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  1. ‘Born of pure evil.’ Judge gives life sentence in Hillsborough kidnapping case
    Earlier today• Hillsborough
    Trevor Summers, the defendant, left, is escorted into the courtroom during his trial in August.
  2. DeSantis vows to use state funds to subsidize electricity, water and road repair costs after Ian
    Earlier today• 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.
  3. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. President Biden to visit Florida on Wednesday
    Oct. 2• Hurricane
    President Joe Biden speaks about the ongoing federal response efforts for Hurricane Ian from the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022.
  11. Aerosmith’s ex-photographer was ready to die from Ian. Now he’s happy to be alive
    Oct. 1• Hurricane
    Christopher Smith, 72, who was recently diagnosed with cancer, rests inside his Punta Gorda home on Friday after sheltering from Hurricane Ian with his wife earlier in the week.
  12. Hurricane Ian’s arrival meant we all covered the story
    Oct. 1• Hurricane
    Jake Moses, 19, left, and Heather Jones, 18, of Fort Myers, explore a section of destroyed businesses at Fort Myers Beach on Thursday, Sep 29, 2022. The community was mostly destroyed after Hurricane Ian made landfall on Wednesday.
  13. They rode out Ian on shrimping boats. Now they fear their livelihood is destroyed
    Oct. 1• Hurricane
    Shrimpers David Newcomb, aka One-Eyed Dave, 62, center, and David Hutchins, 59, aka Sandbar Dave, right, visit on the deck of the shrimping trawler Lexi-Joe on Friday, Sep 30, 2022, at Erickson and Jensen Seafood Packers in Fort Myers Beach.
  14. Tips on filing Hurricane Ian insurance claims in Florida
    Oct. 1• Hurricane
    In this aerial photo, damaged boats and debris rest against the shore in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, Thursday in Fort Myers.
  15. Traffic on I-75 stopped in Sarasota County, bridges being tested for water danger
    Oct. 1• Breaking News
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
  16. Along the Alafia in southern Hillsborough County, neighbors watch the water rise
    Oct. 1• Hurricane
    Tony Simpson, of Valrico, right, helps his neighbor, Michael Zeman, get his vehicles and trailer out of a flooded road near the 4400 block of River Drive on Friday.
  17. Photos show devastating floods, roads washed away in Arcadia in Ian aftermath
    Oct. 1• Hurricane
    Flooding from the Peace River washes out the road along NW Brownville Street in Brownville, outside of Arcadia, Friday.
  18. Before-and-after aerial photos show Hurricane Ian’s stunning toll on Florida coast
    Sep. 30• Hurricane
    Before-and-after photos from southwestern Florida show the destruction wrought by Hurricane Ian when it hit the area as a powerful Category 4 storm earlier this week.
  19. Judge favors free speech arguments in Warren vs. DeSantis case
    Sep. 30• Florida
    State Attorney Andrew Warren, right, and Governor Ron DeSantis, left.
  20. DeSantis in Lee County vows to rebuild bridge, defends evacuation decisions in Ian
    Sep. 30• Hurricane
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, shown in this photo from May, toured areas of Lee County on Friday that had been obliterated by Hurricane Ian.
  21. Biden calls Hurricane Ian an ‘American crisis’
    Sep. 30• Hurricane
    President Joe Biden speaks about the ongoing federal response efforts for Hurricane Ian from the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022.
  22. After Ian slammed into Port Charlotte, Scooby’s food truck sprung to action
    Sep. 30• Hurricane
    A couple embraces while waiting in line for warm food from Scooby’s BBQ and Grub Shack on Thursday after Hurricane Ian destroyed areas of Port Charlotte and left victims without power.
  23. Some Florida counties could see mail ballot delays from Hurricane Ian, one official says
    Sep. 30• Hurricane
    Hurricane debris is scattered throughout a Tamiami Village mobile home community on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022, in North Fort Myers. Hurricane Ian made landfall on the coast of Southwest Florida as a Category 4 storm Wednesday afternoon, leaving areas affected with flooded streets, downed trees and scattered debris.
  24. Power restored to more than half of 500,000 Tampa Bay customers who lost it in Ian
    Sep. 30• Hurricane
    Duke Energy trucks are staged the parking lot at Tropicana Field in preparation for Hurricane Ian on Wednesday in St. Petersburg.
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