A fight outside Room 111 in Avon Park left a 24‑year‑old injured and a 34‑year‑old charged with attempted murder, authorities say.

Hot and muggy Wednesday with scattered storms after 4 p.m. Expect gusty cells and brief downpours.

A Barrington Middle School art teacher was removed and the district opened an investigation after a social-media video showed a doll hanging in class, sparking parental outrage.

A Plant City man admitted placing fake pizza orders to two Hillsborough judges' homes and was sentenced to nearly two years as officials warn of rising judicial harassment.

Allen Morris closed a $43M construction loan to build Bayside North, a seven‑story, 96‑unit luxury apartment near downtown Sarasota.

FWC says cownose ray numbers have dropped in some estuaries and is asking boaters, anglers and divers to report sightings at two online workshops.

A 49-year-old Missouri rider died after a Nissan turned left into his motorcycle on U.S. 301 near Knoxville Drive, the Florida Highway Patrol says.

Dyke Night St. Pete will turn Crowbar into the Pussycat Lounge on June 4 for "Thicker Than G.R.I.T.S." - one of the last big nights at the longtime Ybor venue.

Hillpointe landed a $67M construction loan and broke ground on a 408‑unit Pointe Grand community at 7400 Interbay Blvd in South Tampa, targeting working households.

Bradenton police say a teenager was found dead outside a home Monday night; investigators are treating the case as isolated while detectives work the scene.

Gulfport’s independent weekly says it will stop publishing unless it raises $160,000 by July 1; legal bills and a budget gap have forced the urgent drive.

Lake Wales officials are weighing roughly $10 million to renovate a police annex and build a new fire station as emergency calls rise. The work would be financed in part by potential debt issuance.

A Valrico mother appears in Hillsborough court today after prosecutors say she tried to drown her three children at a community pool. Family members who saw an Instagram livestream are credited with saving the kids.