A 65-year-old Clearwater man died after a medical emergency on the northbound I‑275 ramp to I‑4, troopers say.

Galacticoaster opens Feb. 27 at LEGOLAND Florida, a space‑themed indoor coaster where guests build and ride custom LEGO spacecraft.

AAM 15 Management bought the 125-room Home2 Suites in Brandon for about $32.1 million, expanding its Florida portfolio and deepening its Tampa Bay presence.

Unannounced fireworks lit up downtown Tampa on Monday night, rattling windows and spawning online videos and speculation about what set them off.

A Tampa-linked leader of a transnational arms ring was sentenced to 57 months after admitting to a plot to ship firearms and parts to Trinidad and Tobago.

Manatee County commissioners voted to deny Lennar’s Lone Valley rezoning after debates over roads, fire coverage and a lack of commercial jobs in Parrish. The developer’s impact‑fee offers weren’t enough to change the board’s mind.

A Pinellas Park mother was jailed after police say she stabbed her daughter’s boyfriend and injured her daughter; both victims were treated and expected to survive.

Oscar Freemond Fowler III was taken into custody in Tampa Bay Monday, the Florida attorney general said. State charges have not yet been posted.

Seattle-based Horizon Realty Advisors paid $57M for NíCHE, a 251-unit apartment in North Hyde Park. The sale adds another out-of-state owner to Tampa’s near-downtown rental stock.

DeSoto County deputies arrested Daniel Diaz after investigators say he sent sexually explicit material to a juvenile over Facebook. He now faces felony charges.

Four Inverness teens were taken into custody hours after deputies say they robbed the Citgo on N. Florida Ave and stole about $1,500 in vape products. K-9 teams and community tips helped lead to the arrests.

A sweeping Florida education bill would require HD fetal‑development videos in grades 6–12, let parents opt out and fold math, attendance and curriculum rules into one package.

A small single-engine plane overturned while landing at Charlotte‑Monroe Executive Airport Monday; three people were treated and the runway was closed as FAA investigators responded.