FLHSMV says the Criminal Alien Apprehension Team booked a Cuban national with a final order from May 1998 and an alleged 116 felony convictions, including narcotics and fraud.

A federal jury found a Tampa man guilty of involuntary manslaughter in a 2022 Coleman prison shank killing. He faces up to 13 years in federal prison.

An 80-year-old Tampa man died after his Chevrolet Silverado ran off State Road 60 west of Kelsey Lane and crashed into a ditch, troopers said.

An early-Tuesday residential fire in Venice drew a heavy emergency response and a public advisory to avoid the Brentwood Drive area.

A deadly overnight multi‑vehicle crash closed southbound I‑75 at mile marker 326 in Wildwood, Sumter County, causing major delays as troopers investigate.

Two manufactured homes burned on Munson Avenue in Dover; downed power line and threatened propane tanks complicated the response. No injuries were reported and investigators are on scene.

A child found unresponsive in Sarasota’s Newtown neighborhood later died at Sarasota Memorial Hospital. Police are investigating and asking anyone with information to call 941‑263‑6070.

A pedestrian was struck and later died after a collision at 49th Street North and 62nd Avenue North in St. Petersburg; police are investigating.

An overnight mobile home fire in Largo killed two people and injured a third. Investigators say the cause remains under review.

A Tampa man was arrested after a 103 mph chase on I‑75. Troopers recovered a loaded Glock and about 3.8 grams of fentanyl.

A 41-year-old driver was charged after an early-morning crash on 56th Street that killed a passenger, authorities say.

Organizers canceled Orlando's P Day after large groups of teens swarmed the fairgrounds, prompting a heavy police response and at least one hospitalization.

A probationary Tampa Police officer, Kevin Casazza, was arrested for suspected DUI on I‑275 just before midnight on May 9. He has been relieved of duty while criminal and internal probes proceed.