Lawmakers approved a bill to relaunch state licensing for naturopathic doctors and create a Board of Naturopathic Medicine; supporters tout access, critics warn unproven care.

Four family members were found shot in Plant City on Sunday; detectives are asking neighbors for video and tips. The investigation is ongoing.

Montreal beat Tampa Bay 2-1 in Game 7 despite taking only nine shots — an NHL playoff record — and will face Buffalo in Round 2.

Gage Goncalves scored in overtime to lift Tampa Bay to a 1-0 win in Montreal, forcing a Game 7 in Tampa. Vasilevskiy’s 30-save night kept the Lightning alive.

Horizon West Bay will open May 19, relocating Largo City Hall to a new mixed‑use civic hub on West Bay Drive. The move folds services, retail and public space into one walkable downtown block.

A Manatee jury gave a California man 30 years after an undercover FDLE‑HSI sting intercepted dyed “purple” fentanyl and traced multi‑kilogram shipments to brokers in Mexico.

Fan-shot video from a recent Rays game shows support columns moving inside Tropicana Field, sparking fresh safety concerns among fans. Local outlets and engineers weighed in.

Brooksville Bagels has filed for local permits for a shop at 330 Ponce de Leon Blvd and owners say they’re aiming to open in a few months.

An arrest report says a Pasco deputy deleted Snapchat while investigators probed whether he sent a dead‑body photo to a 13‑year‑old student at Pinecrest Academy.

Aventon Companies filed plans for a 270-unit apartment complex in New Port Richey amid a flurry of multifamily filings as Pasco County's growth accelerates.

A British dive team says it located the WWI‑era cutter Tampa about 50 miles off Newquay; the U.S. Coast Guard confirmed the wreck and plans underwater research.

A Lakeland man who played Santa was arrested in a Polk County human‑trafficking sting. Court documents allege he responded to an online ad and arranged to meet a minor.

A 21-year-old Ruskin woman died after her car struck the rear of a semi-trailer on U.S. 41 near Scale Avenue in Bradenton, the Florida Highway Patrol says.