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ST. PETERSBURG A 65-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after deputies said he beat a 3-foot alligator with a shovel.David William Healey said he did it to protect others from the alligator, accord → Read More
A Winter Haven man was arrested after posting on Facebook that he wanted to → Read More
TAMPA One person was killed Tuesday when their vehicle was crushed by a falling semitrailer truck that broke apart, plunged off an Interstate 75 overpass and caught fire, authorities said.The chaot → Read More
Nearly 100 popular stories will stay closed on Thanksgiving Day this year, BestBlackFriday.com reports, as the fever for retailers to open a day early to get a jump on Black Friday sales cools.The li → Read More
Helmet on, it’s hard to single out Michael as the only girl on the Seven Springs football roster, and the third one in the school’s history. Not that it matters to her teammates.Off the f → Read More
TAMPA The rapper Plies, aka Algernod Lanier Washington, was arrested at Tampa International Airport on Wednesday after authorities say a gun was found in his carry-on bag.The 42-year-old Wesley Cha → Read More
A potential tropical cyclone over the central Bahamas is poised to develop into a tropical depression by Monday as it moves across the Florida Keys. According to the National Weather Service, the sto → Read More
JACKSONVILLE A gunman opened fire during a video game tournament on Sunday afternoon, killing two and wounding nine people in the Jacksonville Landing complex before killing himself, authorities sa → Read More
It was only a matter of time before the internets latest viral dance challenge ended with someone getting run over. And, of course, it happened in Florida.Florida man Jaylen Norwood, 22, was hit by → Read More
A rancid odor likened to "dirty socks" and burning plastic prompted a plane traveling from New York to Florida to make an emergency landing Thursday night. According to USA Today, Spirit Airlines Flight 779 left New Yorks LaGuardia Airport around 8:25 p.m. and diverted to Myrtle Beach, S.C., around 10 p.m. All 228 passengers were forced to evacuate and wait while the aircraft was inspected by… → Read More
A homeless man was hired for a job after a Tallahassee police officer helped him shave his beard. A viral video, posted on Sunday, shows police officer Tony Carlson helping a man named Phil shave out → Read More
Here are the latest headlines and updates on tampabay.com.NEW SHERIFF WON OVER THOSE IN POWER. THE VOTERS? THEY DONT GET A SAYRepublican Chad Chronister was appointed Hillsboroughs top cop after 26 → Read More
A suspect was arrested Wednesday evening in connection to the fatal shooting of Broward County rapper XXXTentacion, according to broadcast reports.According to Miami TV station WSVN, 22-year-old Dedr → Read More
TAMPA Police are working to recover a body that was found floating in the water near the Davis Island Sea Basin on Wednesday morning.It is uncertain how the body ended up there, according to police → Read More
Here are the latest headlines and updates on tampabay.com.SPECTRUMS NEW SERVICE WILL EVENTUALLY INCREASE THE COST FOR TVSpectrums new all-digital service is set to bring more high definition, faste → Read More
A Lakeland man and his girlfriend face charges of first-degree murder and aggravated manslaughter in the death of his 6-year-old daughter last week.Larry Lewis Golden Jr., 26, Breonna B. Wren, 21, we → Read More
A St. Petersburg teen, 16, and her unborn child were killed Sunday night in a crash in Pasco County, according to a release from the Florida Highway Patrol. Emily Pearson was killed on Little Road at → Read More
COMMERCE CITY, Colo. Intense gusts of wind sent two porta-potties careening into the air, spraying liquid onto people running and huddling for cover below.The original video, posted by Gabriel Flor → Read More
PALATKA A Florida man called the sheriffs office Tuesday after growing suspicious that the meth he had smoked was the wrong drug The concerned caller, 49-year-old Hawthorne resident Douglas Peter → Read More
FORT MEADE Florida Highway Patrol troopers located a fugitive wanted for DUI manslaughter in Polk County Wednesday, wrapping up a seven-year long search.Troopers arrested Bartley Joseph Jude Gorman → Read More