Drivers passing by this park are likely to spot a massive tower standing alone amid a bunch of trees. What they might not know is the tragic tale surrounding it.

A Tampa man accused of stealing an ambulance "finished drinking a beer in full view of Troopers" before he was arrested, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

After the Rays withdrew from a $1.3 billion ballpark deal earlier this month, their future in the Tampa Bay area remains uncertain.

A Missing Child Alert has been issued for a 15-year-old boy last seen in Hillsborough County, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

St. Petersburg police say a man and a woman face charges in the alleged kidnapping and killing of a 16-year-old girl who was reported missing in February.

A Tampa dentist who was arrested last year after making over 100 threats and “disturbing” messages online has now been sentenced, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a new front on his war against vaccine mandates Wednesday, urging lawmakers to ban all mandates for mRNA-related vaccines.

Experience fun and flavor at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay’s Food & Wine Festival and Concert Series.

As spring rolls around the corner, the Florida Strawberry Festival is back in Plant City delivering live performances, rides and attractions and fresh strawberries!

Hundreds of beer cans were scattered on the shoulder of a Florida highway after a tractor-trailer failed to complete a turn on Tuesday morning, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

It’s no surprise that Florida is a strange place. But some places in the Sunshine State are weirder than others.

A woman riding in a Hillsborough County Fire Rescue ambulance died after the vehicle entered an intersection without yielding and was struck by a tractor-trailer, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Gov. Ron DeSantis spoke at the opening of the Florida State Fair in Tampa.

The festival will feature a mouth-watering menu and headlining concerts every Saturday with additional performances on select Fridays and Sundays.

As spring rolls around the corner, the Florida Strawberry Festival is back in Plant City delivering live performances, rides and attractions and fresh strawberries!

Located within the Jungala area, Wild Oasis promises to be North America’s most immersive kid-friendly adventure realm.

A suspect is dead after Tampa police say he hit several people with a car before leading officers on a chase on I-275.

On select weekends, families can join their favorite Sesame Street friends including Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, Big Bird, and more.

The good times will be rolling on select weekends at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday will hold a news conference in Tampa.

Registration for the Preschool Card ends Feb. 3 and is only available online.

Did you know - Lake Eola is a sinkhole and much of Central Florida sits on top of a massive sinkhole? An Engineering Professor explains what that means and what homeowners should keep in mind.

An Orlando man was killed and a Bartow woman suffered serious injuries in a wrong-way crash in Tampa according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

A 23-year-old Davenport woman was struck and killed by a car after looking for her cellphone along the shoulder of Interstate 4 near Plant City, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Florida troopers investigate a deadly wreck on Interstate 4.

A 23-year-old man faces animal cruelty charges after being accused of tying a dog to a fence along a Florida highway ahead of Hurricane Milton, according to the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.

The Florida Highway Patrol released footage of a trooper pulling over on the side of the highway near Bruce B Downs Boulevard on Wednesday morning.

While there’s no way to guarantee which candidate will win, there’s a select group of counties in the country that have managed to consistently pick the victor.

An off-duty Hillsborough County deputy was injured and another driver was arrested after a wrong-way crash in Pinellas County.

With Hurricane Helene expected to make landfall in Florida on Thursday, Publix has announced that stores in Helene’s expected path are set to close early ahead of the storm’s arrival.

Get lost in the immersive sights and sounds of the rainforest as you make your way through all new animal exhibits and attractions at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay’s Wild Oasis realm.

Lakeland police have announced the arrest of a man accused of “clearly attempting” to shoot and kill two detectives on Tuesday.

It’s no surprise that Florida is a strange place. But some places in the Sunshine State are weirder than others.

The theme park announced its oldest operating roller coaster will end its run on Labor Day.

Officials said all of the suspects were in the U.S. illegally, targeting homes that belonged to small business owners.

Accusing Florida of “dangerous political theater,” state and national teachers unions have urged an appeals court to side with a transgender Hillsborough County teacher who challenged a law requiring educators to use pronouns that align with their sex assigned at birth.

A 25-year-old man accused of setting fire to a mobile home near Plant City, killing four people and multiple dogs, told investigators he only meant to scare his roommates, according to new court documents.

While there’s no way to guarantee which candidate will win, there’s a select group of counties in the country that have managed to consistently pick the victor.

A 25-year-old man is accused of starting a house fire in Florida that killed four people and three dogs, according to sheriff's officials.

It’s Tampa’s most terrifying Halloween event and this year, Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is celebrating 25 years of Howl-O-Scream.

A man suspected of multiple armed robberies tried to run from law enforcement by jumping down four balconies.

Phoenix Rising is set to open on July 21 to all guests

The plane caught fire soon after the tires blew out, with smoke billowing from the aircraft.

Investigators said she wrote a message on the governor's website asking to meet with DeSantis “as soon as possible."

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue announced its firefighters responded to hundreds of emergency calls on the Fourth of July.

A Hillsborough County deputy was hospitalized after being run over by a suspect, according to the sheriff’s office.

For the first time in the area’s history, an Asian film festival is coming to Tampa.

State officials said that the operation comes after SB 1764 went into effect on Monday, cracking down on street racers across the state.

Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio was shot and killed in Tampa, his attorney Lewis Fusco confirmed with News 6 partner News4JAX.

A Tampa police officer deployed his Taser while attempting to arrest a domestic violence suspect who was then fatally struck by a car, according to a news release.

