Escaped inmate police said could be head to Tampa is captured

A burglary suspect in Bradenton trying to escape police officers jumped into a pond and never resurfaced.

St. Petersburg Police officers are looking for a driver who they say hit and killed a person on an electric scooter early Saturday Morning on 34th Street North. Officers say a driver hit the person on a black e-scooter then left the scene. It happened just before 3am on Saturday.

Tarpon Springs Police are investigating a suspicious death Tuesday morning.

Sarasota Police said the body of a 24-year-old woman who went missing off Lido Beach on Saturday night has been recovered.

A whistleblower who obtained textbook purchase orders from more than a dozen Florida school districts alleges that big publishers violated state law by offering special deals to large districts.

The housing crisis is making it extremely difficult for people to find a place to live, but leaders with the city of Tampa and the Tampa Hope Catholic Charities are working to change that with more homeless shelters.

A man who barricaded himself inside an apartment for several hours Thursday morning has been arrested, according to the Tampa Police Department.

Parents of a 9-year-old boy said he's recovering at Tampa General Hospital after a house fire in Seffner Thursday night.

A dual-engine propeller plane ended up off the runway Monday afternoon at St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport. The pilot of the twin-engine Cessna was uninjured and walked away from the plane safely.

A jury found a local doctor and former pharmaceutical sales representative guilty of conspiring to pay and receive kickbacks in connection with prescribing a highly addictive fentanyl spray.

Tonight, as we collectively process the Uvalde shooting, many are wondering how we can prevent this from happening again. It's a question we took to local leaders and experts and even a parent, who has lost a child in a similarly tragic event.

Hillsborough County is seeking input from the public on plans to improve the growing downtown in Wimauma.

Senator Jeff Brandes, who represents St. Petersburg was one of the loudest advocates for an insurance-focused special session . When the session was announced Brandes was hopeful it meant meaningful legislation was ahead, but as he said some of the changes that are coming are too little, too late.

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) said an 18-year-old has been arrested for murder in relation to a shooting in Dade City that left two kids injured and a man dead Wednesday afternoon. A second person has been arrested in connection to the shooting.

Riverview teen Kennedy McCormick uses her birthday to raise money for Feeding Tampa Bay

Tuesday night local leaders and housing experts held a panel to talk about how the rising price of paradise is forcing some people onto the streets and keeping others from accessing vital services to end the cycle of homelessness.

Dunedin's Curlew Water Tower gets cute critter makeover from muralist Tom Stovall

Palmetto Police said there were no injuries after a shot was fired during a fight at a Palmetto High School football game on Wednesday night.

The doctor has spoken and released his top 10 beach list for 2022. For a second year, only two Florida beaches made Dr. Beach's list, which included Tampa Bay's Caladesi Island State Park.

ABC Action News highlights good things happening in Palma Ceia.