A Palm Harbor science teacher is home after a lightning strike in Peru left him paralyzed and his friend dead. Months of rehab in Atlanta and a GoFundMe have followed.

Pasco County is pairing opioid‑settlement dollars with a USF training and simulation program and a community grant fund to expand treatment, prevention and harm‑reduction work. The move folds university research into local grantmaking to try to cut fatal overdoses.

Advocates are pushing a three‑site A/C pilot after reports and a lawsuit document extreme heat inside Florida prisons. The plan would test split mini units to cool dorms and program areas.

Families from Virginia to Germany describe small rituals and 'go binders' as deployments stretch and the USS Gerald R. Ford heads to Crete for repairs.

When the Eagles Park Publix closed on March 7, it left more than 2,000 nearby seniors without their closest supermarket while the chain opens a larger store across town.

A Ybor City Rocky Horror pop-up this Sunday will raise money for Out of the Closet as state changes threaten access to HIV medications. Performers will pass the hat at SpookEasy Lounge.

Waterford Estates residents say near‑daily gunfire from the county firing range has rattled homes and chilled the housing market. Commissioners ordered a phased study but neighbors say relief is slow.

Three emaciated dogs arrived at the Humane Society of Tampa Bay this March, prompting staff to urge residents to use free pet-food and low-cost clinic services.

A March 18 sworn declaration from Maya Kowalski accuses her former lead attorney of inappropriate conduct as the 'Take Care of Maya' case heads back to court. The filing raises new questions about lawyer conduct and financing.

An elevator outage at The Portland in downtown St. Petersburg has left upper-floor residents climbing dozens of flights and missing appointments; replacement parts are expected this weekend.

Rescuers found 10 kittens in a bag in Plant City and puppies dumped in Pinellas County; shelters urgently need fosters, supplies and tips.

Tampa’s WeatherWise grants reimburse small businesses in Sulphur Springs and West Tampa for storm shutters, backup power and other resilience upgrades.

Union volunteers and Feeding Tampa Bay distributed groceries and gas cards to Tampa‑area TSA officers after a DHS funding lapse left them working without pay.