Hillsborough College's SouthShore campus has launched a $5M campaign to build a 51,000-square-foot workforce center in Ruskin to expand nursing, welding and collision repair training.

Bella's Coffee is listed as "Coming Soon" at 6284 Commercial Way in Brooksville’s Weeki Wachee Village; owners haven't announced a menu or opening date.

A Tampa man was sentenced to 20 years after prosecutors say a cocaine‑laced packet he sold contained fentanyl that killed a Riverview woman. Federal law imposes a 20‑year minimum when a sale results in death.

Hillsborough County renewed its open-burning ban for an eighth week as drought and freeze damage keep wildfire danger elevated across the region.

City Council approved $378,896 to pay archaeologists to 'ground‑truth' radar‑identified burial sites under a parking lot next to Tropicana Field.

Population growth and recent land purchases have sent national chains and developers racing to file plans for new retail centers across Pasco County.

An alligator was seen Thursday at Snively Elementary in Winter Haven; the district said the animal left campus and returned to a nearby canal. No injuries were reported.

Cloudy start in Tampa. Highs near 86°F Friday with a slight chance of late showers.

A South Tampa homeowner says she was told to demolish her fire‑ruined house before the insurer finished investigating. A WFLA consumer segment is now pressing for answers.

State support plus a Haney Technical satellite and hangar upgrades underpin a county push to grow aviation maintenance jobs at Apalachicola Regional Airport.

A Madeira Beach man was indicted in the 1980 stabbing of Charles Barnes after fingerprints and DNA from the scene matched him, court documents show.

A Senate committee backed a NASA reauthorization that would extend the ISS to Sept. 30, 2032 and direct NASA to develop a permanent Moon base. The move shifts timelines for the Space Coast and commercial station builders.

Largo police say a 55‑year‑old attacked an 84‑year‑old with a hammer, telling officers God ordered the killing; the suspect is charged with attempted murder and booked in Pinellas County.