A regional summit in Bradenton on April 30 will push registered apprenticeships as a practical fix for Tampa Bay's hiring gaps. CareerSource Suncoast and partners aim to help employers set up earn-while-you-learn pipelines.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced a statewide task force in Tampa to target Medicaid, SNAP and housing‑assistance fraud and named Scott Strauss special prosecutor.

Tampa firefighters launched a full hazmat response for an active ammonia leak late Wednesday. Crews contained the release and no injuries were reported.

A Tampa man was arrested April 14 after police say months of isolation, threats and secret photos culminated in a violent domestic abuse investigation.

A 60-year-old Wimauma man faces multiple felony counts after deputies say he fired at four people fishing on Lake Wimauma Monday night; no one was hurt.

A 17-year-old missing from Orange County was found hiding in a Dundee home; a registered sex offender was arrested and faces multiple charges.

Meredith Koko closed on a roughly $8 million purchase of Urban Stillhouse's building and parking lot in St. Petersburg’s Warehouse Arts District; renovations are planned.

Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier filed a petition asking the Census Bureau to exclude undocumented immigrants and some children from state counts, saying the 2020 tally shortchanged Florida.

The Lightning scheduled a Sparkman Wharf pep rally, $5 plaza parties at Thunder Alley and an April 18 pub crawl as part of their first‑round playoff events. Fans can also catch most games on local TV and stream.

A Largo man was arrested after deputies say he fired multiple rounds at an Uber during an early-morning dispute near Belleair Road. No one was injured and investigators say the bullets struck the rear and interior of the vehicle.

A downtown Tampa shooting sent a man to the hospital Monday; police detained a suspect near Kennedy Boulevard.

Con Amor's Seminole Heights outpost makes masa from scratch for fresh tortillas, folding that work into tacos, tetelas and mole-driven entrees.

A 34-year-old woman from New Port Richey was killed and four others were injured after a semi struck a stopped vehicle on I‑75 northbound in Sarasota County.