Bolts coach Jon Cooper is backing The Black Palm, a new Seminole Heights restaurant from District South operators that would replace The C House by late summer 2026.

A 61-year-old Palmetto woman was killed after failing to stop at 43rd Street West and 21st Avenue West. The intersection is listed on Manatee County's high-injury network.

A 16‑year‑old accused of killing 19‑year‑old Jonathan Blue in a March drug‑deal shooting appeared in court April 23 as prosecutors push adult charges.

Charlotte County deputies executed a search warrant at a Port Charlotte home, seizing fentanyl, meth and cocaine and arresting four people, officials said.

An 18-year-old Plant City High senior was arrested after deputies found a loaded handgun in his backpack on April 21.

A judge ordered a Tampa homeowner jailed after finding his guest house violated a 1924 plat and sat in a utility easement.

David Mohr, owner of Storm Distillery in Inverness, died after suffering severe burn injuries in an April 17 explosion that also injured three. State investigators are probing the cause.

A Lutz caregiver was arrested Tuesday after human remains found last August were identified as a 78‑year‑old woman. Authorities say a family member disposed of the remains and faces multiple charges.

Pinellas deputies are investigating a St. Pete Beach couple after comments at a March 24 commission meeting that some officials said sounded threatening.

A public open house and developer presentations next Thursday at The Coliseum will let St. Pete residents meet four finalist teams pitching plans for the Historic Gas Plant District.

Tampa police are investigating after a woman was found dead Sunday in the 6400 block of South Dale Mabry Highway; identity and cause are unknown.

Temple Terrace officials are advancing a plan to ask voters to approve up to $50 million in bonds for a new police HQ and fire station. The question would be on the Aug. 18 primary ballot.

UTampa has moved into construction on a five‑story, 153,000‑sq‑ft Science Innovation Center along the Hillsborough River — the university’s largest academic building yet.