Sarasota police arrested a man after seizing 90.2 grams of fentanyl, 25.9 grams of cocaine and more than $10,000 during a search-warrant sweep on April 6.

A Houston father was struck and killed while flagging traffic on FM 1484 in Montgomery County. Authorities are investigating and the family has launched a fundraiser.

The MacDill Inn was evacuated Thursday after a reported threat; base officials say the move was precautionary while security teams investigate. Updates will be posted as available.

A high‑ranking Tampa police officer with more than 31 years of service was fired after an internal probe concluded he had been working under the influence of alcohol.

Explosions and a fast-moving fire hit a maintenance building on Swordfish Drive early Thursday, prompting evacuations; authorities say no injuries were reported.

A pretrial detention hearing in downtown Tampa was disrupted when a witness refused to testify in the case of a 16‑year‑old accused of killing another teen. The video posted by FOX 13 shows the judge and attorneys scrambling to regain order.

Investigators say a Powell Road house fire was deliberately set; a suspect is in custody and no one was hurt.

A 15-year-old was arrested after a late-night text threatened Middleton High. Police swept the campus before classes and say the teen faces a felony written‑threat charge.

A Pinellas County judge will decide April 10 whether Shelby Nealy will be sentenced to death for the killings of three members of the Ivancic family. The jury recommended death last summer; Nealy is already serving 30 years.

A Clearwater man was sentenced to seven years and six months in federal prison after admitting to distributing child sexual abuse material. He was ordered to pay $9,000 in restitution.

Ocala police arrested a man after the medical examiner reclassified a December 2025 pool death as a homicide. Authorities say evidence and surveillance tied the suspect to the scene.

Largo Fire Rescue crews fought a brush fire near Ulmerton Road and Wild Acres on Thursday as officials warn wildfire risk remains elevated across the state.

State investigators say a Jacksonville contractor underreported payroll and dodged nearly $300,000 in workers’ compensation premiums; he now faces felony counts that could mean decades in prison.