An investigative report shows that Reeser smoked a cigarette, sitting in her easy chair before heading to bed. That was the last day she was seen alive.

A bomb threat note found on a plane at a Florida airport prompted the evacuation of the aircraft and a temporary closure, but no explosives were found, officials said.

Florida has plenty of strange ghost towns. But this one was ranked as the "creepiest" in the Sunshine State.

Florida lawmakers are one step closer to making “Gulf of America” an official moniker under state statutes.

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.

A Florida man settled this month after losing all of his limbs following a medical procedure back in 2019, according to court records obtained by News 6.

An Amber Alert was issued on Wednesday after a 12-year-old Florida girl was declared missing over the weekend, according to the FDLE.

A 37-year-old Lakeland man died after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run crash along an interstate in Pinellas County, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

St. Petersburg police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspected thief who was seen on camera taking an art piece valued at $21,000 from an art gallery.

A suspected DUI driver was caught on video going the wrong way on a Florida interstate before crashing into a vehicle, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Once again, it’s flu season in Florida. But the data shows that some areas are getting hit harder than others.

Two children died in hot cars in Florida in the first week of November, according to our news partners at News4JAX.

A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater aircrew rescued an 85-year-old man near the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.

Troopers said he came across some construction barricades, which were set up as Pinellas County workers attended to a flooded section of the roadway that had been washed out.

The National Weather Service says it has received reports of multiple collapsed cranes due to high winds in St. Petersburg, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Siesta Key, where Milton made landfall.

Hours before the storm, Tesla owners were seen lining up at charging stations. But charging isn’t the only way they’re preparing.

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.

Hurricane Helene’s storm surge struck Florida fast and hard when it slammed into Gulf Coast communities near St. Petersburg.

Florida has plenty of strange ghost towns. But this one was ranked as the "creepiest" in the Sunshine State.

According to posts on its social media channels, the Clearwater Marine Aquarium (CMA) experienced over 4 feet of flooding during Helene, causing a loss of power and damage to vital equipment.

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.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a roundtable to discuss possible solutions for condo owners being hit with huge assessments and fees following the collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside.

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

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.

The “11 to Save” sites are historic spots across Florida that are at risk of being shut down or destroyed.

The Tampa Bay Rays have the government backing the team needs to build a long-sought-after ballpark.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis held a news conference in St. Petersburg.

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

The city of Clearwater said on social media around 2:40 p.m. Sunday that Ginny Zipprer, 15, and Alexander Puyda, 18, had been located.

A new Wawa convenience store has opened in Florida — and it’s one of only three thus far to feature a drive-thru.

A HUGE alligator causes some tense moments on a path leading to a Florida school.

Florida. Gov. Ron DeSantis has canceled a planned news conference in Clearwater Wednesday because of the weather.

After applying for Social Security, Klass said he received a letter in 2020 claiming he hadn’t proven he was actually a citizen.

Police said that the boy had been at home with his 14-year-old brother and 13-year-old sister because there was no school on Friday.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed two bills to shore up “My Safe Florida” programs meant to dole out hurricane mitigation grants for owners of eligible homes and condos, as well as condo associations, to boost storm resiliency.

A Powerball ticket sold in Oregon matched all six numbers in the delayed Saturday drawing to win the $1.326 billion jackpot as another sold in Pinellas County scored a second-tier prize.

Following an investigation, detectives said that the victim had been “hanging out with a group of juveniles,” heading from an apartment complex toward a local trampoline park.

An investigative report shows that Reeser smoked a cigarette, sitting in her easy chair before heading to bed. That was the last day Reeser was seen alive.

Deputies said that they received a call around 9 a.m. on Wednesday about a swimmer who was “carried offshore.”

The U.S. Coast Guard Air Station in Clearwater had an uninvited guest when a snake slithered its way onto its helicopter.

An Orlando police officer faces a charge of driving under the influence following his arrest early Sunday in Pinellas County, according to the sheriff’s office.

Seminole County's unemployment rate in December was 2.8% — ranked #58 highest out of 67 in the state.

The Clearwater Marine Aquarium has announced a comprehensive multi-year expansion plan.

