Gronk surprises 2 Tampa Bay area health care workers with Super Bowl tickets

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are heading to the Super Bowl, and two Bay Area health care workers will be in the stands after being surprised with tickets by Gronk himself.

Mulberry man arrested for DUI manslaughter after crash kills 12-year-old boy

A 12-year-old boy from Plant City was killed shortly after midnight Sunday following a two-vehicle crash near Mulberry, according to the Polk County Sheriff’s Office.

More than 2 dozen animals rescued from Florida trailer after inspection

Florida animal welfare workers rescued 26 animals, including an alpaca, a lemur, mini horses, dogs, cats, horses and donkeys, following a vehicle inspection, officials said.

Florida sheriff: Man fought deputies, K9 during arrest for burglary

A Florida sheriff's office says a man tried to fight deputies and their K9 as he resisted arrest, but was ultimately taken into custody.

VIDEO: Deputy tases Florida high school student after being attacked

The teen was charged with two counts of battery on a law enforcement officer and one count of resisting an officer with violence.

Critically endangered antelopes born at Florida zoo

Two critically endangered eastern bongo antelopes calves are the newest residents at the Jacksonville Zoo. There are only an estimated 47 to 140 bongos left in the wild, the zoo said.

Tampa temporarily expands mask mandate to include outdoor areas during Super Bowl events

In addition to the stadium, Ybor City, the Riverwalk, and SoHo are among the areas where Tampa has expanded its mask mandate. Masks are now required outdoors in locations that will likely see crowds during Super Bowl week.

Far-right influencer 'Ricky Vaughn' arrested on charges of spreading disinformation to suppress 2016 voters

Douglass Mackey, known on the internet as “Ricky Vaughn,” is accused of using Twitter and other social media in 2016 to try and trick Clinton supporters to vote via text message instead of by casting an actual ballot, federal prosecutors said.

Residents of Trump Plaza condominium in South Florida move to change building's name

The residents of a South Florida condo complex want former President Donald Trump's name officially removed from their home following the siege at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month.

No reported injuries after tornado hits Tallahassee airport

Emergency crews are assessing the damage at Tallahassee International Airport after a tornado swept through late this morning.

3 men paying $55M each to fly to International Space Station from Florida

"This is the first private flight to the International Space Station. It’s never been done before," said Axiom’s chief executive and president Mike Suffredini, a former space station program manager for NASA.

Buccaneers make history as first team to play Super Bowl in home stadium

With their win over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship, the Buccaneers earned a spot in Super Bowl LV, which is being played at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, the Bucs’ home stadium, on February 7.

SpaceX successfully launches Falcon 9 rocket with satellites aboard

This mission will deploy dozens of small microsatellites and nanosatellites into orbit for commercial and government customers.