant City nightclub; a person involved is cooperating while detectives work the scene.

An attic fire at the Haven at Lake Deer apartments in Winter Haven displaced residents; no injuries were reported and the Red Cross is assisting.

Citrus County posted a sexual predator notice after Christopher Chambers established a residence in Inverness. The bulletin lists his conviction, address and supervision conditions.

A Punta Gorda Middle School teacher was arrested in Sarasota County and charged with sexual battery and lewd molestation tied to alleged abuse from 2014–2017.