1+ hour, 46+ min ago  (199+ words) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. " A Sunday morning call turned into a major crime scene today after an officer-involved shooting in a St. Petersburg neighborhood left one man hospitalized and triggered a massive independent investigation. The incident unfolded at approximately 11: 15 a. m. , when a…...

2+ hour, 44+ min ago  (159+ words) HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. " A late-night delivery turned violent last week in Town "n" Country, leading to the arrest of a 30-year-old suspect. Hillsborough County Sheriff"s Office deputies took Daniel Eckstein into custody at 12: 48 a. m. on Friday, June 26, 2026, following a two-day…...

21+ hour, 32+ min ago  (162+ words) MONROE COUNTY, Fla. " A 34-year-old Delray Beach man is behind bars after allegedly stealing a kayak from an Islamorada home and trying to paddle away through the mangroves. William Mathew Hallowell was arrested on June 26, 2026, and faces charges of burglary…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago  (247+ words) FBI Director Kash Patel A repeat drug trafficker who walked out of federal prison early thanks to a mechanized signature in the final days of the Biden Administration has been arrested to face the justice system once again. James Howard…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago  (334+ words) The U. S. Department of Justice is pushing back against a federal court ruling that held a government lawyer personally liable for a federal agency's failure to return a migrant's personal belongings on time. In a reply brief filed June 23, 2026, with the…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (248+ words) LAKELAND, Fla. " An argument between roommates escalated into a physical altercation and a brief police standoff east of Lakeland on Thursday evening. The Polk County Sheriff's Office arrested 53-year-old Christopher Shannon Johnson following the incident at a residence off Country…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (264+ words) A multi-state manhunt ended Tuesday afternoon in a remote stretch of Oregon wilderness when federal deputies tracked down and arrested a former Texas correctional officer wanted for child sexual assault. Kenneth Wayne Leatherwood, 41, of Georgetown, Texas, surrendered without incident to…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (372+ words) A state appeals court on Thursday affirmed the convictions and three-and-a-half-year prison sentence of a motorcyclist involved in a Cleveland street takeover that left a police officer injured. The Eighth District Court of Appeals rejected claims from Andrew Fusco that…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (167+ words) RIVERVIEW, Fla. " A six-month investigation into a fatal drug overdose has ended with a Hillsborough County man facing a first-degree murder charge. The case dates back to Dec. 29, 2025, when deputies responded to a call regarding an unresponsive person at a…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (372+ words) The Florida Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that evidence uncovered during a police search cannot be thrown out of court simply because officers failed to follow the state's "knock-and-announce" rules before breaking down a door. The 6-1 decision directly overturns a…...