OSHA has cited Primoris after an Aug. 12 electrocution in Seminole that killed one worker and left two severely burned; federal inspectors proposed $49,650 in penalties.

A Bradenton woman was sentenced to 15 months and ordered to repay $184,904.75 after admitting she used a fake passport to collect SNAP and Social Security benefits. Federal investigators say the scheme cost taxpayers nearly $185,000.

St. Petersburg plans to raise the Trop’s wind-and-flood insurance sublimit from $25M to $50M as repairs wrap up after Hurricane Milton. City staff call it a modest hedge.

The Chattaway, a longtime Old Southeast restaurant, is being sold, leaving neighbors uncertain about whether the garden patio, tea service and familiar menu will survive under new ownership.

FEMA has extended Direct Housing for survivors of Hurricanes Helene and Milton to Oct. 11, 2026, keeping temporary units in place while families seek permanent housing. A phased rent schedule begins in April.

A former Fort Myers resident was sentenced to two years for buying Glock handguns prosecutors say were smuggled to Canada.

Webull moved its headquarters from New York to St. Petersburg and bought a 157,755‑sq‑ft Carillon Parkway building, citing talent and quality of life over Miami's crowded market.

Guests at a Punta Gorda Airbnb found a snake curled in a bed; local officials say step back and call animal control or FWC.

A Quebec man was extradited from Spain and charged in Tampa after prosecutors say he negotiated to send about 300,000 synthetic opioid pills tied to protonitazene.

Hillsborough health officials warned against swimming or letting pets in Lake Thonotosassa after tests found harmful blue‑green algae toxins, and DEP is monitoring the bloom.

A former Polk County deputy was sentenced to 32.5 years after a 2022 Courtney Campbell Causeway crash that killed two people and left survivors with lasting injuries.

Pinellas County has elevated Mark Sprague to director of St. Pete–Clearwater International Airport as PIE presses forward on a terminal overhaul and a new parking garage.

A Winter Haven passenger was ejected from a Harley on Polk Parkway and struck by a trailing car; the rider was hospitalized and the Florida Highway Patrol is investigating.