Tampa gets a clear, muggy start Thursday before storms return. Rain chances rise sharply for a hotter, wetter weekend.

Michele Oxendine faces a felony warrant in Manatee County under a law that bars judges from softening the sentence.

Nearly 90 offshore powerboats will roar past Pier 60 as Clearwater hosts a Key West qualifier with $150,000 in county backing.

Treveon Raggs allegedly fired into a Westgate-area home with six people inside, including three children, after making recent threats.

Alexa Rae Scharf allegedly asked a Secret Service agent where a car wash was before speeding toward a $77.5 million Palm Beach estate.

Carlton Ireland's red Toyota Tercel has never turned up. Police say someone who stayed quiet in 2007 may finally be ready to talk.

Dewontres McCray, 42, now faces burglary and grand theft charges after bailing out near I-95.

Edwin Rodriguez, 30, is accused of aggravated battery with a weapon and $1,000-plus in property damage in a domestic case.

Weaver Park kicks off a passport-style pub crawl along the Pinellas Trail, with free helmets for kids until 4 pm.

A stolen Kia Soul with a busted ignition set off a chase from Tampa to Lutz before both teens ran on foot.

A bearded man in a black hat and shoulder bag vanished after swiping from a Port Richey business. Deputies say every tip helps.

Tampa Police called it an uninvited “scaly patient” after helping a trapper remove the reptile from hospital grounds.

The Cypress would set aside 136 apartments near the Tri-Rail while sharing a parking garage with the Westin Fort Lauderdale hotel.