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Multiple incidents have been reported recently in Florida, including a car crash that injured three women and a 9-year-old boy, a dog being hailed as a hero for alerting a deputy to his fallen grandmother, and a man being arrested for stealing portraits from the Polk County Sheriff's Office. Additionally, there have been reports of a bus operator reuniting a lost child with his family and a kitten being rescued from a vehicle's wheel well. A tragic incident also occurred with an electrical accident claiming one life and sending two others to the hospital.

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"JUSTICE ON TRAINING WHEELS: A police officer in Colorado went above and beyond to try and catch a suspect who took off on a scooter. The suspect was initially confronted but then hopped some fences and used a scooter as a getaway vehicle. Luckily the officer had another mode of transportation. Read more on WFLA.com. #news #suspect #crime #bike #scooter #chase #colorado #police #theft #crime #wfla"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2024-11-30T13:00Z 579.4K followers, 5M engagements

"FOOTAGE: Pasco County teacher accused of killing her son told detectives that she snapped before strangling the 6-year-old to death. Read more in the link attached to this video. #pascocounty #florida #news #wfla"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-21T18:31Z 579.4K followers, 89.2K engagements

"CROC RESCUED 🐊 An 8-foot American crocodile is on her way to recovery at Zoo Miami after what appears to have been a harrowing ordeal. #wfla #news #florida #crocodile #injuredcroc #injuredwildlife #injuredanimal #miami #zoomiami #zoo #animalrescue"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-23T01:12Z 579.4K followers, 19.8K engagements

"SMIRKING DOG: A Tampa familys dog went viral on social media for her natural smile smirking her way into the hearts of online viewers. Read more in the link attached to this video #tampabay #dogsoftiktok #dachshund #florida #news"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-23T17:18Z 579.4K followers, 1M engagements

""Bad guys go to jail": Eleven illegal gambling houses were shut down as part of a joint investigation by Polk County law enforcement agencies which revealed illegal machines hidden in back rooms. #florida #WFLA #polkcounty #illegalgambling"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-09-03T19:27Z 579.4K followers, 190.4K engagements

""VERY GOOD BOY": A dog has been deemed a hero after alerting a Florida deputy to his grandmother who had fallen on a sidewalk. #news #florida #dog #floridadog #dogsoftiktok #floridanews #rescue"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-07T02:04Z 579.4K followers, 9.2M engagements

""WHAT IS THAT" 🚀 With clear skies Monday night multiple people across Tampa Bay reported seeing a strange object soaring by. It wasn't a UFO they saw but rather SpaceX's launch from South Texas. #wfla #news #florida #riverviewfl #hillsboroughcountyflorida #spacexlaunch #spacex #rocket #space"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-14T00:52Z 579.4K followers, 1.5M engagements

""IT WAS COMPLETE FIRE BEHIND HIM": After seeing a Dunedin home engulfed in flames Tuesday Steve Korossy and his daughter pulled over called XXX and tried to help a man trapped inside. #wfla #news #florida #dunedin #dunedinflorida #fire #housefire #firerescue #firefighters #trappedinfire #rescue"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-15T00:28Z 579.4K followers, 32K engagements

"CHASE: The Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office said it attempted to take a Tampa man into custody before he threw a loaded firearm at detectives and tried to escape. Read more in the link attached to this video. #tampa #hillsboroughcounty #news #florida #wfla"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-21T15:36Z 579.4K followers, 842.7K engagements

"PROWLER CALL: The Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office said its deputies arrested three individuals a man and two teenagers after a prowler call in Riverview. Read more in the link attached to this video. #florida #policechase #news #wfla"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-22T22:27Z 579.4K followers, 79.2K engagements

"IVERMECTIN BILL: Gov. Ron DeSantis said hes pushing the legislature to pass a bill making Ivermectin available over the counter in Florida and he plans to sign it. #wfla #news #florida #ivermectin #bill #floridabill #rondesantis #ivermectinbill #overthecountermedicine #health #healthcare"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-25T01:05Z 579.4K followers, 53.4K engagements

"SHOCKING VIDEO: Central Florida roads and yards were left washed out weekend storms dumped over a foot of rain. Read more in the link attached to this video. #florida #news #wfla #centralflorida"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-27T19:18Z 579.4K followers, 3.3M engagements

