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.

Deputies say a man fired through a front door in Apollo Beach, wounding a woman. He was arrested and is charged with attempted second-degree murder and other felonies.

Clearwater’s council meets Monday to consider a $13.66M construction contract and a $2.4M state grant to replace the tiny terminal at Clearwater Executive Airport.

Saks Global pulled three stores off its closure list after talks with a major landlord. The reprieve arrives as the company secures financing while navigating Chapter 11.

A 19‑year‑old was shot and killed after an alleged brake‑check on San Mateo Boulevard. Police used license‑plate readers to track a silver Mustang to the North Valley and arrest a suspect.

Maryland's Greene Turtle has opened in South Tampa, serving crab cakes, crab dip and pub favorites at 5224 Bridge Street.

Former customers say boats left for repair at a Palmetto shop vanished; a local man now faces charges as investigators piece together alleged scams.

A bipartisan bill from Reps. Gus Bilirakis and Julia Brownley would stop Medicaid from disappearing for foster children placed in certain residential treatment programs.

An 83-year-old man from The Villages died after his Chrysler Pacifica ran off U.S. 41 and struck a tree north of South Pendant Point, state troopers say.

Pinellas County deputies arrested Carla Lynn Jenkins after a neighbor reported cats and dogs living in roach‑ and flea‑infested conditions. She now faces six animal‑cruelty counts.

A fast-moving brush fire in the Weeki Wachee Preserve prompted mandatory evacuations in Hernando Beach as crews and state forestry units rushed to protect homes.

A Miami woman was arrested in Lakeland after a phone-tracking tip led deputies to a fleeing PT Cruiser; Lakeland police say she also started a small Dollar General fire.