A Winter Haven teen, Dwaine Anthony Sharpe, Jr., was arrested for armed robbery and dealing in stolen property after a botched Facebook Marketplace sale in Wesley Chapel.

A Riverview High School teacher was arrested for allegedly having a sexual relationship with a student. Investigations began after tips were received by the sheriff's office.

A pedestrian was fatally struck by a vehicle in Pasco County, Florida; FHP is investigating the incident involving a 58-year-old man and a 30-year-old driver.

Gulfcoast Eye Care agrees to pay $615,000 to settle allegations of submitting fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid, including false billings for unverified diagnostic tests.

Federal authorities have unsealed an indictment charging residents from Texas, Virginia, and Florida with a multi-state drug trafficking conspiracy involving cocaine distribution linked to the Sinaloa Cartel's Los Chapitos faction.

Honduran man pleads guilty to identity theft and fraud, faces up to 12 years in U.S. prison, highlighting concerns over employment verification systems.

Glen Rogers, convicted of the 1995 murder of Tina Marie Cribbs, was executed in Florida by lethal injection, marking the state's fifth execution this year.

Polk County investigates a suspected arson house fire in Lakeland, with one person hospitalized and another treated on site. Firefighters controlled the blaze quickly, and authorities are now seeking the cause.

ICE detained 33 individuals for illegal residence during a worksite operation south of Ocala, Florida, at construction sites in a fast-growing community.

Glen Rogers, dubbed the "Casanova Killer," will be executed in Florida for the 1995 murder of Tina Marie Cribbs. He previously claimed responsibility for 70 murders. His appeal was denied by the U.S. Supreme Court.

A botched robbery during a drug deal in Lakeland resulted in a shootout, a car crash, and two deaths, with six people, including four adults and two minors, now facing charges.

One man was shot dead in Seffner, prompting a homicide investigation by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. The unidentified victim was found with a fatal gunshot wound, and the suspect remains at large.

Sheriff Grady Judd reported arrests in a Lakeland double-homicide linked to a drug deal, where Davin Boutwell was shot and Nathaniel Jones was killed by Boutwell's car.