Bob Ulrich, Bill Foster and Rick Baker all lined up behind Charlie Crist, days after Welch placed second in the primary.

Paul V. Wilson Jr. celebrated with a 12-person junkanoo band as his mother's three-decade career in office winds down.

Early returns show School Board member Stacy Hahn holding a commanding lead over incumbent Donna Cameron Cepeda in the countywide District 5 race.

The Palm Harbor announcement leans on Guthrie's hurricane record, but DeSantis reportedly wasn't given a heads-up before it happened.

Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and Broward leaders say a tripled homestead exemption could force painful cuts to police and fire services.

Council members called the PRIDE Enterprises contract a remnant of slavery, rejecting it 5-2 despite the group's own St. Petersburg headquarters.

Dozens of news stories about FL-22 candidate Michael Carbonara vanished from Google days before the primary, filed under made-up companies.

Confiscated smart glasses go straight to parents, not students, under Polk's new rule tied to a Tampa Bay-wide crackdown.

Sarasota commissioners say two Wyoming-based groups are flooding District 4 with AI-fueled attacks and phony voter guides days before the primary.

The 38-year WFLA veteran has raised just $300 so far but says fixing South Tampa's crumbling roads is his top priority.

Pittsburgh's Point Park University is exploring a Gulf Coast outpost in Bradenton, built around its acclaimed performing arts conservatory.

James Uthmeier says Florida's pension fund owns 160,000 Times shares — and wants board records or he'll sue in New York.

Michael Blake bowed out of Hillsborough Democrats' Kennedy-King Gala days before Florida's primary, leaving David Jolly and Kathy Castor to headline instead.