Police: Man dies in go-kart accident after breaking into speedway

A man died in a go-kart accident in Pinellas Park after investigators said he and another person unlawfully entered the speedway Thursday night.

Naked Florida bicyclist stole underwear from sex shop, cops allege

A man in Florida was seen pedaling a bike in the nude before swiping underwear from a sex shop, police reported, saying the man was under arrest.

Florida boy, 2, died in sweltering van at daycare after driver turned off safety alarm, report says

The 2-year-old Florida boy who died inside a daycare center's sweltering van last week was left alone after the driver reportedly failed to follow protocol and switched off a safety alarm.

Police say teen murdered grandfather over TV show

A Florida teenager is accused of second-degree murder, and could be charged as an adult, in the beating death of his grandfather.

Police: Boy, 3 died due to washing machine entrapment

A three-year-old boy died in what authorities are calling a "tragic accident" involving a front-loading washing machine.

Sarasota sheriff warns parents about 15 apps that could be used to target children

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office made headlines last year when it released a list of apps that could put children at risk of being targeted by predators. Now the sheriff's office has added more apps parents should watch out for on their kids' phones.

Florida woman fights off home intruder, tells him 'I'm not your mama'

Alice Coleman said she woke up to a fire alarm going off and opened the front door of her Fort Lauderdale apartment to see what was happening. But that's when Fort Lauderdale police said 34-year-old Fitzroy Morton confronted her.

The first American to storm the beaches of Normandy on D-Day

Col. Leonard Schroeder kept some very special boots in his Pinellas County garage. He wore them the day he led the charge that drove the Nazis out of France.

Trump MAGA flag stirs controversy in The Villages

A "Make America Great Again"  flag is causing some controversy in a Florida retirement community.

North Port man badly burned in vape pen explosion

Working with glass and metal comes with its own safety code at Euro-Wall in North Port, but it's what happened inside an office that's caught many off guard. One of the company’s managers had just sat down when his vape pen exploded in his pocket. 

Woman claims second-degree burns from exploding vape batteries

A Bay Area woman has severe burns and bruises after she says two batteries for a vape device exploded inside her purse.

Autopsy shows exploding vape pen, not fire, killed St. Pete man

The autopsy report for a man whose vape pen exploded, causing a fire in his St. Petersburg home, shows the exploding pen -- not the fire -- killed him.

Vape pens cause concern after deadly fire

Firefighters and store owners are addressing concerns over vape pens following a weekend accident that left a man dead.