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.

A 20-year-old alleged gang member was arrested after deputies found a loaded pistol in his pants pocket.

A 13-story, 310-room AC Hotel and Moxy is rising at 111 N. Meridian Ave, bringing rooftop dining, a pool deck and new street-level retail to the Channel District.

Sarasota police say overall crime fell 18% in 2025, the third straight year of declines.

A suspicious package briefly closed West Dampier Street in Inverness before the county bomb team declared it safe.