An Eleventh Circuit panel will hear arguments over Florida’s HB3 this week, testing whether a ban on kids’ social accounts and age-verification rules violate the First Amendment.

Two men were shot outside Silks Adult Entertainment in Palm Harbor early Monday; both suffered non-life-threatening injuries and detectives are reviewing footage.

Aldi will open a 12,000-square-foot store in Wellen Park's Venice Plaza this summer, joining the center near Costco. The move adds a low-cost grocery option for residents.

Cotee River Creamery is opening a Land O’ Lakes shop at 6745 Land O’ Lakes Blvd with coffee, new desserts and a large patio, targeting a late‑March opening.

Banyan Breeze, a kava bar and cafe at 16907 Gulf Blvd in North Redington Beach, says inspections are nearly finished and an opening is expected in the coming weeks.

Tampa-based The Hungry Greek will open at 1425 Main St in Dunedin, promising scratch-made gyros, bowls and Greek salads on Main Street.

Hillsborough College's SouthShore campus has launched a $5M campaign to build a 51,000-square-foot workforce center in Ruskin to expand nursing, welding and collision repair training.

City Council approved $378,896 to pay archaeologists to 'ground‑truth' radar‑identified burial sites under a parking lot next to Tropicana Field.

Population growth and recent land purchases have sent national chains and developers racing to file plans for new retail centers across Pasco County.

An execution date has been set for Michael L. King in the 2008 North Port murder of Denise Amber Lee. Her family continues to press for better 911 training and oversight.

Hillsborough deputies arrested 29-year-old Lavardis Howard after a search turned up guns, a reportedly stolen pistol, drugs and ammunition during a Grant Park probe.

Morning fog and sticky conditions give way to highs near 87°F; showers and thunderstorms likely after 1 p.m.

Commissioners asked staff to draft an amendment to Chapter 111 that would limit potable‑water lawn irrigation to once a week year‑round to conserve drinking water.