Federal investigators are seeking possible victims in Tampa, Lakeland and Orlando after a Texas man was indicted in a nationwide child-exploitation case.

Fire crews were working a structure fire late Wednesday in Brooksville’s 70 block of A Street, with the public urged to avoid the scene.

A Ruskin man in a Superman costume allegedly broke into a boat and admitted taking three items, according to deputies.

A Temple Terrace man admitted sending violent online threats to people tied to a national media company. His federal sentencing is still ahead.

Probation checks in Citrus Park led to three arrests after investigators reported recovering three firearms and narcotics.

UHD has named Dr. Sally-Ann Ashton to lead a $2.6 million crime research initiative built around a first-of-its-kind Houston-area database.

A Tampa woman faces a murder charge after police say drugs she sold contributed to a man’s fatal overdose at a gas station.

A pedestrian was rushed to the hospital after a pre-dawn crash shut down 7th Avenue and Roosevelt Street near downtown Phoenix.

A Lakeland traffic stop led to a fentanyl-trafficking arrest for a Rotonda West woman after deputies reported finding 55.90 grams of fentanyl.

A St. Petersburg sanitation worker was fatally shot while on the job; police say a suspect was arrested after a long I‑75 standoff. The investigation is ongoing.

A University of Tampa student died days after a fall from a structure on Egmont Key.

A pickup truck struck two Palm River apartment units on Tuesday morning, sending two children to the hospital and prompting evacuations as crews searched the buildings.

Two dogs were found severely malnourished in an East Tampa apartment; a 38-year-old woman was arrested on aggravated animal-cruelty charges.