A Bradenton woman was sentenced to 15 months and ordered to repay $184,904.75 after admitting she used a fake passport to collect SNAP and Social Security benefits. Federal investigators say the scheme cost taxpayers nearly $185,000.

A 38-year-old Arizona man was ordered to serve 40 years after prosecutors say he groomed and abused a teenage girl in Vero Beach, then preserved images of the abuse. The sentence follows a multi‑agency probe led by the FBI Fort Pierce resident agency.

Three men were arrested after deputies say a woman was forced into a car, battered and held for hours before she escaped and found help. The sheriff’s office says the investigation is active.

A federal judge sentenced Cristian Diaz‑Garcia to 3 years and 2 months after a jury found he used stolen IDs to get work on a Pinellas County highway project.

Hillsborough deputies arrested a Tampa man after a two‑month probe into child sexual abuse material and bestiality; he faces roughly 100 counts.

Two Edison Nation executives admitted they falsified purchase orders after the company claimed more than $10M in PPE orders during April 2020, prosecutors say.

Children in Fort Meade found a military training grenade; state bomb technicians removed it after crews secured the scene.

A Seffner man was sentenced to two consecutive life terms plus 105 years after a 2025 incident in which he allegedly rammed a Hillsborough deputy's patrol car while fleeing.

A former Fort Myers resident was sentenced to two years for buying Glock handguns prosecutors say were smuggled to Canada.

A house in the 1400 block of Pinebrook Drive was heavily damaged by fire Tuesday; one adult and four children were inside and no injuries were reported. Officials say the cause is under investigation.

A Madison man admitted he failed to update his sex-offender registration after moving from Georgia. Sentencing is set for May 19 in Tallahassee.

Hillsborough County deputies say they used a Grappler device to stop a driver weaving through traffic in Tampa; the driver faces multiple charges.

A 75-year-old Spring Hill man was killed early Monday after being struck by multiple vehicles on U.S. 19. Troopers are asking witnesses and drivers with dash-cam footage to come forward.