Another Mayor Arrested; An 8-Hour SWAT Standoff: FL News

ACROSS FLORIDA -- It may be spring break in Florida but there is no break for law enforcement agencies across the state. From a SWAT standoff in Hillsborough County to a bullied teen threatening a mass shooting in Miami, police and deputies kept busy all week.

Here are some of the stories posted on Florida Patch sites:

Pasco County Tourism Branch Re-Branded As Florida's Sports Coast

Tampa Heights Elementary About To Rise From The Ashes

Pasco Officials Don Aprons, Chefs Hats To Raise Scholarship Funds

Holiday Resident Accused Of Striking 2 Men In Head With Hammer

Hillsborough Deputies Capture Cutest Fugitive

Woman Rescued During Seffner House Fire

Riverview, Brandon Residents Charged With Credit Card Fraud

Detectives Seek Clues To Fate Of Police Cadet Missing 8 Years

Misplaced Screw Or Nail Blamed For Lakeland Apartment Fire

3 Killed In Fiery Polk County Crash

Brazil's Soccer Team Will Play 3 Games At Hard Rock Stadium

Physician's Assistant Charged Following Carrollwood Drug Bust

Man Accused Of Threatening To Cut Child's Head Off With Sword

Brandon Toddler Dies After Being Struck By SUV Driven By Father

Arrest Made In Arson Fire At Pete's Place North

3 Kids Sustain Minor Injuries When School Bus Collides With Car

Sheriff Warns Residents To Watch Out For Cash Snatcher

Ultra Music Festival's Agreement With Miami Headed To Court

Man Assaulting McDonald's Employee In Viral Video Pleads Guilty

SoFlo Residents Would Forgo Alcohol, Even Sex To Avoid Gridlock

Teen Cellphone Thief Caught When Selfies Download To Google Cloud

94-Year-Old Man Killed While Crossing Little Road On Scooter

Judge Dismisses Commissioner's Lawsuit Against Transportation Tax

14-Year-Old Arrested For Hitting Mother In Head With Baseball Bat

Man Fatally Shot On 7th Avenue South In St. Pete

Winners And Losers In Pinellas County Municipal Races

First The Mayor; Now Port Richey Acting Mayor Is Arrested

28-Year-Old Largo Woman Killed In Crash Involving Pinellas Deputy

Florida Recall After Salmonella Outbreak In Ground Turkey

Miami-Dade Cop Relieved Of Duty Following Arrest Of Victim

Man Wanted In Assault, Kidnapping Of Pregnant Woman

Polk Sheriff Issues Scam Alert To Central Florida Businesses

FDLE Investigates Fatal Shooting Of Motorist By Trooper

Neighborhood Evacuated As SWAT Negotiates With Armed Man

St. Pete Pedestrian Critically Injured By Hit-And-Run Driver

Town N' Country SWAT Standoff Ends In Gunman's Suicide

'Dear Evan Hansen' Coming To Tampa, How To Get Tickets

Both Former Port Richey Mayor, Acting Mayor Facing Charges

Man Accused Of Killing And Burying Wife In Yard Pleads Not Guilty

1 Person Found Dead In Car Submerged In Carrollwood Pond

Miami Open Introduces 'Mo Smash' Cocktail

Miami Beach Won't Rat Out Students On Spring Break

Find A Detour; Big Bend Road Will Close Until March 24

It's Your Lucky Day; Find A Free, Furry Friend This Weekend

Be Irish For A Day; Make Your Own Corned Beef And Cabbage

It's Lent Friday; Here's Where To Find Fish Fries

FIU Honors Victims Of Bridge Collapse With Moment Of Silence

Police Arrest Man Accused Of Molesting Mental Patients

Bullied Florida Teen Threatened Mass Shooting At School: Cops

Hudson Man Accused Of Getting 14-Year-Old Pregnant

Port Richey Pedestrian Killed On Ridge Road

Pasco Ambulance Strikes Bicyclist In Hudson

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