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A Brandon attorney has been sentenced to six years and six months in federal prison for distributing child sexual abuse material, authorities announced. Senior U.S. District Judge Steven Merryday handed down the sentence to 47-year-old Benjamin Crawford, who pleaded guilty to the charges in June 2025. In addition to...

A trio of hunters will appear in court for killing a duck past the legal hours on Emeralda Marsh. An officer heard a series of gunshots at Emeralda Marsh near the boat ramp around 12:15 p.m. Saturday, according to a resource citation from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. As it was past the end...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — A woman in Polk County had her 111th birthday. She was celebrated by the county sheriff's office and staff from a home care facility. According to the Polk County Sheriff's Office, her birthday wish was to meet Sheriff Grady Judd. Gertrude Williams just turned 111...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - St. Pete police have arrested a second person in connection to a robbery in which two people sprayed employees at a CVS on January 5. Antone Jones was taken into custody on Tuesday after police say that him and his accomplice, Joseph Brown, entered the CVS at 301 Third Street South with...

Polk County is dotted with hundreds of lakes with some experiencing harmful algae blooms in recent years, especially during the warmer summer and fall months. To help forecast, detect and mitigate the potentially deadly blooms, GISJane LLC was awarded a $300,000 contract to study the issue on Polk’s publicly...

Cendall Williams from Harrison School for the Arts is among the winners of this year’s prestigious YoungArts awards. The YoungArts program, which began in 1981, highlights exceptional young artists from various disciplines throughout the nation. Past honorees include Jon Batiste, Timothée Chalamet and Viola Davis....

Home prices are expected to decline in parts of the Tampa Bay region this year, with local markets ranking among those projected to see some of the biggest drops in the country. FOX 13's Genevieve Curtis reports.

• Regional airports are becoming critical economic engines for Tampa Bay, supporting tourism, logistics, and workforce growth. • Infrastructure investment and cargo expansion are driving job creation and operational scale beyond major hubs. • Long-term competitiveness hinges on sustainability, community alignment,...

Learn how artists Gillian Fazio and Katerina Santos plan to drench Lakeland in color through its first-ever mural festival, and how small businesses + muralists can get in on the artistic action.

TAMPA, Fla. – Residents across the Tampa Bay area should keep both their rain gear and winter coats handy over the next 24 hours as a swift weather system brings a round of storms followed by a sharp drop in temperatures. According to the National Weather Service, the region...