Bartow man kills father, injures mom because dad wanted him to stop playing video games and get a job: PCSO
A Bartow man is dead and a woman is fighting for her life after deputies say their son shot them Saturday night and bolted.
Lakeland woman accused of threatening ‘evil’ insurance company: ‘Delay, deny, depose. You people are next’
A Lakeland woman who police say was upset over a denied insurance claim was arrested after police say she made threats against Blue Cross BlueShield.
2 North Texas men arrested for $400,000 Lego crime ring spanning multiple states
Investigators discovered the group had been committing crimes since 2021, and the number of stores they hit was lengthy.
Video: Florida bear caught on camera making sure the Grinch doesn’t steal Christmas
A bear wasn’t going to let the Grinch steal Christmas from a Florida family, so it stole the Grinch not once, but twice.
Arlington man pleads guilty to kidnapping Lyft driver at gunpoint, driving 1,300 miles to Florida
An Arlington man pleaded guilty to kidnapping a Lyft driver at gunpoint, forcing him to drive over 1,300 miles to Florida as part of a ransom plot targeting a social media influencer.
Tyre Sampson's family awarded $310M in son's deadly fall from Orlando FreeFall ride
A Florida jury has awarded $310 million to the family of Tyre Sampson, the 14-year-old who died in 2022 after falling from the FreeFall ride at ICON Park in Orlando.
Hillsborough Sheriff Chad Chronister withdraws from President-elect Trump's DEA nomination
Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said he's withdrawing from consideration after President-elect Donald Trump nominated him to head the Drug Enforcement Administration.
Sarah Boone sentence: Florida woman sentenced in boyfriend's suitcase murder
Sarah Boone, the Florida woman convicted of killing her boyfriend in Feb. 2020 by locking him inside a suitcase, will spend the rest of her life in prison. Boone was convicted of second-degree murder by a six-person jury in October 2024.
2024 Atlantic Hurricane Season: 'Hyperactive' season with 3 landfalling hurricanes in Florida
As the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season ends Saturday, it will indeed go down in the books as a "hyperactive" season that, despite not quite reaching the lofty forecasts for record-breaking activity given in the spring, still reached well-above-average levels, according to researchers at Colorado State University (CSU).
Florida TikTok influencer arrested for stealing $500 worth of items at Target: police
A TikTok influencer was arrested Wednesday for stealing around $500 from a Florida Target last month, police said.
Gallery: Tropicana Field hurricane damage seen in newly released photos
We’re getting our first look at damage inside Tropicana Field thanks to new photos released by the Tampa Bay Rays, even as the team's future location remains up in the air.
Elon Musk impersonator accused of stealing up to $600K from woman using Facebook, Bradenton police say
A man pretending to be billionaire Elon Musk on Facebook is facing charges, accused of stealing as much as $600,000 from a woman he befriended on the social network, the Bradenton Police Department said.
Netflix sued over Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson fight streaming issues
"60 million Americans were hyped to see ‘Iron’ Mike Tyson, ‘The Baddest Man on the Planet’ versus Youtuber-turner-prizefighter Jake Paul. What they saw was ‘The Baddest Streaming on Planet,’" reads the lawsuit.
Most expensive US cities to raise kids in 2024 revealed
On average, a household with one child experiences a 40% increase in annual living costs, while having two children raises costs by a substantial 70%, the study found.
Spirit Airlines bankruptcy: What travelers need to know
Spirit Airlines filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday morning, following months of uncertainty about its future as proposed mergers with JetBlue and Frontier did not pan out.
Spirit Airlines files for bankruptcy
Spirit Airlines has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection following significant financial struggles due to mounting losses and debt maturities, the airline announced Monday.
Rep. Matt Gaetz resigns from Congress after Donald Trump nominates him for Attorney General
Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz has resigned from Congress, hours after President-elect Donald Trump announced he would be nominated for Attorney General.
Trump picks Sen. Marco Rubio as his Secretary of State
Florida's senior senator is getting a promotion. President-elect Donald Trump nominated Sen. Marco Rubio as his Secretary of State.
Trump expected to pick Sen. Marco Rubio as Secretary of State, multiple reports say
President-elect Donald Trump is expected to nominate Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida as Secretary of State, according to multiple published reports.
Spirit Airlines flight from Florida hit by gunfire while trying to land in Haiti
A Spirit Airlines flight out of Florida was struck by gunfire on Monday while making a landing in Port-au-Prince in Haiti on Monday.