HCFR crews are on scene of a working structure fire in the 16000 block of Powell Road in Brooksville; motorists are asked to avoid the area.

Tampa will reach the mid‑90s Monday with heat‑index values up to 108°F and scattered afternoon storms. Plan for brief heavy downpours and midday heat.

An SUV driver was killed when his vehicle struck the back of a tractor‑trailer on northbound I‑75 near the Jones Loop Road exit in Punta Gorda. Troopers say the crash is under investigation.

A Manatee County probe uncovered a statewide elder‑fraud network accused of taking more than $3.5M from seniors; arrests, counterfeit seizures and a federal sentence followed.

A 61-year-old Tampa man died after his Harley crashed into a tree while taking the Waters Avenue exit from SR‑589, troopers say. Investigators are probing the single-vehicle wreck.

A man accused of robbing a Bradenton Wells Fargo was arrested in Sarasota; deputies say the cash was recovered and the suspect is jailed.

A Davenport woman faces 10 counts of animal cruelty after relatives found puppies and dogs in squalid conditions. Polk County Animal Control seized the animals for exams.

Kolter Urban cleared the old Hyatt Regency and has released renderings for a 20-story Hyatt Centric hotel and 117 condos at 1000 Boulevard of the Arts. Construction is slated to begin later this year.

Largo police detained two juveniles after attempted vehicle break‑ins at an Enclave Apartments parking lot. A stolen taser was recovered and K‑9 Bruce helped locate a suspect.

Federal agents in Tampa are cataloging more than 12,000 ancient artifacts intercepted by CBP; investigators are authenticating pieces and tracing their origin.

Authorities say a Thonotosassa man tried to pull over an undercover sheriff’s vehicle on U.S. 301 using red-and-blue lights and was arrested for impersonating an officer.

Jeannie Pierola’s Edison Food + Drink Lab is pausing service this summer for deep cleaning and a brand refresh; her sister restaurant Counter Culture will remain open.

A pickup truck crossed into oncoming traffic on 5th Avenue North, colliding head-on with a van. One person was killed and another hospitalized, police say.