"A large car fire caused significant delays for drivers on the eastbound Selmon Expressway Monday afternoon in Tampa. Florida Highway Patrol said no injuries were reported. #news #wfla #tampa #florida #localnews"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-27T22:16Z 579.4K followers, 1.3M engagements

"CAUGHT ON CAM: Hillsborough County deputies said they spotted three teens trying to ditch guns in Dover Park after a XXX caller reported being shot at from a wooded area. #wfla #news #florida #hillsboroughcountyfl #teens #shooting #doverflorida #parkshooting #helicopter #helicoptervideo"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-09-24T00:23Z 579.4K followers, 7.1M engagements

"BIDEN RINGS THE BELL: Former United States President Joe Biden was seen ringing the cancer bell to celebrate completing a round of radiation therapy on Monday. #biden #news #wfla"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-21T16:30Z 579.4K followers, 90.9K engagements

"CHASE: The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said it arrested a group of teenagers in Tampa after they took off in a stolen golf cart on Sunday. Read more in the link in our bio. #tampa #florida #policechase #news #wfla"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-22T15:52Z 579.4K followers, 4.4M engagements

"WHAT IS "GHOST TAPPING" The Better Business Bureau is warning tap-to-pay users of a new scheme that could make simple transactions costly. #news #crime #ghosttapping #taptopay #bbb #bbbwarning #national #nationalnews"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-23T15:22Z 579.4K followers, 17.4K engagements

"MISSING DOG FOUND: The Tampa Police Department said it returned a husky that was lost for seven years to his owner on Thursday. Read more in the link attached to this video. #tampa #florida #news #wfla #dogsoftiktok"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-24T16:12Z 579.4K followers, 10.3K engagements

"HURRICANE MELISSA: Melissa is expected to move over Jamaica today across southeastern Cuba Wednesday morning and across the southeastern or central Bahamas later Wednesday. Read more in the link attached to this post"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-28T19:07Z 579.4K followers, 3.7M engagements

"CAUGHT ON CAM: A Davenport mother was arrested Monday after authorities said she boarded a school bus and began yelling and cursing at a student. Read more in the link attached to this video. #florida #news #wfla #polkcounty"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-28T21:10Z 579.4K followers, 234.2K engagements

""MCNUT DIDN'T GET HIS MCNUGGETS." A teen was arrested after Sheriff Grady Judd said he threatened to shoot up a McDonald's for messing up his order. #Florida #SheriffGradyJudd #McNut #McNuggets #McDonald's"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-07-02T18:40Z 575.2K followers, 385.1K engagements

""His disability did not kill him": The family of Kevin Zavala Rodriguez and their attorneys say they want answers as to how the 32-year-old ended up suffering blunt force injuries to his head which led to his death. Read the full article by clicking the link on this video. #florida #epicuniverse #stardustracers #bencrump #kevinrodriguezzavala"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-09-25T16:01Z 577K followers, 212.2K engagements

"TEEN ARREST: The Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office said it arrested a teen armed with a rifle after a traffic stop in Plant City on Oct. XX. Read more in the link attached to this video. #plantcity #hillsboroughcounty #florida #wfla #news"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-20T15:49Z 577.3K followers, 738.9K engagements

"A man claiming to be a federal ICE agent was arrested for a DUI after he was pulled over with two young children in the car deputies said. #ICE #Florida"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-20T20:18Z 577.3K followers, 1M engagements

"TRUMP BALLROOM: Demolition crews appeared to start the process of tearing down part of the White House East Wing on Monday to begin construction on President Trumps planned ballroom. Read more in the link attached to this video. #whitehouse #trump #wfla #news"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-20T21:50Z 577K followers, 126.2K engagements

"GATOR VS. GATOR🐊 Billy Horschel who played college golf for the Florida Gators took on a gator that made its way onto the course at PGA National last week. The Florida native grabbed a 60-degree wedge poked at the gator and got it to retreat back to the water. And he made it look easy. #news #wildlife #florida #gator #alligator #golf #pga #wfla"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-03-04T15:03Z 578.6K followers, 53.3K engagements

"CAUGHT ON CAMERA: A Florida woman was seen pointing a gun at a family in a "road rage" incident over the weekend deputies said. #news #florida #crime #roadrage #floridanews #fl #floridaroadrage #flroadrage"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-28T20:19Z 578.6K followers, 3.3M engagements

