Tampa-based Genstone Realty has picked Cincinnati as the first stop in a Midwest expansion, opening an interim office at 8044 Montgomery Road while a permanent space is finished in Q2 2026.

Two U.S. destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz to begin mine‑clearing operations as cease‑fire talks with Iran unfolded. The move aims to reopen a vital shipping lane.

A Miramar public adjuster was arrested after investigators say he withheld $611,473 from Hurricane Ian settlements; a Lee County survivor says she lost about $41,000.

Dan Bilzerian has filed with the FEC and doubled down after calling Rep. Randy Fine “this fat jew,” turning an online fight into a formal GOP primary challenge. The entry raises fresh questions about vetting and rhetoric in Florida’s 6th District.

A traffic stop in Levy County turned into a high-speed chase and PIT stop that ended with the arrest of a wanted man and the driver. A 15-year-old passenger was taken into protective custody and later released.

3rd & 3rd, a 33-story tower at 235 3rd Street South, has topped out. The project will add about 262 apartments and roughly 15,000 sq ft of retail to downtown St. Pete.

Tampa police detained a person of interest after a man was found dead on East Zack Street; homicide detectives canvassed the scene and the investigation is active.

A federal appeals court found Florida’s Medicaid system is shortchanging medically complex children, citing staffing gaps and testimony that a baby died during a nurse shortage. The ruling revives a decade‑old DOJ lawsuit and orders institutional changes.

Bradenton will close chunks of Manatee Avenue and southbound Green Bridge lanes for the De Soto Grand Parade on Saturday, April 25. Expect staged barricades, heavy crowds and detours into the night.

A 27-year-old Lakeland man wanted on multiple Central Florida warrants was arrested Friday and booked into the Polk County Jail. Deputies say the search ended in north Lakeland.

Sunny skies and highs near 85°F today; warming to around 90°F by midweek. Boaters should watch for brief evening gusts and residents should heed drought precautions.

Sheriff Al Nienhuis posted a video April 10 saying Vice & Narcotics detectives executed a search warrant at 16155 Fruitville Street in Brooksville this morning.

A Polk County K9 team helped deputies arrest a Winter Haven man after officers say a traffic stop turned up a Glock and baggies of marijuana.