The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) said two people were arrested in Lakeland for trafficking and financially exploiting a 15-year-old girl who was missing for several months.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Two people were arrested after "trafficking and financially exploiting" a 15-year-old girl who ...

Even though a state-designated lab had been compiling data on human trafficking since it was established in 2019, the report ...

A missing 15-year-old girl has been located, and two suspected human traffickers are behind bars following a joint operation ...

A new study suggests that human trafficking is running rampant throughout the state. The report highlights Escambia and ...

Researchers at the University of South Florida estimate there were 200,000 victims of sex trafficking in the state in 2024.

A former teacher and coach at Charlotte High School was federally indicted on four charges related to child pornography, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office ...

A new study from the University of South Florida reveals that more than 500,000 people in Florida have been victims of human trafficking — with Orange County among the highest-risk areas for illegal ...

In the 50,000 water systems surveyed in the study by the Environmental Working Group (EWS) between 2021 and 2023, there were ...

In a sudden reversal, the city of Key West in Monroe County, part of the Florida Keys, has decided to renew its ties with the ...

This week, the Department of Justice released a memo stating it found no evidence of a secret “client list” and it reaffirmed Epstein’s death was ruled a suicide. Still some ...

A first-of-its-kind study said there are 200,000 Floridians who are living as sex slaves, and another 500,000 are being ...