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The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) announced Friday the arrest of a Wimauma teen after uncovering illegal firearms and drugs.

ABC Action News is helping families prepare for the first day of school. School starts in Pinellas County on Monday, Aug. 11. Watch full interview with Superintendent Kevin Hendrick. Good Morning Tampa Bay anchors Deiah Riley and Andrew Kinsey spoke with the Pinellas County Schools Superintendent, Kevin Hendrick,...

Hope Villages of America volunteers package up food to distribute to those in need. With a team of fewer than 10 employees, Hope Villages of America’s food bank is feeding more than 6,500 people in Pinellas County each month — and the nonprofit says it’s in desperate need of volunteers to keep up.

Family members of the man killed in the Clearwater Ferry crash three months ago say justice is one step closer after local business mogul Jeffry Knight was arrested in the case. But they still mourn Jose Castro, the 41-year-old postal service worker from Tarpon Springs, as they prepare for what...

TAMPA, Fla. - A man faces serious charges after Hillsborough County deputies say he sold fentanyl for years while living in the United States illegally and using a fake name. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says its Special Investigations Division, along with the FBI and Homeland Security Investigations,...

Marijuana-related poisoning cases in pets have surged 448% over the past six years, often after a curious dog finds a forgotten gummy or brownie left within reach.

"It makes me feel horrible." Woman endures jail time after stunning escalation in battle with HOA: 'Never heard of anything like this in my life' first appeared on The Cool Down .

A multi-state investigation into child sex crimes culminated in a dramatic arrest at San Francisco International Airport (SFO), where a Delta Air Lines pilot from Florida was taken into custody just after arriving on a flight from Minnesota. On Saturday evening, July 26, 2025, detectives from the Contra Costa County...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Lessons from last year's hurricanes were top of mind for one Clearwater business owner when she decided to relocate her salon after 30 years in the same spot. A ribbon cutting was held Thursday for the White Sand Salon. Longtime customers knew it as Sharmaine's Salon...

TAMPA, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) has launched a death investigation after an inmate at the Falkenburg Road Jail was found unresponsive and later died. According to the HCSO, Gary Grider, 57, was discovered in his bed by detention deputies at 5:25 p.m. on Thursday,...