A St. Petersburg man was arrested after police allege he violently abused two dogs; officers deployed a Taser and he now faces felony animal cruelty counts.

A littering stop near Wahneta led deputies to find nearly 19 grams of meth in a car, and two people now face trafficking and related charges.

Tampa police say a Toyota SUV struck and later killed a 19‑year‑old bicyclist on W. Waters Avenue; parts recovered at the scene point to a 2013–2016 Toyota RAV4.

Cemex and Port Tampa Bay unveiled a $36M aggregate terminal with a 5,000‑ton‑per‑hour conveyor, expected to move about 1.5M tons a year and boost local construction supply.

BJ’s Wholesale Club broke ground Wednesday in Lecanto, joining the Shoppes at Black Diamond and promising a full‑size club and fuel station as part of its 2026 expansion. Local planners say the addition will reshape the busy County Road 486 retail corridor.

Police say a New Port Richey contractor accepted a $3,972 city grant to install a fence and the work wasn’t finished; the company owner was arrested for grand theft.

An 18‑year‑old was arrested after deputies traced a violent social‑media post targeting schoolgirls to his Tampa home.

Tampa-based Trace Systems won a 10-year, roughly $1.8B USSOCOM EAGLE‑I award to modernize C2ISR and multi-domain data transport.

A Dunedin carport blaze involving several e‑bikes underscores the growing fire risk from lithium‑ion batteries and local disposal guidance.

Wake Forest cut a Deacon‑gold ribbon on a new 6,700‑sq‑ft Charlotte campus at The Pearl, aiming to tie business, professional and health‑tech programs closer to local employers. The move strengthens the university’s longterm presence in the city.

A St. Petersburg driver has been charged after a May 9 crash that later killed an 18-year-old motorcyclist. Authorities say she fled the scene with two children and returned shortly after.

Two Tampa officers resigned amid an internal probe that alleges on‑duty sexual activity with an emergency dispatcher. Department rules allow an administrative investigation and potential state certification review.

An early‑morning crash on the Howard Frankland Bridge left one person dead and closed two westbound lanes, snarling the commute.