A Florida Supreme Court fight over TECO’s billing formula pits industrial users defending a four‑month peak measure against advocates pushing a year‑round approach. The decision could shift millions in capacity costs between factories and households.

Hillsborough detectives have named 18‑year‑old Marcus Cooley wanted on attempted felony murder and other gun charges. Officials ask anyone with tips to contact HCSO.

Deputies say a man shoved a convenience-store employee and stole cigarettes at 8458 N. Dale Mabry Hwy on April 12, leaving the worker with a broken wrist. He was arrested and booked on robbery and felony battery counts.

Florida will pilot a state‑designed, college‑level U.S. history course in 2026–27 that can grant in‑state college credit for two standard history classes.

A 58-year-old rider died after a crash at Bone Valley ATV Park in Mulberry; Polk County deputies say video and witness reports are part of an ongoing investigation.

Pinellas County School Board will vote Tuesday on proposed bell-time changes at four schools. The plan reshuffles bus routes and has drawn pushback from families.

Dashcam shows a wrong‑way driver on Sheldon Road; deputies arrested a Dunedin woman who handed over a credit card and a gift card instead of her license.

Hillsborough deputies say a suspect was arrested in Minnesota after a bomb threat at a Carrollwood assisted living facility; no device was found.

A 60-year-old Lady Lake rider died after his Harley collided with a Toyota Camry that ran a posted stop sign at Jasmine Drive and Mondon Hill Road in Brooksville.

An 89-year-old Apollo Beach man died after his Kia Soul overturned on U.S. 41 in Ruskin when it turned into a Hyundai. Troopers say three people were hospitalized.

Pinellas County deputies and marine crews searched the waters beneath the Sunshine Skyway Bridge after a man entered the bay and did not resurface.

A traffic stop in Levy County turned into a high-speed chase and PIT stop that ended with the arrest of a wanted man and the driver. A 15-year-old passenger was taken into protective custody and later released.

A 27-year-old Lakeland man wanted on multiple Central Florida warrants was arrested Friday and booked into the Polk County Jail. Deputies say the search ended in north Lakeland.