A Clearwater Beach woman was arrested and charged with first‑degree arson after police say she threatened on Facebook to “huff and puff” and then set a shed on fire. Fire crews contained the blaze and there were no injuries reported.

Federal agents circulated a wanted notice for Kevin J. Urban, last seen in Fort Myers and wanted on federal production/distribution child‑pornography charges.

A Palm Harbor accountant was indicted on six federal wire-fraud counts and accused of taking more than $890,000 from a client; prosecutors seek nearly $894,300 in forfeiture.

Angeline Academy in Land O' Lakes briefly went on controlled campus status Tuesday; the Pasco sheriff says there is no threat and normal operations have resumed.

A man was shot Tuesday afternoon in the Wilton Way area of Land O' Lakes; deputies say the injuries are non-life-threatening and a suspect is being sought.

Surveillance footage shows a man pull an 82-year-old woman to the pavement at a Hillsborough Avenue bus stop. Tampa police released the video and are asking for tips.

A man accused of posing as a Publishers Clearing House official allegedly scammed an elderly Merritt Island woman and returned to threaten her at gunpoint.

A mobile-home blaze in north Lakeland on Monday left one adult and two dogs dead, and state investigators were on scene probing the cause.

A precautionary boil water notice is in effect across Oldsmar after a water main break; officials say to boil drinking water and conserve while crews make repairs.

A Polk City man was sentenced to life after a jury convicted him of second-degree murder in a 2023 Ruskin fishing-trip shooting. Jurors rejected his self-defense claim.

Police say a Pinellas Park man scanned a banana at a Walmart self-checkout to ring up a $329 monitor; investigators say the stop led to drug evidence and an arrest.

Court documents say a woman used aliases and forged documents to collect fees and rent from renters who were not on the lease in Pinellas County.

A Tampa man is accused of sending death threats over Instagram after a breakup, and police say he also messaged the woman's employer as the harassment escalated.