The MacDill Inn was evacuated Thursday after a reported threat; base officials say the move was precautionary while security teams investigate. Updates will be posted as available.

Family of a Wesley Chapel father killed in a hit-and-run is fundraising to hire a private investigator as troopers search surveillance footage for a dark SUV.

One hundred new, larger Hope Cottages opened at Tampa Hope in East Ybor, adding climate-controlled private units and boosting on-site shelter capacity.

Alessi Bakery is moving one block over to a new 18,000‑sq‑ft home at 3003 W. Cypress Street and will open April 15 with a cafe, pizza program and full bar.

Hernando County Fire Rescue says crews are on scene of a working structure fire in the 25000 block of Powell Road, closing the road between Neff Lake Road and Old Spring Lake Highway.

Northwood Ravin will redevelop a Beach Park office site into a roughly 280‑unit mixed‑use tower, replacing an aging office park tied to the Patels.

A Tuesday-night blaze in Sarasota's Nottingham subdivision left one person dead and two others hospitalized as county and state investigators probe the cause.

An 8‑pound Pomeranian named Chile Bear died after a March 31 attack at Davis Island Dog Beach; Hillsborough County Animal Control cited the Rottweilers and is investigating.

Clearwater police say a 62-year-old on an e-bike lost control at Belcher Road and Curtis Drive South, tipping a trailer with a 6-year-old who wasn’t wearing a helmet.

Hernando County Fire Rescue crews responded to a working structure fire in the 5000 block of Oney Drive in Brooksville; officials urged people to avoid the area.

Afternoon showers and gusty northeast winds are likely in Tampa. A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect through Friday.

Foxtail Coffee is opening a new cafe at Sky Town in South St. Petersburg, taking a retail outparcel near Sprouts as the massive redevelopment adds shops and housing.

Nine cattle were found shot or dying in a Fort Meade pasture on March 19, leaving calves nearby and prompting an Agriculture Crimes Unit investigation.