Fire Station 15 rises near Weeki Wachee High School, but commissioners just rejected a tax hike to staff it.

A 38-year-old Holiday man riding in the stopped Elantra was also hurt on the notorious Pasco County corridor.

Hernando County's specialized Hazmat 7 unit was called out again, this time sending two patients to the hospital.

Health officials say the local cases follow days of warnings as rain-soaked Tampa Bay sees mosquito counts explode.

Curtis Tinsley's ring moved 10 kilograms of meth and a kilogram of fentanyl monthly across Polk County, prosecutors say.

Daniel Conahan, 72, faces execution next month for one 1996 killing — but detectives still link him to a dozen unsolved Southwest Florida cases.

Matthew McCormack's own face gave him away on the doorbell camera he tore down, deputies say. He later admitted trying to get inside the home.

Melissa Redway allegedly threatened Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church by email months after losing her Westminster Academy job.

A kidnapping on Platinum Drive escalated into a murder-suicide, prompting a rare joint briefing from two Tampa Bay sheriffs.

A Pasco County boy was found safe in the backseat after deputies used license-plate cameras to chase the truck into Coweta County.

A Suncoast Paving employee of about three years suffered critical injuries after equipment exploded on Anclote Road Monday morning.

Zaniyrah Gilbert disappeared at midday from the Bradenton campus, and deputies say she has run away before.

Joseph Killins faces trial over a 2023 Tampa attack that ended when family tracked the victim's phone to an apartment complex.