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Missing Teen Ditched School | Nurse Stole Fentanyl | Battle Over $420K Water Bill | Illegal Gambling Arcade Closed | Tracking Hurricane Erin

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A man shot at a Tampa apartment complex later died from his injuries and one person is in custody, police said.
The Japanese brand’s planned stores in Clearwater and South Florida are among Daiso’s first in the state.
55 full-size arcade-style video slot machines and more than $160K were seized from a gambling arcade in Bradenton, the Manatee sheriff said.
Hurricane Erin is the first Atlantic hurricane of the season, and could intensify into a major Category 4 storm as it moves toward the U.S.
A FL medical examiner has officially identified a body found in a retention pond near Interstate 75 as Giovanni Pelletier, 18, MCSO said.
A deputy shot and killed an armed man while serving a warrant at a Venice home, the Sarasota County Sheriff's Office said.
A shift to Tropical Storm Erin's path could bring heavy rains, strong winds, flooding to the East Coast, including FL, forecasters said.
With FL officials targeting pavement art, community leaders hope to save St. Pete's LGBTQ+ rainbow and Black History Matters street murals.
A woman who fled from deputies with her 2-year-old daughter during a Walmart theft investigation was arrested, Manatee County sheriff said.
Tim Enos is stepping down from the role of Sarasota County School Board chair to serve as Sarasota County Schools Police Dept. chief again.
The former CEO of a Tampa-based real estate investment firm was sentenced for federal prison for tax fraud, the U.S. DOJ said.
Weeks after a fatal St. Pete shooting, the fourth and final suspect was taken into custody, police said.
A man was shot by his brother after stabbing his sibling's girlfriend at a Bradenton home, the Manatee County Sheriff's Office said.
Forecasters are watching Tropical Storm Erin, which is expected to become a major hurricane, to determine whether it will impact Florida.
One person is dead and two injured after Duke Energy contractors were shocked in a Pinellas County electrical incident, reports said.
Watch police bodycam video footage of officers rescuing a man from a burning home in Tampa by pulling him out by the ankle.
The family of an 18-year-old vacationing in FL is calling for the FBI to investigate after his body was found in a retention pond off I-75.
Tropical Storm Erin is expected to strengthen into a major hurricane as it moves across the Atlantic. Here’s what it could mean for FL.