FBI Tampa added Emylee Thai and Khalid Ahmed Satary to the Most Wanted Fraudsters list amid a nationwide $6.5B health‑care fraud takedown.

Gov. Ron DeSantis is expected to sign an implementing bill in Bradenton that tightens caps on local property‑tax rate increases as part of his Save Our Homes push.

Florida Night Heat reunites Friday, June 26, at Crowbar in Ybor City for what may be the trio’s last local show, joined by Soft Cuff and Hovercar.

Record tourism revenue pushed Pinellas’s visitor economy past $10 billion; county leaders reinvested more than $150 million in beach renourishment, events and a stadium package.

Two Fold opens this week inside The Garrison House in East Tampa, serving single‑origin coffee by day and low‑intervention wine with chef‑driven small plates at night.

HCA has sold a Riverview parcel to Camden Property Trust, transferring land across from St. Joseph’s Hospital‑South to an apartment REIT in a $21M deal. The buyer will need county approvals before any development can begin.

A Blakeley Law Firm analysis ranks Tampa 10th nationally for rush‑hour driving fatalities, with the evening commute accounting for most deaths.

A 54‑year‑old Lakeland man was arrested after an armed disturbance on County Road 542; deputies say they found a 9mm and a large stash of drugs at his home.

A 3-year-old was found unresponsive inside a parked vehicle in Riverview on June 20 and later pronounced dead. Deputies say the investigation is ongoing and no charges have been filed.

A sheriff’s Facebook video updates the public about an active murder investigation at 7296 Spring Hill Drive. Investigators say detectives are working the scene and will release more details when available.

The regional water authority has approved testing of the Peace River, its reservoir and treated water for PFAS as it prepares to meet state and federal monitoring deadlines.

A pedestrian was killed Monday on SR 50 (Cortez Blvd) at Deltona Blvd in Brooksville; deputies and state troopers closed westbound lanes while investigating.

Senators Rick Scott and Dave McCormick asked the FCC to brief lawmakers on whether Chinese‑made smartwatches and medical devices could expose Americans’ biometric data. Experts and federal advisories point to real vulnerabilities already found in some devices.