A Pinellas County jury convicted Derriontae Ward of first‑degree murder in the 2021 Clearwater drive‑by that killed 18‑year‑old Ivon Cobbs Jr. Investigators said 21 shots struck the victims' car.

A 14-year-old Lakeland Highlands Middle School student faces 20 charges after police say he called in six bomb threats to his school; he remains in juvenile custody.

A St. Petersburg man was arrested after police allege he violently abused two dogs; officers deployed a Taser and he now faces felony animal cruelty counts.

Polk County deputies launched a death investigation after human bones were found in woods near Fish Hatchery Road and Morgan Combee Road.

A littering stop near Wahneta led deputies to find nearly 19 grams of meth in a car, and two people now face trafficking and related charges.

A month‑long Polk County undercover sweep ended May 28 with five arrests, including a Lakeland man accused of selling drugs while wearing a court‑ordered GPS ankle monitor.

A Brooksville man pleaded guilty and received a six-year youthful-offender sentence after authorities say he shot at a woman’s car following a grocery-store argument. The incident was captured on surveillance and led to a Feb. 2025 arrest.

A Tampa resident says scammers posing as deputies coached him into depositing about $800 into a crypto ATM. Authorities warn to hang up and verify.

Three people were charged after a Martin County burglary probe uncovered an alleged retail-theft ring that prosecutors say stole tools across 13 counties and fenced them in Miami-Dade.

Tampa police say a Toyota SUV struck and later killed a 19‑year‑old bicyclist on W. Waters Avenue; parts recovered at the scene point to a 2013–2016 Toyota RAV4.

A cherry picker toppled onto a parked car at The Wave Condos in St. Petersburg; the owner was not inside and details remain limited.

Tampa‑based Oglethorpe Inc. agreed to a $32 million DOJ settlement over alleged Medicare overpayments tied to admissions at three Ohio facilities and faces a 10‑year exclusion from federal health programs. The case stems from a whistleblower suit by four former employees.

A 15-year-old driver crashed a Dodge Durango into a Clearwater home Tuesday night and ended up atop a parked car, troopers say. The teen was hospitalized and FHP is investigating.