Worried about AI and tech layoffs, more Tampa students are choosing trade certificates and apprenticeships at Hillsborough Community College for hands-on skills and faster pay.

Vegas made a late‑season shakeup Sunday, parting with Bruce Cassidy and tapping veteran John Tortorella to lead the team into the playoffs. The move comes with the regular season winding down.

An Arizona developer is proposing roughly 130 townhomes near Sun City Center, a mix of three‑ and four‑bedroom units that would add family‑style housing in South Hillsborough.

A downtown St. Pete block went bright pink as local muralists turned the Ventnor Apartments into a temporary public-art gallery ahead of demolition for a Roche Bobois tower. Public voting runs through April 12.

Benderson Development is expanding its Sarasota footprint with a 50‑plus‑acre Wellen Park plan while reworking Countryside Mall to add a two‑story Target.

An illegal burn on Tyndall Road grew into a 10‑acre brush fire that destroyed derelict campers and damaged a home; one firefighter was treated and the starter was cited.

Pasco County leaders moved to create a dedicated taxing unit to protect funding for roughly $500M in parks projects. The proposal spotlights a $90M Villages of Pasadena Hills 'super park.'

A City Council appeal fell one vote short Thursday, leaving a 21‑story, 370‑unit tower called The Pelican on track amid preservationist protests.

Warm and muggy with highs near 85°F; spotty afternoon storms likely and gusty easterly winds possible.

A 58-year-old Land O' Lakes man was killed when his van crossed the center line and struck two oncoming vehicles on Ehren Cutoff early Sunday, officials say.

An exclusive ProPublica analysis shows ICE arrested and detained parents of at least 11,000 U.S.-born children in the first seven months of 2025, straining schools and child‑welfare systems. ICE has also rewritten internal guidance as family detention rises.

A late-night police chase on Treasure Island ended in a crash that sent six people to the hospital. Deputies say the vehicle fled a traffic stop and struck a utility pole.

Passengers on a Madeira Beach charter watched a roughly 10‑foot great white cruise near Shell Key for about 15 minutes before heading south. The company says it will share footage with researchers.