President-elect Donald Trump is offering a public show of support for Pete Hegseth, his embattled choice to lead the Pentagon.

Donald Trump’s pick to run the Drug Enforcement Administration says he's withdrawing his name from consideration.

Losing a Cabinet nominee to the confirmation process isn’t unheard of for incoming presidents — including for Donald Trump when he was elected the first time.

Cameron Sutton has turned himself in, ending a weekslong search for the former NFL defensive back who was wanted on a domestic violence warrant.

A Florida sheriff has been ordered by a jury to pay $15 million to the parents of a teenager who died while trying to cross a highway after being kicked out of the state fair by deputies.

Detectives arrested an 18-year-old Florida man after receiving a tip that he threatened a mass shooting at a school in a social media post.

A Florida man already accused of child sexual abuse now faces new charges after victims came forward from as far back as 1972.

The St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a possible murder-suicide Sunday in St. Augustine involving two Hillsborough County deputies.

A sheriff’s deputy has fatally shot an 88-year-old man while doing a welfare check at his home.

Sheriff's officials say an alligator apparently attacked a woman whose body was found in a retention pond near Tampa.

A Florida sheriff says a 30-year-old man set his Tampa area condo on fire and turned the gun on himself after admitting to a friend in a FaceTime call that he’d killed his boyfriend during a dispute.

TAMPA, Fla. – A Florida sheriff’s deputy with one shift left before retirement was intentionally hit and killed by a man fleeing law enforcement, officials said. Despite their courageous efforts and those on frontlines at Tampa General Hospital, Master Corporal LaVigne passed away while in the line of duty. Master Corporal LaVigne was set to retire this week. He is survived by his wife, and two adult children, one of whom is also a deputy with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. He does not have any arrest history in Hillsborough County, but he was previously Baker Acted in Pasco County.

TAMPA, Fla. – A Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputy with one shift left before retirement was intentionally hit and killed by a man fleeing law enforcement, officials said. Despite their courageous efforts and those on frontlines at Tampa General Hospital, Master Corporal LaVigne passed away while in the line of duty. Master Corporal LaVigne was set to retire this week. He does not have any arrest history in Hillsborough County, but he was previously Baker Acted in Pasco County. pic.twitter.com/VIYq40Vs0z — HCSO (@HCSOSheriff) January 12, 2021LaVigne was a 30-year veteran with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office and was days away from retirement.

LUTZ, Fla. – The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested a man Sunday morning after who deputies said entered the home of Daria Berebato. The homeowner looked out a window and spotted Thomas, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said they discovered Thomas was carrying a knife, plastic zip ties, duct tape, mace and other items. Deputies said Thomas told them he planned on taking the homeowner hostage. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister told WFTS-TV that Thomas was obsessed with Berebato.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. Theres a new chapter for the Tiger King saga. Lewis is the missing millionaire who was married to Big Cat Rescue founder Carole Baskin. Don Lewis went missing without a trace in 1995. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister had already reopened the law enforcement investigation few weeks after the Tiger King series debuted on Netflix. The Tiger King documentary extensively covers repeated accusations that Baskin, killed her husband and possibly fed him to her tigers.

TAMPA, Fla. – A Florida man suspected in kidnapping his ex-girlfriend at gunpoint was killed in a Thursday night shootout with sheriff's deputies, officials said. Kocolis opened fire, hitting the woman's friend, whose injuries aren't considered life-threatening. They were able to drive away even though Kocolis opened fire, hitting the car four times. Deputies found Kocolis in a Burger King parking lot and he opened fire on them, the sheriff said. Chronister told reporters the officers involved were Sgt.

WIMAUMA, Fla. - A Florida woman whose alarmed parents discovered a trove of pipe bombs, weapons and bomb making materials in her bedroom was arrested by Tampa Bay area authorities Friday. "If used, these bombs could have caused catastrophic damage to hundreds, if not thousands of people," he said. On Thursday evening, he said Kolts' parents found the pipe bombs and other concerning items in her bedroom and called the sheriff's office. Because officers were so worried about the potential hazards of the materials, they left the home with the parents and called the agency's bomb squad. "It's because of these parents, who knows what type of catastrophic event was prevented in the Tampa Bay area?"