3rd & 3rd, a 33-story tower at 235 3rd Street South, has topped out. The project will add about 262 apartments and roughly 15,000 sq ft of retail to downtown St. Pete.

Tampa police detained a person of interest after a man was found dead on East Zack Street; homicide detectives canvassed the scene and the investigation is active.

A federal appeals court found Florida’s Medicaid system is shortchanging medically complex children, citing staffing gaps and testimony that a baby died during a nurse shortage. The ruling revives a decade‑old DOJ lawsuit and orders institutional changes.

Bradenton will close chunks of Manatee Avenue and southbound Green Bridge lanes for the De Soto Grand Parade on Saturday, April 25. Expect staged barricades, heavy crowds and detours into the night.

A 27-year-old Lakeland man wanted on multiple Central Florida warrants was arrested Friday and booked into the Polk County Jail. Deputies say the search ended in north Lakeland.

Sunny skies and highs near 85°F today; warming to around 90°F by midweek. Boaters should watch for brief evening gusts and residents should heed drought precautions.

Sheriff Al Nienhuis posted a video April 10 saying Vice & Narcotics detectives executed a search warrant at 16155 Fruitville Street in Brooksville this morning.

A Polk County K9 team helped deputies arrest a Winter Haven man after officers say a traffic stop turned up a Glock and baggies of marijuana.

Pinellas Park police say a 40-year-old Largo man was arrested after allegedly sexually battering a worker during a massage at Pure & Wellness on April 9; he was booked at the county jail.

THEA is launching a $362M overhaul of the South Selmon Expressway — adding lanes, modernizing 26 bridges and adding neighborhood amenities as construction gets under way.

Sunrise St. Pete is deploying $159.8M in HUD disaster funds for housing repairs, buyouts and infrastructure after Idalia and Helene.

IKEA will open a smaller-format store at Sarasota’s Mall at University Town Center, the Tampa Bay Business Journal reports. The move follows the retailer’s small‑format push.

Cole Caufield became the first Canadiens player since 1990 to reach 50 goals, scoring the milestone in Montreal’s 2-1 win over Tampa Bay. The Wisconsin native now figures in the Rocket Richard race as the regular season winds down.