Bank staff in Ruskin halted a $1.7 million wire after an AI‑enabled scam attempt. Regulators warn deepfake tactics are increasingly used to push large transfers.

A truck collided with a train near Kathleen Road northwest of Lakeland Thursday night, killing one person as deputies investigate.

A noncitizen with a prior sex‑offense conviction was sentenced to three years in federal prison in Tampa, federal prosecutors said.

A Port Charlotte man who held two women hostage in 2023 was convicted of kidnapping and sentenced to two life terms, prosecutors say.

Bradenton detectives marked the third anniversary of Dwight Sutton Sr.’s 2023 killing and renewed reward offers as the investigation remains open. Tips are being sought.

A former '19 Kids and Counting' star was arrested after a 14‑year‑old said she was abused at age 9 during a 2020 Panama City Beach vacation.

Hillsborough County detectives say they shut down a Riverview chop shop and arrested three people in a multi‑state stolen‑vehicle ring that stole high‑end SUVs worth about $388,000.

OSHA has cited Primoris after an Aug. 12 electrocution in Seminole that killed one worker and left two severely burned; federal inspectors proposed $49,650 in penalties.

A 27-year-old allegedly stole an ambulance outside Randolph Health in Asheboro and led deputies on a 50-mile chase that ended in Pinehurst. He was arrested and faces multiple charges.

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.