Race Track Road in Citrus Park faces closures due to utility work: a full shutdown from June 27 to 30, followed by a single-lane operation for 6-8 weeks. Detours are suggested.

Operation Dragon Eye, led by the US Marshals, successfully located 60 critically missing children in Tampa Bay, with 8 arrests made for various serious charges.

NWS Tampa forecasts a sunny yet stormy week for Tampa, with mid-90s highs, intermittent thunderstorms, and a heat index reaching up to 102 degrees. Evening skies mostly clear.

Pinellas County revises North County reclaimed water restrictions, allowing residents to irrigate twice a week, based on address number, avoiding 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., to conserve water and save on bills.

Tampa will have hot, mostly sunny days with thunderstorms possible and highs near 94°F, heat index at 102, and light winds. Nights around 76°F, with ongoing heat and thunderstorm chances throughout the week.

A senior couple, Esther and Wayne Devilbiss, renewed their wedding vows at Hillsborough County's Adult Day Care, celebrating nearly 60 years together.

Kathryn Kocab, 69, was found after a Silver Alert was issued when she didn't return from a doctor's appointment. She is believed to suffer from early Alzheimer's.

Authorities in Tampa arrested 45-year-old Robert Ritt for multiple charges including vehicle theft, after the sheriff's office aviation unit tracked him driving a stolen car.

Ex-deputy Joshua Roelofs is on the run facing DUI manslaughter charges for a 2022 crash in Tampa that killed two and injured one. His court no-show has led to an arrest warrant and extended the victims' families' distress.

A 9-year-old girl named Leah Lendel survived a shark attack in Florida and is on a hopeful path to recovery after complex surgery on her nearly severed hand.

An Ellenton man received a nearly 6-year sentence for participating in a fentanyl and cocaine distribution scheme, after pleading guilty to related charges.

Charlotte County's deadline for applying to its 1% Local Option Sales Tax Focus Group is June 20, with the group set to influence funding for potential projects.

Charlotte County Fire & EMS received the American Heart Association's Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold award for excellent care in severe heart attacks and strokes.