Two side‑by‑side Gulf‑front parcels in Belleair Shore are listed together for $11M, with turnkey home packages that could push a finished sale far higher.

A Ring camera in Venice caught a 9‑foot‑4 alligator pushing through a screened lanai into a home's pool; a licensed FWC trapper removed it safely.

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. joined Tampa General officials as the hospital signed a federal pledge to limit ultra‑processed foods and align patient menus with new federal guidance.

Cook Out opened its first Tampa Bay location in Temple Terrace today, taking over a former Boston Market and bringing its signature trays and dozens of shake flavors to the USF area.

A court-ordered GPS monitor led Polk deputies to a Saturn Street home on July 16, where they arrested 45-year-old David Nathanael Mott on a Lee County probation violation.

Joffrey's poured millions into a newly consolidated Tampa campus — an 84,000-sf headquarters that folds roasting, packaging and offices under one roof. The move boosts capacity for Disney and hospitality clients.

A unanimous Florida Supreme Court upheld consecutive life terms for a teen convicted in a 2018 Palm Beach Gardens sleepover killing, resolving an appellate split.

MDH Partners bought three Class‑A warehouses in Lakeland for $67.7M, adding 557,100 square feet to its industrial portfolio as demand tightens along the I‑4 corridor. The deal was arranged by JLL and sold by Stonemont Financial Group.

Wander Franco sought a spot on the Dominican roster for Santo Domingo 2026, but Olympic officials say roster rules and his legal status block a last‑minute addition.

An Ocala caregiver was arrested after deputies found an 81‑year‑old dementia patient living in a tent with little food or water. She faces an elder‑neglect charge and posted bond.

Fentrice Driskell and Michele Rayner will face off in an Aug. 18 Democratic primary to replace term‑limited Sen. Darryl Rouson in a heavily Democratic Tampa Bay district.

Two 17‑year‑olds were arrested after deputies say they fled in a car reported stolen from Largo and attempted to swim across the Manatee River; one teen was rescued.

Stetson and Bromley Companies unveiled plans to redevelop the 6.5‑acre Tampa Law Center into a mixed‑use riverfront district anchored by a new law center, hotel and residences.