Mid-90s and muggy with afternoon storms likely and heat index over 100°F. City cooling stations are available across Tampa.

Lawmakers filed the HUSTLE Act to let college athletes shield NIL pay in tax‑favored accounts while tightening agent rules and requiring financial education.

Venice police are investigating an early‑morning shooting at the Maren Apartments on Vistera Boulevard. Authorities say the scene is contained and all parties are accounted for.

Auburndale police arrested Aurora Monique Cochran in connection with the April 5 killing of William Thomas Martin. The investigation remains active and authorities are seeking tips.

An undercover PCSO check at New Oriental Massage led to two arrests, including the owner, the sheriff’s office says.

HCA Brandon cut the ribbon on a 70,000-square-foot medical office building across from its campus, adding specialty clinics and a dedicated home for GME. The building includes simulation labs, classrooms and wellness space for nearly 200 trainees.

A dispute at a Winter Haven intersection turned into gunfire on Monday; one person was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.

Highs near 95°F with a 70% chance of afternoon storms; heat‑index readings may hit 105°F.

Hillsborough deputies say a 32‑year‑old man entered a neighbor’s home and shot a dog after the animal bit a child. The suspect is arrested and faces animal‑cruelty and weapons counts.

A late-night pedestrian collision on State Road 33 in Lakeland left a woman dead; investigators say she entered the path of a southbound SUV and the Traffic Homicide Unit is probing.

HCSO’s Gang Unit says undercover buys of oxycodone and marijuana led to the June 24 arrest of 21‑year‑old Jaylin McBride; deputies say a gun and drugs were seized.

A late-night collision on Cherry Road in Lakeland's Kathleen area killed one man and left another critically injured.

U.S. aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone sites after a reported drone hit the Singapore‑flagged Ever Lovely in the Strait of Hormuz, prompting an IMO pause and putting Tampa‑based CENTCOM at the center of the response.