A former Pinellas Park teacher was sentenced to 20 years after an undercover FBI sting uncovered attempts to meet what he believed was a 9-year-old, court records show.

St. Petersburg’s Green Bench Brewing is opening a Tampa tasting room to bring more small-batch and experimental beers across the bay. The move expands access to rotating pours.

A 25-year-old Orlando man died after his car left I-75 and struck an I-275 overpass support near mile marker 228 in Palmetto early Thursday.

Ebbe, the downtown Tampa restaurant from chef Ebbe Vollmer, earned a Michelin star and then saw several employees walk out this week, disrupting service at the high-end venue.

A neon‑blue 'space jellyfish' cloud drifted over Tampa Bay around 6 a.m. Thursday after a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch, meteorologists say.

New analyses show drivers with loans now spend roughly $12,800 a year on cars; Tampa households face above‑average burdens from rising payments and insurance.

Federal prosecutors say two Florida men are accused of bribing a U.S. Army employee and padding contracts tied to a Honolulu innovation lab. The indictment names a Palm Beach Shores resident and a Tampa consultant.

Rep. Greg Steube introduced two bills to force hospitals to report resident citizenship and to bar Medicare from funding training for non‑U.S. citizens. The measures would tie federal GME dollars to new reporting and penalties.

Hillsborough deputies arrested a Brandon man after finding hundreds of child sexual‑abuse files and 85 bestiality videos; he now faces a long list of felony counts.

Developers unveiled plans for a 3,500‑seat music venue, hotel and new retail at Water Street, positioning a branded entertainment district across from Benchmark International Arena.

A SWAT‑assisted narcotics raid in Englewood on May 19 led to the arrest of Matthew Taylor and the seizure of more than a pound of cocaine, over eight pounds of marijuana, a rifle and $21,840 in cash.

Hillsborough deputies are looking for Waylon Gene Croom, wanted on 11 registration-related charges including alleged false-information and failure-to-report counts.

A 24-year-old was arrested after deputies say a 21-year-old was stabbed at a Rivergate Drive apartment complex. The suspect faces attempted murder and aggravated battery counts.