Hillsborough County deputies fatally shot a 19-year-old man who opened fire on law enforcement after he killed his mother and father near Tampa, according to the sheriff’s office.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a $116.5 billion state budget for Fiscal Year 2024–25 during a news conference at an event venue in Tampa.

For decades, the tunnels were rumored to have been used for smuggling alcohol. However, experts have a different theory.

Police in Plant City are investigating why a man set himself on fire inside a Publix Supermarket.

Protestors at the University of Florida and University of South Florida were arrested on Monday, according to university officials.

A manatee that was rescued and rehabilitated once before is now in the care of SeaWorld Orlando.

A healthy helping of Orlando-area restaurants just joined the ranks of Central Florida’s Michelin-starred eateries.

Busch Gardens Tampa Bay is celebrating Earth Day with an all-new weekend event.

A 28-year-old Tampa man riding a motorcycle Saturday night through Hillsborough County was killed in a crash with a car that turned into his path, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Track installation is complete for the “Phoenix Rising” roller coaster, set to open this spring.

Off the coast of Tampa, boaters can find the deserted Pine Key — known to locals as “Beer Can Island.”

Multiple 911 calls reported an upside-down plane with a deployed parachute in a yard.

The ranking examines factors like crime rates, education quality, affordable housing and weather — among many others — to determine which areas of the state are the most desirable.

A 48-year-old man accused of “inflicting months of captivity and abuse” on a woman was arrested after a multi-county chase on Interstate 4 on Tuesday afternoon, according to law enforcement officials.

A pedestrian was struck and killed Tuesday night on Interstate 4 near Plant City by an SUV driven by an Orlando woman, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Eventually, Patel was “detained” by other passengers on the plane’s bridge before he was handcuffed and placed under arrest, police added.

Authorities are looking for a man who jumped into a medical vehicle and drove off, later crashing it in a lot, according to Florida Highway Patrol.

Deputies in Florida are attempting to locate Detroit Lions defensive back Cameron Sutton, accused of domestic battery by strangulation, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.

Troopers said they spotted two Nissans racing along State Road 408 around 7:35 a.m., weaving through cars amid the morning commute.

For a limited time only, all tickets, Fun Cards and Annual Passes will be up to 30% off.

A sheriff’s aviation unit used thermal imaging to guide deputies to a missing 5-year-old who wandered into a swampy area near Tampa.

Law enforcement was called to the 13000 block of Rhodine Road around 7 p.m. on Saturday after reports about the man climbing the tower.

A missing child alert issued Monday by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement was cancelled on Wednesday.

While many people along the Space Coast felt the quake, its reach spread beyond just that region of the state.

Sheriff's deputies corralled a wayward kangaroo after it was spotted hopping around in the pool area at a Florida apartment complex.

Video shared by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office shows “a loose kangaroo” had gotten trapped in an apartment complex’s pool area.

A Dundee man accused of threatening and attempting to kill a Winter Haven resident was arrested after reportedly entering their backyard and shooting at them.

The department now confirms four people died Sunday afternoon, including murder suspect Brandon Kapas.

A Polk County Fire Rescue ambulance taking a stroke patient to a hospital was struck in a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 4 in Plant City, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Investigators said they discovered that he had written a letter to his daughter, insisting that “she enter into a relationship with him and not date anyone else.”

A 55-year-old Lakeland man was found dead on the side of Interstate 75 in Hillsborough County on Sunday, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Florida Highway Patrol is looking for a man accused of beating an Orlando woman and leaving her at a gas station near Tampa.

Tampa officials and the Hillsborough County Delegation made a stop in Orlando on Thursday to get an idea of how the high-speed rail could work in the Tampa area.

The lawsuit claims that The Hershey Company used false advertising to sell the candies, which lacked the faces shown on their packaging.

A pair of Hillsborough County deputies are being praised after they worked to save a man experiencing a mental health crisis who was in danger of drowning.

A 25-year-old Riverview man riding a motorcycle through Hillsborough County was killed in a crash with a marked sheriff's office SUV.

Two people are dead and four others are injured after a 22-year-old Hialeah man in a stolen Ford Mustang crashed head-on into an Uber while attempting to evade capture on the Skyway Bridge.

Deputies say he accelerated into a parked car and a sheriff's office truck.

A Kissimmee man was arrested by Florida Highway Patrol in Hillsborough County early Thursday, accused of drunken driving in a wrong-way crash that left two others with serious injuries.

A crash in an active construction zone on Interstate 275 in Tampa left a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, a Lakeland man and an Ocala woman with serious injuries early Saturday.

Winter Haven Police shared security images showing a group of men following the victim inside.

Two deputies sustained serious injuries after an ambush, according to the sheriff's office.

A crash Sunday morning on a state road in Hillsborough County has resulted in five deaths, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Police in Florida say they've arrested a suspect in the mass shooting on a Tampa street overnight.

Deputies said that a group of suspects removed approximately $1.6 million from a liquor distribution center over the span of days.

A Winter Haven man arrested in Hillsborough County is accused of murder in the shooting death of another person there Saturday night, according to Sheriff Chad Chronister.

A sixth person has died after a train slammed into an SUV in Plant City on Saturday evening, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.

Hillsborough County deputies are working to figure out why a 14-year-old boy opened fire killing his mother and badly injuring her boyfriend.

A 14-year-old boy shot and killed his mother in Hillsborough County on Saturday afternoon, deputies said.

New video shows Florida deputies in a shootout with a gunman, who was later killed, according to sheriff’s officials.