A Winter Haven passenger was ejected from a Harley on Polk Parkway and struck by a trailing car; the rider was hospitalized and the Florida Highway Patrol is investigating.

A Tampa police sergeant was struck by a car while directing traffic outside Raymond James Stadium after a Zach Bryan concert and is recovering in hospital. The driver was cited.

Hillsborough deputies are probing a fatal shooting after a vehicle with two gunshot victims was found in a Ruskin ditch; one person died and another is stable.

A Tampa officer fired a single round during a Hyde Park foot chase; no one was hit and a 24-year-old man was arrested on multiple drug charges.

A Tulsa traffic stop in January turned into a federal fentanyl seizure after lab tests confirmed fentanyl and booking records showed the driver had been deported last year.

Deputies say a St. Petersburg man beat his family’s 7‑year‑old Chihuahua mix to death with a chair; the suspect has been arrested and charged with felony animal cruelty.

A 66-year-old Ocala man was struck and killed while crossing State Road 200 north of East Buffalo Lane, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

A multi-vessel blaze near the Tampa Yacht & Country Club sent thick smoke across the marina; crews and the Coast Guard responded and at least one boat sank.

A 20-year-old Port Charlotte man was sentenced to 25 years after authorities say a large fentanyl stash was seized. Prosecutors say the weight of the drug triggered the mandatory minimum.

A 37‑year‑old registered sex offender was arrested Wednesday in Sarasota during a multi‑agency crimes‑against‑children operation. He now faces 10 counts of promoting child pornography.

A suspected swatting call briefly put Innovation Preparatory Academy on a controlled campus status; deputies cleared the school and are investigating the hoax.

Plant City High School went into a precautionary lockdown Friday as Hillsborough deputies investigated on campus; officials say there were no injuries.

A Hillsborough judge excluded a months‑old text thread prosecutors wanted to use in the trial of a University of Tampa student accused in her newborn’s death.