Deputies say a 17-year-old at Lennard High was arrested after knives and a book tied to the Columbine perpetrators were found in his backpack. The sheriff announced the arrest in a social post.

Deputies seized 66 slot machines at Spin 24/7 and arrested two people in a months‑long crackdown on illicit arcades in Sarasota.

A 21-year-old man was arrested after a USF student reported being strangled, beaten and threatened with a knife. Authorities say multiple felony counts have been filed.

A retired Tampa colonel was sentenced to 24 months after sending a photo of a classified CENTCOM email that prosecutors say revealed targets and timing for a planned operation.

Search teams recovered a man's body in Old Tampa Bay near the Courtney Campbell Causeway after he vanished while paddleboarding over the weekend.

Sheriff Bill Prummell and North Port Chief Todd Garrison appeared together in a video briefing about a local incident on March 30, 2026.

Hernando County Democratic Chair Brian Stewart was charged with misdemeanor battery after a Spring Hill "No Kings" protest confrontation. The Florida GOP is demanding his removal from leadership.

Deputies say a man fired through a front door in Apollo Beach, wounding a woman. He was arrested and is charged with attempted second-degree murder and other felonies.

A 19‑year‑old was shot and killed after an alleged brake‑check on San Mateo Boulevard. Police used license‑plate readers to track a silver Mustang to the North Valley and arrest a suspect.

Former customers say boats left for repair at a Palmetto shop vanished; a local man now faces charges as investigators piece together alleged scams.

An 83-year-old man from The Villages died after his Chrysler Pacifica ran off U.S. 41 and struck a tree north of South Pendant Point, state troopers say.

Pinellas County deputies arrested Carla Lynn Jenkins after a neighbor reported cats and dogs living in roach‑ and flea‑infested conditions. She now faces six animal‑cruelty counts.

A fast-moving brush fire in the Weeki Wachee Preserve prompted mandatory evacuations in Hernando Beach as crews and state forestry units rushed to protect homes.