St. Petersburg detectives arrested 28-year-old Jermaine Ivery on July 13, 2026, in connection with a Feb. 9, 2025 club shooting that killed a 27-year-old man. Police say the arrest closes the city's last unresolved 2025 homicide.

A two‑alarm apartment fire on Quinton Drive forced residents from their homes; HCFR contained the blaze and the American Red Cross is assisting displaced families.

Pinellas County officials say four children in Florida have died after being left in hot cars this year. Safety groups and federal authorities urge simple back‑seat checks and reminders to prevent more tragedies.

Duke Energy Florida says it will return $50 million to customers in 2027 by accelerating tax credits tied to a battery project, avoiding a planned 2% rate increase.

A $2 million state appropriation will accelerate a Denver Street pump‑station and drainage upgrades in Shore Acres to cut chronic flooding. Local and state funding still must be finalized.

Tampa Bay used the No. 2 pick in the 2026 MLB Draft on Fort Worth Christian shortstop Grady Emerson, the 2026 Gatorade National Player of the Year. The left‑handed prep bat adds high upside to the Rays system.

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.