A St. Petersburg man was sentenced to 16 years and 6 months after undercover buys produced pounds of meth and multiple grams of fentanyl, federal prosecutors say.

A Brooksville gas‑station disturbance ended with a woman stripping and spitting on a deputy; authorities say bodycam and in‑car video captured the arrest and a review is underway.

HART advanced a roughly $140M plan to replace its cramped, flood‑prone maintenance shop on 21st Avenue. The project would add full‑height bays, training space and better stormwater controls.

Lucky Goat Coffee has filed permits to renovate a 1,107‑sq‑ft unit at St. Croix Plaza in South Tampa, a move that would give the Tallahassee roaster its first Tampa Bay café.

An undercover Facebook Marketplace sting in Manatee County led to three arrests and a suspected statewide ring tied to more than $52,000 in stolen Home Depot rental equipment.

A Manatee County jury found 55-year-old Ronald Willard guilty of his eighth DUI. Prosecutors say the Bradenton case carries up to 15 years; sentencing will be set later.

A University of Tampa student has trained hundreds of lifeguards to help plug a national staffing gap that could keep pools closed this summer.

Byron Donalds, Paul Renner and James Fishback formally filed and paid to qualify for Florida's Republican gubernatorial primary, keeping the GOP field intact ahead of the August primary.

Many immigrants in Tampa Bay say they won't trust hurricane shelters this year despite official assurances; advocates warn fear of enforcement could cost lives.

Crews battled a pre-dawn roof fire at an apparently abandoned Clearwater Beach motel; firefighters contained the blaze and no one was hurt.

A Bonita Springs man was arrested after a multi‑vehicle crash on U.S. 41 in Estero that killed a 67‑year‑old Naples woman; troopers say the driver faces DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide charges.

Three masked vandals smeared feces and condiments on cars in the Epperson neighborhood. Pasco deputies are investigating and neighbors have added cameras.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers are searching for a woman who fled after a Sept. 29 hit-and-run on SR 54 in Zephyrhills that killed a 55-year-old moped rider.