Joe Espy
Joe Espy joined the FOX 13 team in November 2025.
Joe is no stranger to Tampa Bay area. He grew up in Valrico and looks forward to covering stories back home in the 813.
After graduating from Florida Gulf Coast University in 2022, Joe spent two years as a digital producer for Gulf Coast News in Fort Myers.
Outside of work, Joe enjoys watching all kinds of sports, especially if his favorite Michigan and Detroit teams are playing. In his free time, Joe enjoys spending time with family and his English bulldog, Kaia.
The latest from Joe Espy
Manatee County man accused of stabbing wife to death told 911 ‘I hope I didn’t wait too long’: MCSO affidavit
Newly released information from a Manatee County Sheriff’s Office probable cause affidavit shed light on a husband’s deadly stabbing that left his wife dead inside their home last week while their two young children were nearby.
Man arrested after stabbing unidentified man to death, police say
One person has been arrested after a man was stabbed to death on Friday afternoon in downtown Tampa.
Shelby Nealy gets death penalty in 2018 triple murder of wife's family in Tarpon Springs
A Pinellas County judge sentenced Shelby Nealy to death for the brutal murders of his then-wife’s parents and her brother.
MacDill Air Force Base hotel resumes normal operations after threat prompted evacuation
The MacDill Inn, a hotel on MacDill Air Force Base, resumed normal operations after being evacuated due to a threat on Thursday night.
Tampa Bay Rays release memorandum outlining framework for new $2.3B stadium plan in Hillsborough County
A newly released memorandum of understanding between the city of Tampa, Hillsborough County, the Tampa Bay Rays organization and related entities breaks down much of the framework for financing, building and operating a new ballpark near the Hillsborough Community College Dale Mabry campus.
I-275 road rage arrests: Driver pulls gun, another faces DUI charge after crash: FHP
Two men were arrested following a road rage crash that resulted in one of the drivers pointing a gun at the other, demanding they get on the ground Wednesday morning on Interstate 275, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Venice man accused of strangling boss to death with tank top, plotting to bury body in Port Charlotte
A man is facing second-degree murder and evidence tampering charges, after new details released by Venice police say he strangled his boss to death with a tank top and tried to move his body in a pickup truck early Monday morning.
Deputy-involved shooting near Lakeland leaves armed Vietnam veteran dead: PCSO
A deputy-involved shooting near Lakeland left a 76-year-old Vietnam veteran dead Tuesday evening, according to the Polk County Sheriff's Office.
Florida fugitive captured, arrested hours after Floral City fire sparked deadly stabbing investigation: CCSO
A man was captured and arrested after Citrus County deputies say he set multiple fires, including igniting his own home, before stabbing another man to death early Tuesday morning.
Apollo Beach ‘drug dealer’ convicted after woman overdoses on fentanyl, drowns in bathtub: DOJ
A federal jury found Ludwin Borgen, 49, of Apollo Beach, guilty in a fentanyl distribution case that resulted in a woman drowning in her bathtub, federal prosecutors announced.