A woman was found dead inside a Seminole Heights home Sunday; Tampa police say detectives are investigating and have cordoned off the 3000 block of West Wilder Avenue.

Surveillance video shows a Hillsborough County bus aide striking a 10‑year‑old special‑needs student; two school employees were arrested and advocates are calling for cameras.

A 24-year-old man is jailed on a second-degree murder charge after deputies found his 65-year-old mother stabbed to death in a Clearwater mobile home park. Investigators say he admitted to the killing and the sheriff’s homicide unit is handling the case.

A Puerto Rico woman was sentenced to five months in federal prison after threatening flight attendants on a Tampa flight and forcing the plane back to the gate.

A 74‑year‑old Crystal River passenger died after a pickup driver fled the scene of a five‑car crash on US‑41; troopers are asking the public for tips.

A jury convicted Tyrone Covington of manslaughter and aggravated child abuse in the 2020 beating death of his girlfriend’s 8-year-old son; sentencing is set for March 2, 2026.

Two Clearwater women face felony animal‑cruelty charges after deputies say a 3‑pound dog named Princess was thrown from a moving SUV and seriously injured.

Lizbet Sanchez-Alvear was sentenced to 16 years after prosecutors say she brokered multi‑kilogram shipments of fentanyl and meth into Pasco County; an associate got 27 months.

A 63-year-old motorcyclist died after his bike struck an SUV at the intersection of 5th Street East and 301 Boulevard East in Bradenton. Troopers say the crash remains under investigation.

Clay County deputies say a traffic stop of a Tampa-registered car produced two firearms and suspected cocaine; a passenger was booked on two felony counts, the sheriff’s office posted on March 1.

Bradenton police arrested 61‑year‑old Brent Williams after a narcotics search that turned up crack, cash and a vehicle. Williams — a 12‑time felon — faces trafficking and related charges.

A 79-year-old Winter Haven woman was killed Friday in a two-vehicle crash at Winter Lake Road and Camellia Drive. Deputies say the other driver is in critical condition and an investigation is underway.

A 30‑year‑old Tampa woman was arrested after firing multiple shots at two people leaving a home on East Sligh Avenue; no injuries were reported and deputies recovered a firearm and shell casings.