A significant fire caused extensive damage to Clearwater's Fairwinds Treatment Center, but all staff and patients were safely evacuated without injuries.

Deputies in Tampa responded to reports of gunfire at an apartment complex, where they found a man shot multiple times who later died at the hospital. No suspect info is available, and an investigation is ongoing.

The Pasco Sheriff's Office found 17-year-old Geneva Whiting safe after she was reported missing in New Port Richey. Details of her recovery were not provided.

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office swiftly rescued five people from a sinking boat near Tampa Bay, with one person saved by a deputy and four by civilians.

An argument in Hudson's Beacon Woods area escalated into a shooting, resulting in one man's death. The shooter has been detained, and the incident is under Pasco County Sheriff's Office investigation.

Darrius Lovett was sentenced to almost six years in prison for possessing a loaded firearm as a felon, with his case highlighting Project Safe Neighborhoods' efforts.

Martez Manning was sentenced to 15 years for firearm possession after a guilty plea, with his seven felony convictions, including drug charges, leading to stricter penalties.

Chad Mathew Henderson was arrested for failing to maintain his sex offender registration after releasing from a DUI charge in Florida. He had not checked in since 2014 and failed to register his address post-release.

One dead, two injured in Wimauma shooting; homicide investigation underway by Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

Davenport clerk arrested for selling alcohol to a minor during Polk County Sheriff's Office's compliance operation, with one out of ten stores failing the check.

Bartow High School football coach Tyler Eden was arrested after allegations of inappropriate behavior with female students, including voyeurism and lewd conversations.

Randall Alderman, 61, from Polk County, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for producing child sexual abuse material and will also face lifetime supervised release.

A man was arrested by the Polk County Sheriff's Office for a fatal DUI crash in Winter Haven that killed Orli Dagoberto Argueta Sanchez in January. Sergio Nino Ramirez faces DUI and vehicular homicide charges.