Hit-and-run crash slows traffic on northbound Howard Frankland

TAMPA -- A hit-and-run crash involving multiple vehicles slowed northbound traffic Tuesday evening on the Howard Frankland Bridge.

Local protest of Israel's attacks in Gaza

TAMPA -- Between 300 and 500 protesters lined N Dale Mabry Highway just north of Interstate 275, protesting Israeli attacks on Palestinian territories. The crowds chanted "Stop the killing, stop the crime," and "Free, free Palestine" while many carried signs and waved Palestinian flags.

Contraband weapon found in Valrico library rape suspect's cell

TAMPA -- Kendrick Morris, the 17-year-old charged in the rape of another teenager at the Bloomingdale Regional Library and a 61-year-old woman at a day care, was found with a homemade knife in his jail cell, Hillsborough County Sheriff's deputies said.

Child falls from second-story window

WESLEY CHAPEL -- A 3-year-old girl fell from a second-story window in Lexington Oaks this afternoon, authorities said.

Fourth suspect caught in Brooksville home invasion, murder-for-hire plot

BROOKSVILLE -- One of the suspects wanted in connection with a home invasion as part of a plot to kill a Brooksville woman's husband has been arrested after dodging authorities for nearly a month.

Bidders hunt bargains amid others' misfortune at Don CeSar auction

ST. PETE BEACH -- Bidders are buying jewelry, bronze sculptures and paintings at the Don CeSar Beach Resort and Spa this afternoon in an auction of items forfeited and abandoned at banks or post offices, seized by the U.S. Marshal's Office or put up for sale by failed businesses.

Threatened suicide closes Skyway for nearly an hour

The Sunshine Skyway has reopened after south bound lanes shut down for nearly an hour today as a man threatened to jump from the bridge.

Clearwater man accused of molesting mentally retarded teen

Pinellas sheriff's deputies have arrested a 55-year-old man on charges he abused a 17-year-old mentally retarded girl, authorities said.

Crowded St. Petersburg ER reopens after 12-hour closing Monday night

ST. PETERSBURG -- Bayfront Medical Center's emergency room was so crowded Monday night that it declined to take trauma cases for 12 hours.

Judge: Tampa Bay Academy must close

A judge has denied Tampa Bay Academy's request to keep its youth mental health center open. Attorneys for the Riverview residential treatment center two weeks ago asked the 2nd District Court of Appeal to halt state officials' efforts to revoke its license.