A Hillsborough County deputy was arrested in Port Richey on March 24 and charged with domestic aggravated battery. The sheriff suspended him without pay as criminal and internal probes continue.

A Clearwater woman was arrested after allegedly threatening a St. Petersburg pastor and his congregation; a judge set bond at $50,000 and issued a stay‑away order.

A Tuesday night disturbance in Clearwater left a woman critically injured and a police officer wounded. A female suspect was arrested and detectives are probing a motive.

HCSO says three people were arrested after reports of vehicle break‑ins at a Brandon apartment complex just after midnight. Aviation and K9 units helped deputies locate suspects.

A Tampa woman known as the 'candy lady' was sentenced to 60 years after authorities say she sold fentanyl-laced snacks to neighborhood children.

A Jacksonville man received an 81-year sentence after prosecutors say he ran a drone-smuggling ring that dropped drugs, phones and razor blades into state prisons.

Tampa Police confirmed Assistant Chief Ruth Cate is on administrative leave. The city and department have not disclosed why; attorneys say no paperwork has been provided.

Hillsborough deputies arrested 45‑year‑old Marcos Proctor after finding chats and files investigators say show a juvenile forced into sexual acts with an animal; the sheriff says he faces hundreds of counts.

Hillsborough deputies are investigating a shooting that involved one of the agency’s deputies in Riverview. The call began as a domestic disturbance on Manor Cove Circle near Falkenburg Road.

Shoppers were evacuated from a Tampa Walmart after police say a woman tried to start a fire inside the store. The suspect is in custody and the store is closed while detectives investigate.

A semi-truck driver was killed Monday afternoon after his rig left Deen Still Road in Lake Alfred and rolled onto its side. Deputies found the driver pinned beneath the trailer and say the crash is under investigation.

A Fort Myers man was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison after prosecutors said he possessed and accessed child sexual abuse images and videos.

Court papers say detectives used digital records to tie a Tampa man to a Ruskin fentanyl death; the suspect now faces a murder charge.