Polk County officials have reinstated a burn ban as drought conditions continue across the county. The ban includes unincorporated Polk County and the following municipalities: Auburndale, Bartow, ...

Northbound traffic on Interstate 75 has been reopened in Hernando County. The roadway was previously closed early Tuesday ...

While the Tampa City Council prepared to meet Thursday for its regular session, one of the city’s most pressing issues — the ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — St. Petersburg Fire Rescue says they used their boat to pump seawater from the bay to help battle the University of South Florida marine science lab fire that happened over the ...

Crystal River is the place to be to see manatees. Thousands of visitors gather, year after year, to catch a glimpse of the ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Rising gas prices are hitting more than just drivers in Manatee County — they’re also making waves for the local boating industry. Charter captains say the cost to fill their ...

ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. — There is an update on the Pass-A-Grille pier. Residents have said St. Pete Beach is taking too long to repair the pier after being damaged by Hurricane Helene in 2024. Spectrum ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A major cyberattack involving the popular learning management platform Canvas by Instructure is affecting schools and universities across the Tampa Bay and Central Florida areas, and has ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Local butchers are seeing demand shift with shoppers looking for ways to stretch every dollar. As ranchers face lower cattle production, meat prices are rising nationwide.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a new bill about data centers, and home projects could be cheaper and easier under a new Florida law. Gov. Ron DeSantis was at Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland on ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Hillsborough County Schools equipped all school bus arms with cameras to capture the license plates of drivers who illegally pass about a year and a half ago, and district leaders say ...

Limon and a third roommate had filed a complaint against Hisham Abugharbieh after learning he had a criminal record, his ...