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  1. Don’t expect quick relief on insurance rates, Florida lawmakers say
    8 minutes ago• Politics
    Shawn Frazier, 61, checks tarps over his Tampa home's roof ahead of Tropical Storm Elsa on Tuesday, July 6, 2021.
  2. Tampa Bay has ‘high’ COVID levels, masks recommended indoors
    17 minutes ago• Health
    In this Oct. 26, 2021 photo from the David A. Straz Jr Center for the Performing Arts in Tampa, everyone is wearing a mask. Bob Sheehan, 67, on left, waits as Dionne Christian, the Straz Center special assistant to the COO, in center, checks the COVID-19 vaccination card of his wife Kathy Sheehan, 66, from Carrollwood, at the Covid entry verification check point. Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco county residents should resume wearing masks indoors under federal COVID-19 safety guidelines.
  3. Pasco jurors find man guilty of murder in death, dismemberment of ‘ThunderCats’ writer
    44 minutes ago• Crime
    James Davis (left), and his defense attorneys Jenna Finkelstein (center) and Anne Borghetti (right) prepare to face Pasco County Circuit Judge Gregory Groger after a 12-person jury found Davis guilty of first-degree murder on Monday, May 23.
  5. Cessna crashes into fence at St. Pete-Clearwater Airport after brakes fail, authorities say
    1 hour ago• Pinellas
    A Cessna sits where it came to rest at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport after crashing into a fence near the corner of Ulmerton Road and Stoneybrook Drive on Monday. The plane's brakes failed upon landing, an airport spokesperson said. The pilot, who was flying alone, was not injured.
  6. Ex-Lakeland commissioner Michael Dunn gets 3 years in prison for 2018 killing
    1 hour ago• Crime
    Former Lakeland City Commissioner Michael Dunn takes a seat at the defense table during a negotiated plea sentencing hearing in court in Bartow on Monday.
  7. Tampa man faces murder charge in Largo mobile home park death
    1 hour ago• Crime
    Thomas Tayshaun Henderson Jr., 27, was arrested in Hillsborough County on Sunday. He faces a second-degree murder charge in connection to the death of a man whose body was found at the Buckeye Mobile Home Park in Largo on Friday.
  8. Equality Florida head Nadine Smith named one of Time’s ‘100 Most Influential’
    2 hours ago• News
    Nadine Smith is the executive director of Equality Florida, the state's largest organization dedicated to ending discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. On Monday, Time Magazine named Smith to its annual 100 Most Influential People list.
  9. US would intervene with military to defend Taiwan if China invaded, Biden says
    2 hours ago• Nation & World
    President Joe Biden speaks during a news conference with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at Akasaka Palace, Monday, May 23, 2022, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
  10. Florida law on social media unconstitutional, federal appeals court says
    2 hours ago• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference April 19, 2022, at The Villages complex. Behind him are Senate President Wilton Simpson, left, and House Speaker Chris Sprowls.
  11. More than 30 things to do for Memorial Day in the Tampa Bay area
    3 hours ago• Things To Do
    Commemorative ceremonies, fireworks, movies, parties, boating events and more are available locally to celebrate Memorial Day.
  12. DeSantis vetoes bill on increasing vehicle exemptions in bankruptcy proceedings
    3 hours ago• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed a measure that would have increased the exemption of debtors’ interests in motor vehicles from $1,000 to $5,000 in bankruptcy proceedings.
  13. Appeals court upholds Cameron Herrin’s 24-year sentence in fatal Bayshore crash
    4 hours ago• Tampa
    Cameron Herrin reacts the moment he hears his sentence — 24 years in prison — at the conclusion of his sentencing hearing on April 8, 2021.
  14. Monkeypox likely spread by sex at 2 raves in Europe, health expert says
    4 hours ago• Health
    This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. Monkeypox, a disease that rarely appears outside Africa, has been identified by European and American health authorities in recent days.
  15. US stocks gain ground following 7 straight weeks of losses
    5 hours ago• Business
    Pedestrians walk by the New York Stock Exchange, May 18, 2022 in New York. Major indexes are opening broadly higher on Wall Street Monday, May 23, 2022 following seven weeks of declines that nearly ended the bull market that began in March 2020. The S&P 500 is up 0.9% in the early going.
  16. Driver accused in St. Pete hit-and-run crash faces vehicular homicide charge
    5 hours ago• Breaking News
    Randy Peterson Jr. faces charges of vehicular homicide and leaving the scene of a crash involving a death in connection to a hit-and-run crash that happened May 16 on 34th Street in St. Petersburg.
  17. Busch Gardens brings ambitious coaster and a festival for summer vacation season
    Earlier today• Theme Parks
    At the opening of Iron Gwazi in February, passengers ride to a 206-foot-tall peak, the tallest in Florida, and then plunge into a 91-degree drop before it reaches 76 miles per hour.
  18. Broward County may have Florida’s first case of monkeypox
    Earlier today• Health
    Monkeypox has been identified by European and American health authorities in recent days.
  19. Russian sentenced to life in Ukraine’s 1st war crimes trial
    Earlier today• Nation & World
    Russian Sgt. Vadim Shishimarin listens to his translator during a court hearing in Kyiv, Ukraine on Monday. The 21-year-old soldier facing the first war crimes trial since the start of the war in Ukraine has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to killing an unarmed civilian.
  20. Universal Orlando ready for summer with monster coaster and a Bourne stunt show
    Earlier today• Theme Parks
    Riders on the new Velocicoaster ride at Universal's Islands of Adventure last June in Orlando.
  21. Those spiking gas prices have Meals On Wheels hurting for volunteer drivers
    Earlier today• Transportation
    Hilda Santiago, 81, accepts a Meals on Wheels meal from Tampa volunteer Kitty Wallace, 75.
  22. Pfizer says 3 COVID shots protect children under 5
    Earlier today• Health
    A nurse holds a vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for children ages 5 to 11, right, and a vial of the vaccine for adults, at a vaccination station in Jackson, Miss., on Feb. 8. The company announced Monday that three doses of its COVID-19 vaccine offer strong protection for children younger than 5.
  23. Florida school district seeks alternative to bans for challenged books
    Earlier today• Education
    Florida school libraries face a growing number of book challenges from their communities. Some districts are seeking solutions that allow parental choices without removing titles from circulation. LENORA LAKE | Special to the Times
  24. Inside the Tampa Airbnb that looks like the ‘Friends’ sitcom
    Earlier today• Real Estate
    Airbnb superhost Frank Albert poses for a portrait in the rental that he and his friends designed to commemorate the "Friends" sitcom.
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