At the time, first responders were dealing with the plane wreckage, which had sparked fires nearby after crashing into a mobile home park.

A small plane crash in Clearwater left four mobile homes ablaze and killed 3 people, according to local officials.

An Amber Alert was issued Monday morning for a missing 8-year-old Florida girl.

The three siblings went to their grandmother’s home, which is where they got into an argument over Christmas gifts, the release shows.

They began as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in 1998, then shortened their name in 2007 to simply Tampa Bay Rays.

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.

The investigation revealed that Thomas McKeown's son, Mark McKeown, was driving the truck.

According to troopers, Brittany Bianchi, 31, was caught speeding on the Gandy Bridge around 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, driving 120 mph in a 55 mph zone.

When it comes time to plan out vacations, Florida is an obvious pick for many people thanks to its sandy beaches, warm weather and variety of attractions.

The daughter of the woman whose body was found in the mouth of an alligator in Pinellas County released a statement on Monday saying how hard the death has been on her family.

The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office identified the person whose body found in a waterway near a large alligator on Friday.

In a release, police said they responded to the school around 2:40 p.m. after receiving a report about “a possible assault in progress” at the school’s football field.

A Pinellas County deputy jumped from one speeding boat to another in order get control of a runaway vessel on Sunday, according to the sheriff's office.

One person was killed when the vehicle they were in crashed and separated into two pieces, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Fire officials announced on social media that the waterspout popped up around 4 p.m., causing winds that blew several items along the beach flying into the air.

After months of rescue and rehabilitation attempts by SeaWorld, Apollo was sent to Clearwater Marine Aquarium as his final home.

A Florida toddler missing since Wednesday has been found dead and his father has been arrested.

A 13-year-old boy was struck and killed by a motorcycle last month after being brought by his father to an illegal street racing event, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department.

A man arrested in Pinellas County is the suspect linked to a break-in at a Melbourne gun store last week, according to police.

A Florida woman was arrested on Thanksgiving after police said she drove recklessly toward a 5K Turkey Trot racecourse in St. Petersburg while leaving the scene of a crash.

Drivers were busy filling up gasoline at the Turkey Lake rest stop along the Florida turnpike Monday. However, only a few of the drivers are heading from the Tampa Bay Area, to more inland locations near Orlando.

It’s been over a century since a major storm like Hurricane Ian has struck the Tampa Bay area, which blossomed from a few hundred thousand people in 1921 to more than 3 million today.

A deputy was struck and killed in a hit-and-run crash, officials in Pinellas County say.

Troopers arrested an escaped criminal Monday after he was found in a asleep in a car that was reported stolen out of Orlando, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Charlie Crist, who is currently running for governor, is resigning from the U.S. House of Representatives.

Many Floridians agree that affordable housing is a top issue, but what's difficult to agree on is how to address it. For example, in Orange County, the board voted Tuesday to put a rent control proposal in the hands of voters.

Seven people were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday after their 39-foot vessel was disabled by a lightning strike 100 miles offshore of Clearwater, according to a news release.

Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday discussed the renewed Florida State Guard at a news conference in Pinellas County, announcing retired U.S. Marine Corps Lt. Col. Chris Graham as its new director.

Police say a man found dead in a Florida lake while searching for Frisbees and other flying discs was missing three limbs after a likely encounter with alligators.

A Fman has been identified after authorities say he waded into a lake inhabited by alligators to find Frisbees and other flying discs to sell.

A man died after being bitten by an alligator in Florida, officials say.

Officials say a sheriff deputy ran over a woman who was lying on the sand in a Florida beach as he was driving to check on a 911 hangup call.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Wednesday announced he had approved $14 million in red tide research and mitigation efforts, earmarked for the 2022-23 state budget.

One person has died in a fire at a Florida nursing home.

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced Friday that Florida has passed the mark of 1 million registered recreational vessels.

Crowds filed in to The Dalí Museum on a chilly Tuesday morning in February to see the exhibition of works by Spanish artist Pablo Picasso — evidence that, after all these years, his work is still a draw.

As costs rise, some seniors have turned to gig driver apps like Uber or Lyft to afford life in Tampa Bay.

