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  1. 5 arrested in 2 street races on Gandy Bridge, speed exceeded 100 mph, troopers say
    2 hours ago• Crime
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
  2. ‘Born of pure evil.’ Judge gives life sentence in Hillsborough kidnapping case
    3 hours ago• Hillsborough
    Trevor Summers, the defendant, left, is escorted into the courtroom during his trial in August.
  3. DeSantis vows to use state funds to subsidize electricity, water and road repair costs after Ian
    4 hours ago• Hurricane
    Florida Power and Light CEO Eric Silagy visits workers restoring power in Naples on Monday. Silagy says that he expects crews to be finished restoring power to habitable homes impacted by Hurricane Ian by the end of the week.
  5. Julie Schenecker returns to Tampa court, 11 years after killing her children
    Yesterday• Crime
    Julie Schenecker testifies in a Tampa courtroom Monday in a hearing on her request for a new trial. Schenecker was convicted in 2014 of murdering her two teenage children.
  6. Hurricane Ian tied to about 100 deaths in Florida, including 1 in Hillsborough
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    Members of the search and rescue team from Miami including Pasco, a black Labrador retriever, search the rubble for missing persons at Fort Myers Beach, two days after Hurricane Ian hit Florida's west coast as a Category 4 storm.
  7. DeSantis gets big check as part of surge in giving from GOP megadonor
    Yesterday• Politics
    Ron DeSantis speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference at The Rosen Shingle Creek on Feb. 24, 2022, in Orlando.
  8. Funeral honors life of Pinellas deputy killed in line of duty
    Yesterday• Pinellas
    Officers salute Pinellas Deputy Michael Hartwick at his funeral at the Idlewild Baptist Church on Monday in Lutz. Hartwick died after being struck by a front loader while directing traffic away from road work on Sept. 22.
  9. Tampa Bay area first responders deploy to help after Hurricane Ian
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister speaks to reporters during a security briefing at the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office last month in Tampa. The sheriff's office was one of several local agencies to send help to southwest Florida after Hurricane Ian.
  10. Free and cheap things to do in Tampa Bay: free USF performances, train rides, fossil museum
    Yesterday• Shopping
    The University of South Florida has announced that college of arts performances are now free. The USF Jazztet will perform Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Barness Recital Hall.
  11. Florida says at least 1,700 remain in emergency shelters after Hurricane Ian
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    Kevin Guthrie, director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management, says the goal is to restore power by Sunday for all customers whose power lines and infrastructure can still receive electricity.
  12. Fact-checking comments about Rubio and DeSantis votes against Hurricane Sandy aid
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    Gov. Ron DeSantis talks during a news conference on Thursday, Sept. 22, 2022, at the Miami-Dade College Wolfson Campus.
  13. Visit Florida pauses advertising as it crafts a post-Hurricane Ian campaign
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    A mobile home in the Iona community in Fort Myers on Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, was damaged by the storm surge caused when Hurricane Ian struck the area.
  14. Security firm lays off 289 guards at Florida dispensaries, 64 in Tampa Bay
    Yesterday• Business
    Jacksonville's First Coast Security, which provides armed security guards at dispensaries owned by Trulieve, the company behind Florida's first legal marijuana crops, has announced it will lay off 289 workers statewide, including 64 in Tampa Bay, as Trulieve switches to another company for security services.
  15. He survived Ian on Pine Island. Then his granddaughter lost contact.
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    Pedestrians navigate power lines strewn across the bridge in Matlacha. Damage to the bridge from Hurricane Ian made the bridge passable only by foot.
  16. After Ian, forecasters watch 2 tropical disturbances in Atlantic
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    The National Hurricane Center is watching two tropical disturbances Monday. Forecasters expect one tropical wave to make its way into the Caribbean by mid-week.
  17. USF professor offers pandemic health advice for Halloween: ‘Treat it like the flu’
    Yesterday• Health
    Joan and Kevin DiMaggio dressed as the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines on Central Avenue in St. Petersburg on Halloween in 2021.
  18. Many Florida schools plan to reopen, but those in hard hit areas remain closed
    Yesterday• Education
    Rosie and her owner check in to the evacuation shelter at Manatee High School as Hurricane Ian slowly approaches on Sept. 27, 2022. Manatee County schools expect to reopen for classes on Tuesday.
  19. BayFirst Financial to close Clearwater office, lay off 58
    Yesterday• Business
    BayFirst Financial, formerly known as First Home Bank, is closing its Clearwater residential mortgage office and laying off 58 workers.
  20. Head Start and Early Head Start centers closed Monday in Hillsborough
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    Head start and early head start centers will remain closed Monday.
  21. Sheriff counts 42 deaths in Lee County, stands by Ian evacuation orders
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    Melanie Kayson, a resident of Pine Island who rode out the storm on the island, cries as she is evacuated in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on Pine Island in Lee County, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. Sheriff Carmine Marceno announced later Sunday that the storm had killed 42 people in Lee County alone.
  22. Floridians must understand risk when rebuilding after Ian, US official says
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    The destroyed bridge leading to Pine Island is seen in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian in Spring Hill, Fla., Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022. The only bridge to the island is heavily damaged so it can only be reached by boat or air.
  23. Feds open first post-Ian recovery center in Tampa to apply for loans
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    Damage caused by Hurricane Ian seen at Charlotte Sports Park located on the grounds of the Tampa Bay Rays Spring Training complex seen on Thursday. The U.S. Small Business Administration is opening the first of several recovery centers to help residents, businesses and nonprofits apply for loans.
  24. Selmon Expressway reversible lanes return to normal operation Monday
    Yesterday• Transportation
    The Selmon Expressway West officially opened on Monday April 19, 2021. This view is from underneath the flyover on Gandy Blvd. eastbound.
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