A $10 million federal infusion will push early planning on Port Tampa Bay’s massive channel deepening, a project officials say could reshape shipping and fuel supply to the region.

Medicaid rollbacks and the expiration of enhanced ACA subsidies have left Florida’s hospitals and marketplace enrollees exposed to higher costs and coverage losses. Analysts and local leaders warn the effects could be severe.

FDOT says the $227.5M Downtown Tampa Interchange is making solid progress; major ramps and bridge decks are near completion and nightly closures will continue into spring.

Mostly sunny and dry this week in Tampa: highs near 89°F today and climbing into the low 90s by the weekend while drought rules remain in effect.

James Uthmeier’s campaign pulled in $1.91M in Q1, boosted by six‑figure donations from tobacco, gun companies and the state party.

The Lightning scheduled a Sparkman Wharf pep rally, $5 plaza parties at Thunder Alley and an April 18 pub crawl as part of their first‑round playoff events. Fans can also catch most games on local TV and stream.

A Largo man was arrested after deputies say he fired multiple rounds at an Uber during an early-morning dispute near Belleair Road. No one was injured and investigators say the bullets struck the rear and interior of the vehicle.

DICK'S House of Sport is listed as 'coming soon' at The Mall at University Town Center in Sarasota; the experiential store will add climbing walls, simulators and event programming.

AdventHealth has broken ground on a 12‑bed, 13,000+ sq ft freestanding ER on State Road 54 in New Port Richey. The facility is slated to open in 2027 and add roughly 35 jobs.

Dashcam shows a wrong‑way driver on Sheldon Road; deputies arrested a Dunedin woman who handed over a credit card and a gift card instead of her license.

A Gulf County welfare check turned tragic when family members found a local couple dead in their home; investigators say preliminary evidence points to an apparent murder‑suicide.

A pre-dawn single-vehicle crash on Blanton Road left an unidentified man dead after his SUV struck trees and caught fire while troopers investigate.

A downtown Tampa shooting sent a man to the hospital Monday; police detained a suspect near Kennedy Boulevard.