3 Chinese nationals sentenced for illegally taking photos of Florida Navy base

Three Chinese citizens were sentenced to prison terms this week for illegally taking photographs of sensitive areas inside a Florida naval base.

Troopers deliver baby girl on downtown Tampa street

Florida Highway Patrol troopers helped bring a baby girl into the world on the streets of downtown Tampa Friday.

Florida troopers help deliver baby on side of road

Together, the troopers shielded the car with raincoats as the healthy baby girl was delivered.

Pilot, Florida family of 4 headed to funeral in Indiana die in Georgia plane crash

Officials said four members of a Florida family, including two young children, and a pilot on their way to a funeral in Indiana were killed in a plane crash in north Georgia

9 firefighters hospitalized in Jacksonville after ship explosion

Nine firefighters responding to a fire aboard a cargo ship in Florida have been hospitalized after the ship exploded, injuring eight and sending one to a hospital for heat exhaustion, authorities said. 

Universal Orlando to reopen on Friday with new safety protocols like virtual queues and distancing on rides

Several new safety measures will be in place when Universal Orlando reopens to the public on Friday. This will include virtual queues instead of lines and just a few people on rides at a time to assure social distancing.

Nearly 50 arrested after stores looted, burned during night of violent protests in Tampa

Growing anger and unrest over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis is now spilling into the streets of the Tampa Bay area. Protests took place on both sides of the bay, with the demonstration in Tampa turning violent overnight.