Hillsborough’s TPO voted 8‑6 to remove a long‑disputed I‑275 widening between Hillsborough and Bearss avenues from the five‑year TIP, pausing a costly, contested expansion. Construction remains unfunded.

Neighborhood associations, the Sierra Club and the Chamber are meeting with City Hall as St. Petersburg shapes a ballot measure to speed up stormwater and water upgrades.

Crystal River’s council declined to formally oppose a proposed Suncoast Parkway borrow pit, leaving activists to push regulators over groundwater and springs risks. The fight now moves into the permit record.

HART advanced a roughly $140M plan to replace its cramped, flood‑prone maintenance shop on 21st Avenue. The project would add full‑height bays, training space and better stormwater controls.

Hillsborough County will widen 0.75 miles of Big Bend Road to six lanes, add wide sidewalks and a 0.25‑mile trail in a $25.2M project aimed at easing congestion near Waterset.

Tallahassee’s school‑zone cameras mailed more than 44,000 notices this school year; two schools accounted for nearly 11,000 violations and the program’s rules are drawing scrutiny.

A multi-vehicle crash on I‑4 westbound near Polk City around 6:30 a.m. closed all westbound lanes and troopers confirmed there were fatalities as investigators worked the scene.

St. Petersburg finished a fast‑tracked $70M upgrade to its Northeast water reclamation plant after 2024 storm surge damaged critical equipment and forced shutdowns.

Tampa International Airport has taken a formal step toward replacing its decades‑old control tower as federal funding and local backing line up.

A 24-year-old Lakeland man died after his motorcycle clipped a semi-truck trailer while exiting a Commerce Park parking lot Wednesday night. Deputies say the initial contact was slight but caused the rider to lose control.

St. Petersburg broke ground on an elevated operations building at the Southwest Water Reclamation Facility as part of an ~$18M push to harden the plant. The project aims to keep sewer service running during major storms.

A 42-year-old e‑bike rider died after colliding with a pickup truck pulling from a driveway on State Road 60 in Brandon Wednesday night. Troopers from FHP are investigating.

BermudAir will launch seasonal nonstop flights from St. Pete–Clearwater (PIE) to Turks & Caicos, Belize and Anguilla starting this December; tickets go on sale Friday pending approvals.