Residents at Yankee Traveler in Largo say a new park guideline bars resale of trailers built in 1984 or earlier, potentially leaving dozens with no equity.

Court documents say a Brunswick man confessed to killing his neighbor, then dismembered and burned the remains in a backyard fire pit. Authorities have charged him with murder.

A 32-year-old Orlando inmate was sentenced to life after investigators found contraband phones, a drug ledger — and he swallowed a SIM card in a failed bid to hide evidence.

A St. Petersburg couple was arrested after their one-month-old son was found unresponsive and later died, court documents show.

A neighborhood coffee spot and a hotel brasserie joined Tampa Bay's dining scene this week, offering dessertlike lattes in St. Pete and coastal plates in Rocky Point.

Pups Pub will convert a former auto shop in downtown Clermont into a dog‑friendly sports bar with off‑leash play, VIP memberships and 21+ entry. Permits are filed and pre‑sales are open.

Pinellas County broke ground April 17 on a new two‑story Palm Harbor Recreation Center that will expand programming and double as a hardened storm shelter.

At a Tiger Bay luncheon in Orlando, David Jolly pitched moving hurricane coverage into a state catastrophic fund and a decade-long plan to boost teacher pay and services.

Customs officers at Port Everglades seized a container of counterfeit luxury fragrances that would be worth more than $1 million if authentic. The shipment arrived from Singapore and is now in federal custody.

Sidus Space and St. Petersburg's Lonestar Data Holdings amended a roughly $120M collaboration to add another StarVault orbital data vault, pushing commercial backups farther from Earth.

The Olivette tower topped out Friday at Gasworx, honoring about 300 workers and advancing Phase Two with 376 apartments and a 28,000‑sq‑ft market. The milestone accelerates plans to stitch Ybor City to downtown.

Hernando County crews are battling a brush fire near U.S. 19 and Cortez Boulevard Friday evening; Florida Forest Service units are responding and drivers are urged to use caution.

A 24-year-old Bowling Green woman died early Friday after her car went under a semi's trailer and struck a Haines City church, officials said.