"Terrifying moments caught on video showed Hurricane Helenes powerful and deadly storm surge as it crashed into a home in St. Petersburg Florida last week. "We want to stay here and what that looks like we are not entirely sure yet" the owner told WFLA. #news #tampa #florida #wfla #storm #beach #hurricane #stormdamage #flood"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2024-10-04T09:00Z 579.4K followers, 645K engagements

"HEARTBREAKING XXX CALL: Officials released the XXX calls from Mondays bear attack that left an 89-year-old man and his dog dead. During the call the family member of the victim is heard saying "Im putting my clothes on and taking my gun and Im going to look for this bear." Read the full story by visiting the link in our bio. #news #florida #bear #attack #encounter #collier #jerome #dog #death#wfla"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-05-06T22:32Z 579.4K followers, 2.6M engagements

"Harjinder Singh the driver of a semi-truck involved in a crash that killed three people in St. Lucie is in the sheriff's office custody after officials said he fled to California. #florida #news #wfla #stlucie"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-08-22T17:34Z 579.4K followers, 10.7M engagements

""CAN WE DO IT AGAIN" 📸 A K-9 officer was out on patrol in Tampa when she captured a wholesome moment unfolding right in front of her. #wfla #news #florida #tampa #bodycam #bodycameravideo #saycheese #police #k9officer #policeofficer"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-09-07T21:29Z 579.4K followers, 1.9M engagements

"IGUANA BREAKOUT: The Daytona Beach Police Department safely captured a green iguana found roaming around Daytona beach on Monday. Read more in the link in our bio. #daytonabeach #daytona #iguana #iguanasoftiktok #news #florida"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-08T20:09Z 579.4K followers, 902.7K engagements

"K-9 KYRO FINAL SALUTE: Flagler County Sheriffs Office K-9 Kyro passed after an undiagnosed heart condition in the emergency hospital on Wednesday. Read more in the link attached to the video. #k9 #endofwatch#florida #wfla #news"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-16T21:51Z 579.4K followers, 464.6K engagements

"DRUG BUST: Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office traffic stop ended in a drug bust after deputies said they found cocaine marijuana and Tramadol pills in the vehicle on Wednesday. Read more in the link attached to this video. #tampa #hillsboroughcounty #florida #wfla #news"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-17T22:22Z 579.4K followers, 127.4K engagements

"DOWNTOWN TAMPA SHOOTING: The Tampa Police Department investigated an apparent road rage incident off a downtown exit ramp. #news #crime #tampa #downtowntampa #roadrage #shooting #tampashooting #downtowntampashooting"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-22T15:12Z 579.4K followers, 488.2K engagements

"EAST WING DEMOLISHED: The entire East Wing of the White House has been demolished as crews continue President Donald Trump's plans to build a $XXX million ballroom twice the size of the main building. See more photos by clicking the link on this video"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-23T19:57Z 579.4K followers, 158.8K engagements

""A MOMENT OF POOR JUDGEMENT": Sheriff Chad Chronister addressed the results of an internal investigation that involved academic integrity within the Hillsborough County Sheriffs Office. #news #florida #hillsboroughcounty #hillsboroughcountysheriff'soffice #hcso #academiccheatinginvestigation #chadchronister #hillsboroughsheriff"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-27T15:51Z 579.4K followers, 270.1K engagements

"TODDLER FOUND WITH DOG: A neighbor found a missing toddler with the family's dog on Tuesday morning the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. #news #missingtoddler #toddlerfound #hcso #hillsboroughcounty #tampa #missingtoddlerfound"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-28T16:39Z 579.4K followers, 42.3K engagements

"OLYMPICS: Athletes vying for a spot on Team USA at the Winter Olympic Games in Milan and Cortina are taking a break from training and competition to share their stories. Read more in the link attached to this video. #olympics #teamusa #news #wfla"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-29T15:49Z 579.4K followers, 6423 engagements

"HURRICANE DAMAGE: Hurricane Melissa left a trail of destruction throughout Jamaica. The Category X storm made landfall near New Hope Jamaica on Tuesday. #news #hurricane #hurricanemelissa #hurricanemelissa2025 #hurricanemelissajamaica #hurricanemelissaupdate2025"
TikTok Link @wfla8 2025-10-29T20:21Z 579.4K followers, 17.7K engagements