"I can't believe that somebody would leave three to six dogs in there to just starve to death like that," Kirby said.

WEEKI WACHEE — Neighbors said they hadn’t seen the woman in the house on Robina Road since Hurricane Irma blew through the area in September.

RUSKIN — Arthur D. Showley, 75, went fishing early Friday morning, something he did two or three times a week, friends said. When they saw his car and trailer still parked near a community boat ramp at 2 p.m., they thought that was strange."He...

TAMPA — Former Florida state Rep. Robert Wallace ended his life Monday night by jumping from a Dale Mabry Highway overpass, records show. He was 65.At least one witness saw Wallace plunge 40 to 50 feet onto Gunn Highway, according to a...

ST. PETERSBURG — Two boys were pulled out of a white Chevrolet Camaro after it smashed into a tree in November. One boy died last month and on Saturday, the other was charged with murder.St. Petersburg police charged Myles Abbott, 14, with...

APOLLO BEACH — A husband killed his wife and then shot himself following an argument Friday at a home on Spindle Palm Way, deputies said.Miroslaw Rosa, 60, shot Beata Rosa, 47, before killing himself, according to the Hillsborough County...

PORT RICHEY — A casino shuttle boat headed into the Gulf of Mexico caught fire Sunday, forcing 50 passengers to jump into chilly water just off a residential neighborhood.

TAMPA — A deputy investigating a child abuse tip early Saturday looked through the doorway of a quiet Seffner motel room to see a bed full of children who appeared to be asleep.Their mother’s boyfriend, Jack Junior Montgomery, gave...

Prepare yourselves Tampa Bay: It’s finally time for sweater weather.But you might need your rain jacket and umbrella, too.The weekend started Friday night with severe rain and wind gusts — even a slight risk of a tornado — that...

TAMPA — Delonda Walker, the most famous McDonald’s manager in the Tampa Bay area, didn’t say much when Kenny Hoffa and his family visited her at the Ybor City restaurant on Thursday.