Florida Tampa Bay News

Tampa's 2024 ADU expansions are giving homeowners new ways to earn income and house family members.

• Wider reach: Eligible areas now extend to...

Flock cameras dominated Monday's Plant City commission meeting, emerging as the key focus of local discussion on surveillance technology.

• Donalds leads Jolly by 3 points in the latest Florida governor polling average
• Collins, who took 25% in the GOP primary, keeps his political...

A St. Petersburg wellness check for a mental health crisis turned fatal when 48-year-old Brian Michael Pepal died in custody after attacking...

Pinellas County commissioners are considering a $15 million state grant to help fund a $41.8 million upgrade to the high service pump station at the...

Tampa International Airport reversed its plan to privatize security screening, choosing to retain federal TSA officers after an extensive review...

How effective are traditional police responses to mental health crises?

• Officers answered a mother's call about her stepson Brian People's crisis;...

Two Florida cases reveal contrasting sides of immigration enforcement tensions:

• Border Patrol arrested Luis Aviles in Key West while he waited for...

Neighbors in Citrus Park are fighting a proposed 7-11 gas station on Bellamy Ehrlich Road.

• More than 800 residents signed a petition opposing the...

Hillsborough's primary upsets create fresh November matchups, with Stacy Hahn ousting incumbent Cameron Cepeda in a fundraising-heavy race to face...

Florida's Department of Juvenile Justice has stalled on a public records request for nearly two years, offering no explanation despite promptly...

Two Atlantic systems each hold a 50% development chance over seven days.

• The Bermuda-area disturbance likely tracks north, steered by a cold front,...

Proposed PSTA route reductions in Pinellas County threaten to eliminate critical bus links for riders who rely on them for work, dialysis appointments, and groceries. A public hearing this Wednesday will also weigh possible fare increases.

Candidates' views on stadium spending and property tax relief signal major shifts in county budget priorities.

• Indigent care: Wostal backs DOGE...

A federal judge ruled the Trump administration exceeded its authority by suspending visa processing for 75 countries including Russia and Brazil,...

Four candidates advance to the November runoff after no outright winners in Tuesday's Hillsborough school board primary.

• District 2: Daniela Simic...

Florida is no longer a swing state, with Republicans gaining nearly 2 million registered voters on Democrats since Ron DeSantis became governor,...

• St. Petersburg renters would receive no direct homestead exemption under Amendment 3 yet could lose local services if revenue drops.
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The USPS final rule imposes new voter-list sharing and verification requirements on states for absentee ballots, aligning with Trump's executive order...

A South Carolina-based developer has proposed a 16-story mixed-use tower at 446 4th Street South near USF St. Petersburg, replacing a previously...