A Frostproof man was arrested after deputies found a loaded Ruger and ammunition; he told deputies he kept the gun to guard against alligators. The firearm was later traced to a 2022 burglary.

A Lakeland man was given a 35-year sentence after police say he ran a motel-based trafficking ring that exploited four teenage runaways.

A witness told jurors in Tampa about the November 2023 attack that killed a mother and her 14-year-old daughter as prosecutors prepare a capital case.

A Virginia man pleaded guilty after a 12-foot alligator was found shot near Stumpy Point; a social-media video helped investigators identify him.

A Navy base employee was critically hurt after a shark bit him while he swam at the NSA Panama City marina. State and federal agencies are investigating.

A Bonita Springs man was arrested after a multi‑vehicle crash on U.S. 41 in Estero that killed a 67‑year‑old Naples woman; troopers say the driver faces DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide charges.

Three masked vandals smeared feces and condiments on cars in the Epperson neighborhood. Pasco deputies are investigating and neighbors have added cameras.

An arrest affidavit says a St. Petersburg man struck a dog with a shovel; he faces cruelty and battery charges.

Chief Lee Bercaw opened a self‑initiated investigation after a bystander's Ybor City arrest video went viral. Tampa police say they are reviewing officers' body‑worn camera footage.

A St. Petersburg man was arrested after a late-night collision on Seminole Boulevard in Largo that killed an electric skateboard rider; police say breath tests read about .158 and .162.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers are searching for a woman who fled after a Sept. 29 hit-and-run on SR 54 in Zephyrhills that killed a 55-year-old moped rider.

Explosions and fire destroyed a Crystal River honey-processing facility, with Citrus County Fire Rescue estimating more than $1.2M in damages and state investigators called in.

A stolen car barreled into a St. Petersburg house early Monday, sparking a fire that left the home uninhabitable. Residents escaped and police are searching for the driver.