Hours after Friday’s deadly school shooting in Santa Fe, Texas, bay area law enforcement officials pledged to beef up school...

BROOKSVILLE — Gov. Rick Scott suspended Hernando County Commissioner Nick Nicholson from his position on Thursday, a week after the 71-year-old commissioner was arrested on prostitution-related charges.Nicholson was arrested April 19 on charges...

"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...