A Kissimmee man was sentenced to over 12 years in prison for trying to entice a minor for sexual activities, following an FBI and local law enforcement sting operation.

A Tampa man, Zecki Halum, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute marijuana, facing 5 to 40 years in prison after being a fugitive for nearly 15 years.

There was a boat collision near Tampa leading to a man overboard; officials are searching. The other passenger was hospitalized, and the circumstances are under investigation.

A former Manatee County corrections deputy was charged with aggravated assault for pulling a gun on a man, contradicting his self-defense claim. He resigned after the incident.

A Winter Haven man has been charged with manslaughter after a fatal gun discharge incident, which he initially claimed was an accident while cleaning the gun, despite a lack of cleaning supplies at the scene.

An Alabama man, Craig Anthony, received a 15.5-year sentence for distributing child sex abuse material, following a guilty plea and an undercover HSI operation.

An Ecuadorian man pleaded guilty to smuggling over 1,700 kilograms of cocaine after his vessel was intercepted by the US Coast Guard. He faces a minimum of 10 years to a maximum life sentence.

Two men were arrested for alleged involvement in a return-fraud scheme causing over $8 million in losses to retailers. They face charges of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and could receive up to 20 years in prison if convicted.

A Colombian man received a 15-year sentence for drug trafficking after a guilty plea, following USCG's seizure of $55 million worth of cocaine at sea.

Arayiah Hudson was charged with first-degree murder for the death of her son, Joseph, after Tampa police found evidence of abuse and an autopsy showed blunt force trauma.

Joel David Fonseca Flores from Orlando is convicted of conspiring to distribute fentanyl that led to a death and now faces 20 years to life in prison.

Honduran man Erlin Maradiaga-Flores pleads guilty to aggravated identity theft for circumventing U.S. employment verification, facing two years in federal prison.

Sheriff's deputies were monitoring Stephen Hudek at Sarasota Memorial Hospital when he died early Monday; his death is under investigation pending a medical examiner's report.