Monroe County deputies arrested a 49-year-old man after a woman was found unconscious in a Cudjoe Key home; he faces aggravated-battery and strangulation charges.

A late-night crash and attempted break-in in St. Petersburg left a man dead. Police say the homeowner fired and has not been charged as detectives investigate.

The Florida Supreme Court denied an appeal and affirmed a death sentence in the 1990 Cape Coral murders, upholding a penalty under Florida's 8‑4 jury law.

Residents at Yankee Traveler in Largo say a new park guideline bars resale of trailers built in 1984 or earlier, potentially leaving dozens with no equity.

Court documents say a Brunswick man confessed to killing his neighbor, then dismembered and burned the remains in a backyard fire pit. Authorities have charged him with murder.

A 32-year-old Orlando inmate was sentenced to life after investigators found contraband phones, a drug ledger — and he swallowed a SIM card in a failed bid to hide evidence.

A St. Petersburg couple was arrested after their one-month-old son was found unresponsive and later died, court documents show.

A neighborhood coffee spot and a hotel brasserie joined Tampa Bay's dining scene this week, offering dessertlike lattes in St. Pete and coastal plates in Rocky Point.

Pups Pub will convert a former auto shop in downtown Clermont into a dog‑friendly sports bar with off‑leash play, VIP memberships and 21+ entry. Permits are filed and pre‑sales are open.

Pinellas County broke ground April 17 on a new two‑story Palm Harbor Recreation Center that will expand programming and double as a hardened storm shelter.

At a Tiger Bay luncheon in Orlando, David Jolly pitched moving hurricane coverage into a state catastrophic fund and a decade-long plan to boost teacher pay and services.

Customs officers at Port Everglades seized a container of counterfeit luxury fragrances that would be worth more than $1 million if authentic. The shipment arrived from Singapore and is now in federal custody.

Sidus Space and St. Petersburg's Lonestar Data Holdings amended a roughly $120M collaboration to add another StarVault orbital data vault, pushing commercial backups farther from Earth.