Tampa‑based Oglethorpe Inc. agreed to a $32 million DOJ settlement over alleged Medicare overpayments tied to admissions at three Ohio facilities and faces a 10‑year exclusion from federal health programs. The case stems from a whistleblower suit by four former employees.

Pinellas Park's Facebook post mixed a rain lyric with a forecast graphic showing 0.25–20 inches; NWS advisories and national forecasts urged caution for flash flooding.

A long-running fight over New Tampa’s Pebble Creek Golf Course returns to the county commission on June 9 as neighbors and GL Homes prepare for a contentious vote.

Cloudy, muggy Thursday in Tampa with scattered storms and brief heavy downpours; highs near 89°F and some localized ponding possible.

Largo police arrested three after a resident reported men checking vehicle door handles; officers recovered four loaded handguns and urged residents to lock cars.

A pre‑dawn shooting on the 800 block of Justice Drive left one man dead, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says. Investigators remain on scene and are interviewing witnesses.

Hot, muggy morning with highs near 92°F and scattered afternoon storms possible. A wetter pattern looks likely late this week.

A tornado warning was issued for parts of Hillsborough and Manatee counties Tuesday evening. Residents were urged to take cover as a storm tracked north toward Ruskin and Palmetto.

A ruptured water main shut a key stretch of South Himes Avenue in Tampa, and crews say normal traffic may not return until Friday. Expect detours and delays.

Clear, muggy morning; highs near 93 with a chance of afternoon storms and a heat index near 100°F. Showers likely tonight with heavier pockets of rain.

NWS surveys found a brief EF0 waterspout‑turned‑tornado moved onshore in Tampa’s Villages of Bayport on May 24, causing limited damage and no injuries.

Tampa will top out near 91°F Monday with sticky humidity and a chance of late‑day storms. Expect brief heavy downpours and gusty winds near thunderstorms.

Ian and Jean MacKechnie gave $10 million to establish an 8,000-square-foot immunotherapy lab in downtown Tampa and to support a new clinical tower at Tampa General.