HCSO detectives served a search warrant in Riverview and arrested 44‑year‑old Joshua Greathouse after finding firearms, fentanyl, meth and related evidence. The investigation remains active and could bring additional charges.

Pinellas County police arrested Devin Rudd, saying he used Grok to create nude images of a woman without her consent. The case comes amid international scrutiny of Grok and other AI image tools.

Tampa police and Hillsborough deputies say they're aware of a planned 'teen takeover' in Brandon and will boost patrols. Officials urged parents to stay alert.

A Citrus Springs parent faces felony charges after allegedly pulling a handgun at a school bus stop and telling a substitute driver it was her "lucky day."

Pinellas County deputies shot and killed a suspected home intruder after a 911 call to a Candler Road home. Detectives from the county's deadly‑force task force are investigating.

A head-on crash on Treiman Boulevard early Friday killed a Zephyrhills woman and sent two others to the hospital as troopers probe the cause.

A Tampa man was sentenced to 50 years after pleading guilty to dozens of child-sex and pornography counts, and will be designated a sexual predator. Prosecutors say the case involved multiple victims and hundreds of images.

Bradenton police say an elder-fraud probe found linked investment and romance scams that cost a local man six figures; a North Carolina woman was arrested and faces extradition.

A motorcyclist died Thursday after colliding with a semi at the US‑41 entrance to I‑275 in Manatee County. Troopers say they are investigating the traffic signal and vehicle speeds.

The Florida Supreme Court refused to overturn Darious Wilcox’s 2008 murder conviction in Broward County, denying his post‑conviction and habeas petitions.

Demontrae Fagan was sentenced to 33 years and nine months after pleading guilty in a case prosecutors say involved violence, drugs and firearms to control victims in Tampa.

A former Pinellas Park teacher was sentenced to 20 years after an undercover FBI sting uncovered attempts to meet what he believed was a 9-year-old, court records show.

A 25-year-old Orlando man died after his car left I-75 and struck an I-275 overpass support near mile marker 228 in Palmetto early Thursday.