A new Westshore cafeteria, Soni Cafe, is due to open in May near International Plaza with scratch breakfasts, Boar's Head sandwiches and a rotating hot special every day.

A Bonita Springs driver told deputies she thought it was OK to speed at 123 mph because the car was a Supra; she was arrested after testing nearly three times the legal limit. The stop was captured on body camera and is tied to Florida’s super‑speeder law.

Mostly sunny and dry this week in Tampa: highs near 89°F today and climbing into the low 90s by the weekend while drought rules remain in effect.

DICK'S House of Sport is listed as 'coming soon' at The Mall at University Town Center in Sarasota; the experiential store will add climbing walls, simulators and event programming.

A pre-dawn single-vehicle crash on Blanton Road left an unidentified man dead after his SUV struck trees and caught fire while troopers investigate.

A double shooting on April 12 in Tarpon Springs' Lincoln Avenue area left one man dead and another critically injured; police say the scene is contained and are seeking tips.

A 17-year-old from Seffner was killed and a 40-year-old Mulberry man was hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash on State Road 574; troopers say a pickup driver ran off.

A 16-year-old was arrested after deputies say she hit an HCSO patrol car while fleeing a stolen-vehicle stop near Sheldon Road and W. Hillsborough Avenue.

Tampa police detained a person of interest after a man was found dead on East Zack Street; homicide detectives canvassed the scene and the investigation is active.

Sunny skies and highs near 85°F today; warming to around 90°F by midweek. Boaters should watch for brief evening gusts and residents should heed drought precautions.

THEA is launching a $362M overhaul of the South Selmon Expressway — adding lanes, modernizing 26 bridges and adding neighborhood amenities as construction gets under way.

Plan-review filings show Rose's Coffee and Cones eyeing a storefront at 2206 E. 7th Ave in Ybor City; state records list Birgul Lemmon as the business owner.

A high‑ranking Tampa police officer with more than 31 years of service was fired after an internal probe concluded he had been working under the influence of alcohol.