A 21-year-old man was arrested after a USF student reported being strangled, beaten and threatened with a knife. Authorities say multiple felony counts have been filed.

Morning fog clears; highs near 886F and humid afternoons bring a daily chance of popolate storms, with the biggest window Thursday.

A Lakeland father who died rescuing family off Daytona Beach will be posthumously awarded the Carnegie Medal. The medal includes a financial grant and will be presented to his family.

A retired Tampa colonel was sentenced to 24 months after sending a photo of a classified CENTCOM email that prosecutors say revealed targets and timing for a planned operation.

Search teams recovered a man's body in Old Tampa Bay near the Courtney Campbell Causeway after he vanished while paddleboarding over the weekend.

Sheriff Bill Prummell and North Port Chief Todd Garrison appeared together in a video briefing about a local incident on March 30, 2026.

Clearwater is pre‑marketing the century‑old North Ward School, touring developers and weighing reuse ideas from housing to small hotels while stressing preservation.

Jacksonville-based IQ Fiber launched service in Kent County, Delaware and pledged more than $150M in a phased buildout and a new Dover operations hub.

Hernando County Democratic Chair Brian Stewart was charged with misdemeanor battery after a Spring Hill "No Kings" protest confrontation. The Florida GOP is demanding his removal from leadership.

Two Winter Haven brothers carry a rare mutation linked to AML. One had a lifesaving transplant and the other received a preventative transplant at Johns Hopkins.

Velera will promote Brian Caldarelli to president and CEO on Oct. 1, 2026, as Chuck Fagan retires at fiscal year end. The move locks in an internal successor amid post‑merger integration.

Photos shared by the Florida Forest Service show smoke near Brooksville as crews monitor wildfire activity amid dry conditions. Officials urge residents to heed local advisories.

Federal prosecutors will announce indictments in a bribery probe involving public officials at a DOJ press conference in Tampa at 1:30 p.m. Monday.