Witnesses told deputies a Tampa man repeatedly kicked and struck his dog, Moon. He was arrested and charged with aggravated animal cruelty, HCSO says.

Rep. Byron Donalds introduced the Protecting Ratepayers Act to require data centers to generate their own power and water, arguing households shouldn't foot infrastructure costs.

Titusville's City Council voted to draft an ordinance banning data centers, citing strain on utilities and concerns about neighborhood impacts.

A Brandon woman was arrested and faces first‑degree murder and child‑abuse charges after a 3‑year‑old died at Brandon Regional Hospital; the death was ruled a homicide.

FEMA approved nearly $55 million to help Florida repair storm-damaged infrastructure and fund mitigation projects, from pier rebuilding to home elevations.

Polk County deputies say 51-year-old Rey Caballero Alarcon attacked a woman in a U.S. 98 N parking lot on July 19 and resisted arrest before being secured. The sheriff’s office lists multiple misdemeanor and felony charges.

A plan to rezone roughly 600 acres at Sand Hill Scout Reservation has sparked local outrage and put the issue into formal county review.

A D.C. judge found the Digital Equity Act's race‑based funding language unconstitutional but severable, keeping the competitive grant program intact and opening a path to restore funding.

A two‑alarm blaze ripped through a commercial building on Combee Road in Lakeland Sunday; crews had the fire under control by midmorning and reported no injuries.

An 85-year-old Tarpon Springs man died after his pickup left County Road 296 and submerged in a retention pond. Troopers say the crash remains under investigation.

The U.S. Coast Guard shadowed the China‑flagged Xue Long and Xue Long 2 as they crossed the Bering Sea into U.S. waters; cutter Munro ran Operation Frontier Sentinel to track the transit.

South Tampa’s beloved deli is going suburban: Wright’s will open new locations in Brandon and Wesley Chapel with a bigger menu and catering push.

A Bradenton man was arrested after his motorcycle caught fire during a high-speed chase on I-75 near mile marker 247. Troopers say he faces multiple charges.