Hernando County Crime Stoppers is offering up to $5,000 for tips to locate Bailey Noel Jacobson, wanted on two counts of child abuse in case 2026‑CF‑915.

An 18-year-old Parrish woman died after her Ford Escape struck a concrete barrier and overturned on northbound I-75 near mile marker 208, troopers say.

Family members say a Clearwater mother pleaded with police for two years before human remains were found in a wooded area; investigators have opened a death inquiry.

Heat Advisory in Tampa today: highs near 98°F and a heat index close to 110°F. Isolated afternoon storms and cooling stations are available.

Jack Latvala, a longtime Florida senator and Pinellas powerbroker whose career ended after a scandal, has died at 74. His tenure reshaped budgets and state politics.

The Seventh Circuit stayed a federal judge’s block on Florida’s suit against the American Academy of Pediatrics and agreed to hear the appeal en banc. The move raises new legal stakes for care of transgender youth in Florida.

A Polk County jury convicted Patricia Saintizaire of murder in the 2024 death of her 4‑year‑old adopted son. Sentencing is set for Aug. 14.

Heat Advisory in effect Thursday as Tampa climbs into the upper 90s and feels-like readings reach about 110°F. Take steps to stay cool this afternoon.

Polk County Public Schools needs roughly 70 full‑time bus drivers before classes begin Aug. 11, and is offering paid CDL training plus $19.46/hour and benefits to attract hires.

FBI Tampa says victims or witnesses of assault, kidnapping or sexual assault on cruise ships should report to ship security immediately and contact authorities after disembarking.

NX3 closed a $27.5M five‑property NNN portfolio across Florida via a 1031 exchange, moving a New York investor from multifamily into national‑tenant retail. The package includes Wawa, 7‑Eleven, Chipotle, Starbucks and a Deltona center anchored by Verizon.

Madeira Beach commissioners will vote Wednesday on a proposed $150M hotel at John’s Pass Village that would replace surface parking with 87 rooms, retail and public space.

An Alabama developer filed plans for roughly 315 apartments and retail near State Road 54 in Odessa, joining other big retail and housing proposals reshaping west Pasco.