An hours-long standoff in Bradenton's Braden Castle Park neighborhood ended peacefully after negotiators secured a surrender. The suspect faces multiple charges as the case proceeds.

A 22-year-old was arrested after early-morning vehicle burglaries on Grove Street; police say officers recovered a handgun and charged him with armed burglary.

A Lake Mary man accused of a January I‑4 getaway was arrested weeks later when deputies recognized his car on the same stretch of highway.

A traffic stop on I‑4 near Davenport led to felony charges and a jail scuffle after deputies measured illegally dark front-window tint. The driver remains jailed in Polk County.

Polk County deputies say a Mulberry man who reported a drive‑by was actually shot by himself; he was arrested and faces a false‑report felony plus drug charges.

Tampa Fire Rescue says crews are on scene at the Olive Garden on East Busch Boulevard; eastbound lanes near 26th–30th streets are down to one lane.

A 38-year-old man was shot and killed outside the Jade Fox Lounge in Lakeland early Sunday; detectives say the shooter and victim were known to each other. Police are asking witnesses to come forward.

St. Petersburg reports a 16% drop in violent crime and its fewest homicides since 1967 as new youth prevention programs prepare to launch.

Hernando County Fire Rescue says crews are on scene of a working structure fire in the 12000 block of Ronald Street in Spring Hill. Authorities asked people to avoid the area while crews work.

An 18-year-old man was killed after being struck by two vehicles while crossing Dale Mabry Highway north of Idlewild Avenue West. The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating.

A Tennessee man was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison after an undercover internet sting in Iowa; prosecutors say messages and items found in his vehicle showed intent.

A Tampa-area man will serve 21.6 years after prosecutors say he used remote-access tricks and crypto schemes to steal from seniors in their 90s.

A high-speed crash on Harborview Road killed two people, including a 12-year-old. Troopers say the pickup reportedly fled an earlier wreck before striking another car.