James Uthmeier’s campaign pulled in $1.91M in Q1, boosted by six‑figure donations from tobacco, gun companies and the state party.

The Lightning scheduled a Sparkman Wharf pep rally, $5 plaza parties at Thunder Alley and an April 18 pub crawl as part of their first‑round playoff events. Fans can also catch most games on local TV and stream.

A Largo man was arrested after deputies say he fired multiple rounds at an Uber during an early-morning dispute near Belleair Road. No one was injured and investigators say the bullets struck the rear and interior of the vehicle.

DICK'S House of Sport is listed as 'coming soon' at The Mall at University Town Center in Sarasota; the experiential store will add climbing walls, simulators and event programming.

AdventHealth has broken ground on a 12‑bed, 13,000+ sq ft freestanding ER on State Road 54 in New Port Richey. The facility is slated to open in 2027 and add roughly 35 jobs.

Dashcam shows a wrong‑way driver on Sheldon Road; deputies arrested a Dunedin woman who handed over a credit card and a gift card instead of her license.

A Gulf County welfare check turned tragic when family members found a local couple dead in their home; investigators say preliminary evidence points to an apparent murder‑suicide.

A pre-dawn single-vehicle crash on Blanton Road left an unidentified man dead after his SUV struck trees and caught fire while troopers investigate.

A downtown Tampa shooting sent a man to the hospital Monday; police detained a suspect near Kennedy Boulevard.

Hillsborough deputies say a suspect was arrested in Minnesota after a bomb threat at a Carrollwood assisted living facility; no device was found.

Sunny and warm today with highs near 88°F. Evening east surges could make bay waters choppy.

A 60-year-old Lady Lake rider died after his Harley collided with a Toyota Camry that ran a posted stop sign at Jasmine Drive and Mondon Hill Road in Brooksville.

An 89-year-old Apollo Beach man died after his Kia Soul overturned on U.S. 41 in Ruskin when it turned into a Hyundai. Troopers say three people were hospitalized.