19+ hour, 41+ min ago   (249+ words) A Florida duo face criminal charges after deputies say they fired several firearms into the ground outside a local home while drinking on Saturday night. Deputies with the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 5100 block of Happiness Street…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (145+ words) WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. — Naomi James has been located and is safe, according to the Pasco Sheriff’s Office. ORIGINAL REPORT: Authorities in Pasco County are asking for the public’s help to find a missing and endangered 17-year-old girl last seen Saturday…...

4+ day, 21+ hour ago   (187+ words) POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 29-year-old Mulberry man wanted on an active felony warrant was taken into custody Tuesday at a Lakeland convenience store after a detective spotted him riding a motorcycle without a mask. The encounter began Tuesday when a…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (117+ words) MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – A 77-year-old Florida woman died Tuesday morning after losing consciousness while snorkeling at Bahia Honda State Park in the Florida Keys. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Joan Bell Schlauch of Edgewater, Florida. According…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (243+ words) HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — A multi-agency law enforcement sweep over Labor Day weekend led to 27 DUI arrests across Hillsborough County roads and waterways, officials announced. The targeted enforcement effort was led by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office in partnership with the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (333+ words) PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — A multi-agency law enforcement crackdown targeted impaired drivers across Pinellas County over Labor Day weekend, resulting in dozens of criminal charges and hundreds of traffic tickets. The operation, known as a DUI Wolf Pack, ran from 7:00 p.m....

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (273+ words) WINTER HAVEN, Fla. – A 31-year-old Winter Haven man is in custody following a Friday night disturbance involving two knives and multiple victims in the Inwood area, authorities said. Deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office responded to an armed disturbance…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (172+ words) POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 42-year-old Sarasota man was taken into custody Friday following an altercation with a road construction worker in Lakeland late last month. Samuel Jones surrendered to detectives on Sept. 4 on an active Polk County warrant for third-degree…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (177+ words) POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 71-year-old Polk County man found himself behind bars after walking around outside without any clothes on, according to Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd. “The neighbor sees this goober smoocher wandering around outside naked and takes a…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (160+ words) HUDSON, Fla. — Authorities in Pasco County are asking for the public’s help to identify four men connected to an early-morning aggravated battery along State Road 52. According to the Pasco Sheriff’s Office, the incident occurred around 2:55 a.m. on Aug. 22 in…...