Brooksville woman sentenced to 25 years in prison for sex acts with a child: SAO

ABC Action News 9/11 7:23A Brian McBride

A Brooksville woman was sentenced to 25 years in prison after engaging in sexual acts with a young child for profit, officials said. Jenna Ann Hoffman, 27, was convicted of promoting a sexual performance by a child, possession of sexual...

Homeless Empowerment Program celebrating a big milestone

ABC Action News 9/11 6:01A Denis Phillips

The Homeless Empowerment Program (HEP) is celebrating its 40th anniversary on Sept. 16. The local nonprofit provides homeless and low-income families, individuals, and Veterans with housing, food, clothing, and other support services. The...

25 Years Later: Former student, teacher reflect on moment President Bush got word America was under...

ABC Action News 9/11 5:41A Heather Leigh

So many of us remember exactly where we were on September 11, 2001. For some students and faculty in Sarasota, it is a day they can't possibly forgetit became forever etched into American history. President George W. Bush was at Emma E. Booker...

Ground Zero utility worker shares untold story 25 years after 9/11

ABC Action News 9/11 5:08A Haley Zarcone

When we think of first responders from Sept. 11, firefighters, EMTs, and police officers come to mind. But there were thousands of others at Ground Zero whose service often goes unrecognized. Greg Miraglia was one of them. WATCH BELOW: Ground...

Gas leak closes roadways in Clearwater

ABC Action News 9/11 5:02A Brian McBride

UPDATE: ALL ROADWAYS HAVE BEEN RE-OPENED Several roadways in Clearwater were shut down as firefighters were working a gas leak, officials said. Clearwater Fire Rescue is working the gas leak. It was believed that some workers hit a gas line,...

Saudi flight from Tampa, secret FBI probe reveal possible Saudi support network for 9/11 hijackers

ABC Action News 9/11 4:27A Adam Walser

Twenty years after the Sept. 11 attacks, more than 80,000 records compiled by the Tampa FBI Field Office remain classified. Newly declassified documents are pointing to a possible secret Saudi support network for the hijackers. Soon after the...

Woman accused of setting gas pump fire, seriously injuring customer at St. Petersburg station: SPPD

ABC Action News 9/11 4:22A Anthony Romano

A woman was arrested after she allegedly ignited gasoline while another woman was pumping gas at a St. Petersburg gas station, seriously injuring the victim, according to police. The incident happened around 8 p.m. Thursday at the Mobil gas...

American Legion marks 9/11 anniversary at South Tampa memorial

ABC Action News 9/11 3:35A Maria Tomasch

The American Legion is holding a commemoration for the 25th anniversary of the September 11 attacks at the memorial on Patriots Corner in South Tampa on September 11, 2026. The event begins at 8:30 a.m. The World Trade Center Memorial sits on...

Marine veteran who lost his leg after 9/11 finds new purpose in Tampa Bay area

ABC Action News 9/11 3:17A Andrew Kinsey

Christopher Lawrence was 14 years old when he watched the Twin Towers fall. Like millions of Americans, he sat in front of a television as the attacks unfolded. But what he saw that morning didn't just change his view of the country. It changed...

25 years after 9/11, the National September 11 Memorial stands as sacred ground

ABC Action News 9/11 2:45A Andrew Kinsey

The water never stops. Day and night, it falls into the footprints of the Twin Towers a quiet tribute in a place where silence often says more than words. Twenty-five years after the attacks, the National September 11 Memorial remains one of the...

Plant City police employee credentials led to Florida DMV data breach: FLHSMV

ABC Action News 9/11 2:33A Anthony Romano

Florida officials say credentials belonging to a Plant City Police Department employee were used in a recent data breach involving the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles (FLHSMV). According to FLHSMV, the agency learned of...

25 years after 9/11: Professor explains how time shapes our memories of the day

ABC Action News 9/11 2:31A Paul LaGrone

September 11, 2001, is the day our nation changed. It has been 25 years since thousands of innocent people lost their lives in terror attacks that spanned several states Tampa Bay 28 anchor Paul LaGrone spoke with Boise State University Politics...

9/11 survivor Anne Koster shares her story of escape from the North Tower 25 years later

ABC Action News 9/11 12:58A Blake Phillips

Anne Koster was two months into her new job on the 81st floor of the North Tower of the World Trade Center when Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001, began like any other day. "It was just another day," Koster said. She had called home that morning before...

Gang member who cannot own gun arrested after shooting himself in leg: SPPD

ABC Action News 9/10 10:13P Brian McBride

A St. Petersburg documented gang member who cannot lawfully possess a firearm was arrested after he shot himself in the leg on Tuesday while trying to buy a gun, police officials said. Byron Bryant, 40, who is out on bond from committing robbery...

25 years later, questions remain about Saudi support network for 9/11 hijackers in Florida

ABC Action News 9/10 2:58A Adam Walser

A prominent Saudi family living in an upscale, gated Sarasota neighborhood had documented ties to multiple 9/11 hijackers including the man believed to have piloted the first plane into the World Trade Center. Twenty-five years after the attacks,...