A century-old retail row on Dr. MLK Jr. Street South is getting new life, with a bookstore, a coffee shop and a community garden on the way.

Ken Welch calls it a “campaign of erasure” after crews quietly repainted two Central Avenue street murals overnight.

An umbrella-holding music teacher felt an electrical shock as storms suddenly built over Dorothy C. York Innovation Academy during Tuesday dismissal.

Tickets from $25 to $50 will go straight to four Sarasota first-responder charities, with fees waived to maximize the donation.

A Sarasota push dating to 1975 just cleared a key House hearing, with Rep. Greg Steube citing childhood cattle work along the river.

Deputies say the pair struck the same Zephyrhills business weeks apart before speeding off in a red Toyota Tacoma.

Tampa's clear, humid morning gives way to a hot afternoon with a heat index near 104 and storms arriving after 2 p.m. The wet pattern sticks around through the weekend.

Melissa Tallent, 57, skipped a felony court date tied to a firearm charge, deputies say. She stands 6'0" and weighs 130 pounds.

Gauge Friday, 21, was hit by a car while longboarding to work in Port Charlotte. His family says he will become an organ donor.

The Seminole Heights day center has logged over 1,000 visitors since January and now offers free medical and dental exams.

Gina Montét's teen Arthur Conan Doyle mystery opens Theatre Lab's new studio space, with roots tracing back to Coconut Grove.

Backyard avocado and shade trees across Lutz, Brandon and Riverview are at risk, with roughly $16.5 million in Tampa trees exposed.

Employees at the State Attorney and Public Defender offices say stairwell mold has lingered for months, with some workers relocated over health worries.