A two-alarm blaze at a storage facility near N. 56th Street and Sligh Avenue sent heavy smoke across Tampa Friday night; crews fought the fire and no injuries were reported.

A 21-year-old Jacksonville corrections officer was arrested in Manatee County on an attempted sexual battery charge and has resigned; investigators say the case is ongoing.

Court papers say a Georgia man posted gruesome threats on X aimed at former federal officials Kristi Noem and Pam Bondi; a federal grand jury has indicted him on multiple counts.

A Woodland Middle School teacher in North Port was arrested May 8 on three felony counts alleging inappropriate touching. Investigators say the probe is ongoing.

A domestic dispute in Meadow Pointe turned violent Friday morning, with a stabbing followed by a shooting; deputies say there is no ongoing threat and an investigation is underway.

HCSO’s aviation unit tracked a stolen SUV to Hawkstone Trail and Balm Boyette; ground deputies arrested two teens after a traffic stop.

A Chicago man was arrested after deputies say he drove onto the sand at Fort Myers Beach and performed donuts during sea turtle nesting season, prompting an FWC inquiry.

Manatee County detectives say a man used power of attorney to take roughly $350,000 from a woman with dementia. The case underscores a growing elder‑fraud problem.

A man was killed Thursday evening on the 700 block of Caliente Drive in Bloomingdale. Hillsborough deputies say the case is an active investigation.

A road‑rage attack in Winter Haven left a driver bloodied and a Lakeland man jailed on multiple felony counts.

A fatal early-morning crash shut all westbound lanes of I-4 at Mango Road in Seffner, diverting traffic off Exit 10 while troopers investigated.

A bomb threat emptied the Inverness Walmart on May 7 as deputies swept the store and asked the public to avoid the scene. Investigators remained on site into the evening.

An 18‑year‑old Sarasota influencer known as Hullo was arrested May 6 and charged with 15 counts after detectives say a phone forensic exam turned up child sexual abuse material.