Permit filings put Costco at the center of a proposed mixed‑use development near Apollo Beach, promising shops, hotels and new jobs for south Hillsborough. County review and infrastructure work are still needed.

A Central Florida felon received a 21-year federal sentence after assaulting a Deputy U.S. Marshal, the FBI’s Tampa field office said. Investigation involved FBI and FDLE.

A former Hardee County corporal was arrested after investigators traced $833.88 in unauthorized charges to local vendors and a Seminole casino.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier endorsed Rep. Byron Donalds for governor, adding a powerful statewide ally to the front‑runner’s law‑and‑order coalition.

Deputies say a traffic stop in south Hillsborough County turned into an interstate pursuit with a child in the car; two people were arrested at the scene.

Raising Cane's is planning a double‑drive‑thru in Brooksville, joining new retail development along Commercial Way as county planners review a contested rezoning.

Hernando County posted a "Manhunt Monday" wanted bulletin naming Curtis Jerome Neraasen on domestic battery and domestic battery by strangulation warrants. Deputies list no bond.

A Hillsborough County probation check led to the arrest of a 42‑year‑old man and the seizure of multiple firearms, chloroform and suspected cannabis.

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.