A Florida man has been charged after authorities say they found an active explosive in his bag after he was spotted running away from a Jan. 6 anniversary rally.

A woman was killed in a fire at a gas station in Palm Harbor, authorities say.

Police in Florida have arrested a 29-year-old man on manslaughter charges in connection to the death of an older man whose body was found floating offshore earlier this month in the Gulf of Mexico.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is holding a news conference in Pinellas County Friday morning.

Officials say two Florida sheriff’s deputies fatally shot a man who refused their orders to drop his gun.

A silver alert was issued Saturday for a missing man with dementia who was last seen leaving his home Saturday morning in Dunnellon, according to the Marion County Sheriff’s Office.

Ever seen a runaway boat? Pass A Grill Beach goers did Tuesday.

The brother of an NFL player has been arrested along with another man in the 2016 shooting death of a college student.

The National Weather Service says people may experience respiratory problems because of a persistent bloom of toxic red tide off Florida’s Gulf coast.

Mermaids are making a splash at Clearwater Marine Aquarium.

Florida health-care regulators announced this year that the state needed an additional four hospice programs by July 2022 to care for people who are dying.

A Florida woman is recovering from injuries after being attacked by an alligator while walking her dog.

A sheriff’s deputy got one of those only in Florida calls over the weekend when she had to wrangle an alligator out of a backyard swimming pool.

A Florida woman lunged from the back seat and attacked her Uber driver, biting, choking and scratching the man, leaving him bloodied, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.

He said the alligator had gotten stuck under an end table right next to the pool. He told Fox 13, “He must have went through it and it got stuck on him, and he wasn’t very happy,” he says. Tim Kelly had quite the surprise Friday morning when he heard growling while getting his morning cup of coffee. As he and his wife waited for FWC to arrive, the alligator was able to free himself from the coffee table and splashed right into the pool. “We were just sitting here having coffee, just watching him swim around in the pool,” he told Fox 13.

CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Clearwater Marine Aquarium has opened its newest educational exhibit, Whales: Living With Giants. According to the aquarium’s website, guests will come head-to-head with whales through educational multi-media exhibits, an undersea virtual reality experience, walk-through life-size whale gallery and an interactive kid’s zone. Virtual Reality Dive at Whales: Living with Giants exhibit (Clearwater Marine Aquarium)The virtual reality experience, which requires an additional ticket add-on, was created by an Emmy Award-winning documentary team. The Clearwater Marine Aquarium is a non-profit organization that has a mission of preserving the environment while inspiring others through leadership in the rescue, rehabilitation, and release of marine life; environmental education; research; and conservation. Whales: Living with Giants will be open through Aug. 31.

A Pinellas County man is accused of using and throwing a fire extinguisher at officers at the Capitol Hill riots on June 6, according to the Department of Justice. A Pinellas County man is accused of using and throwing a fire extinguisher at officers at the Capitol Hill riots on Jan. 6, according to the Department of Justice. [RELATED: ‘Insurrection is coming:’ Lakeland woman posted video inside Capitol during riots, documents show]Palmer was caught on camera at the riots, according to prosecutors. Ad[RELATED: Brevard County man joins hundreds charged in Capitol riots]A Pinellas man is accused of using and throwing a fire extinguisher at officers at the Capitol Hill riots on June 6, according to the Department of Justice. [RELATED: Federal grand jury indicts Titusville man on charges related to Capitol siege]The FBI said anyone tips about anyone who incited or promoted violence at the Capitol Hill Riots is asked to call 1-800-225-5324.

TAMPA, Fla. – The biggest show in professional wrestling is coming to Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium next month and tickets are set to go on sale Friday. The WWE announced on Wednesday that ticket sales will begin Friday at 10 a.m. for WrestleMania. AdThe event is set to take place over two nights, April 10 and 11. According to the WWE, ticket prices will range between $35 and $2,500 with capacity limits set to about 25,000 fans each night. Tickets on sale this Friday, March 19. https://t.co/CN4nRsGco8 — WWE (@WWE) March 17, 2021Use the form below to sign up for the ClickOrlando.com 4pm Trending newsletter, sent every weekday.