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  1. Tampa lead factory faces $518,000 in more fines for environmental violations
    4 hours ago• Breaking News
    The County Environmental Protection Commission began its probe of Gopher Resource after a Tampa Bay Times investigation. The commission is proposing a $518,000 fine, after confirming many of the Times' findings.
  2. DeSantis map could affect Tampa Bay congressional seats
    Earlier today• Tampa
    U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor, D-Tampa, left, and U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, D-St. Petersburg.
  3. As ‘Startup of the Year’ hits Tampa, here’s how the local tech scene bloomed
    Earlier today• Business
    Bo Starr, CEO and co-founder of Tampa fintech startup Grifin, works in front of a mural in an open space at Embarc Collective in Tampa. Grifin was a finalist in the 2020 Startup of the Year summit. This year's Startup of the Year will take place in Tampa on Jan. 25-27, with Embarc Collective hosting.
  5. Where to get a free COVID test in Tampa Bay
    Earlier today• Health
    People wait in a line for that wraps around the West Tampa Community Resource Center to get tested for COVID-19 on Dec. 28. Tampa Bay officials are opening more free, public testing sites to meet the demand for testing as the omicron variant drives a surge of cases.
  6. Hillsborough to open COVID drive-thru test site at Adventure Island
    Yesterday• Health
    The Johnson family, Calmaris, 38, left, Damon, 36, right, Jeremiah, 13, back left, and Brianna, 10, back right, of Riverview, are tested for COVID-19 at Hillsborough County’s free, public drive-thru testing site on Hillsborough Community College’s Brandon campus on Jan. 10. Calmaris said her 10-year-old daughter was exposed to COVID-19 in her physical education class, and they both felt COVID-19 related symptoms. A new drive-thru test site will open Monday at Adventure Island.
  7. Man shot during planned pot deal in Temple Terrace now faces murder charge, records show
    Yesterday• Crime
    Francisco Galvan faces a third-degree murder charge after he and two people he drove to a planned marijuana deal at the Park at Valenza Apartments in Temple Terrace on Jan. 7 were shot, one of them fatally, records show.
  8. Busch Gardens announces opening date for monster coaster Iron Gwazi
    Yesterday• Theme Parks
    Busch Gardens Tampa Bay will open Iron Gwazi, the world’s fastest and steepest hybrid coaster, for passholder previews Feb. 11 and will officially open March 11.
  9. Tampa’s Adventure Island water park getting its biggest makeover in 30 years
    Yesterday• Theme Parks
    Construction is underway, including two new rides in the background, at Adventure Island in Tampa. The park is undergoing its biggest enhancement in 30 years.
  10. State continues pursuit of death penalty for Steven Lorenzo in torture murders
    Yesterday• Tampa
    Steven Lorenzo appears at a 2017 court hearing. Prosecutors will continue to seek a death sentence for Lorenzo in connection with two Tampa murders.
  11. What will stop Tampa Bay’s rising rents? There’s no ‘one solution.’
    Yesterday• Real Estate
    Tampa Bay was named the hottest housing market for 2022, according to Zillow. But housing has also become "musical chairs," one community leader said, with local renters being pushed out of the cities due to high costs.
  12. Man, 29, killed in shooting on Nebraska Avenue in Tampa, police say
    Yesterday• Breaking News
    Detectives do not believe the shooting was random, police said.
  13. Black pastors: Florida’s COVID response ‘neglected’ their communities
    Yesterday• Health
    Residents wait in line to be vaccinated at the Historic Bethel AME Church in St. Petersburg on Jan. 30, 2021. A group of Black pastors is urging Gov. Ron DeSantis to deliver adequate COVID-19 resources to communities disproportionately impacted by the virus.
  14. Suspect in Carrollwood bank robbery arrested in Michigan by U.S. marshals
    Jan. 20• Hillsborough
    Images distributed publicly helped track down a man who robbed a SunTrust bank Jan. 14 at 12902 N Dale Mabry Hwy., the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said.
  15. DeSantis steers $2.3M to training programs for commercial drivers, nurses
    Jan. 20• Education
    Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks Thursday, Jan. 20, 2022, at South Florida State College in Bowling Green. He announced state workforce funding to support trucking license and nursing programs.
  16. Allergy season started early and will only get worse after weekend respite
    Jan. 20• Health
    Care Plus Pharmacy in Palm Harbor is already seeing high sales of these allergy medications as pollen levels spike earlier than usual.
  17. Tampa Bay leaders react to news that MLB has dashed Rays’ sister-city dream
    Jan. 20• Tampa
    Tampa Mayor Jane Castor and St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch both voiced cautious optimism Thursday after Major-League Baseball announced it had denied the Tampa Bay Rays' proposal for a split season with Montreal.
  18. Palm Harbor messianic rabbi gets house arrest, probation in Jan. 6 Capitol breach
    Jan. 20• Pinellas
    A closed circuit video image, included in federal criminal complaint, shows Michael Stepakoff inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021, riot. Stepakoff is a former lawyer and a rabbi for a messianic synagogue in Palm Harbor.
  19. A drunk pigeon and other animals of organized crime in the 1950s
    Jan. 20• History
    In this undated photo possibly taken during prohibition the late-Ellis Clifton, far left, the head of the Hillsborough County Vice Sqaud the 1950s, John Hawrsk, a state beverage agent during that time, an unidentified man, and a pigeon pose with several jugs of moonshine. [Photo courtesy of the Hillsborough county Sheriff's Office]
  20. Route detours coming to U.S. 301 in Riverview
    Jan. 20• Hillsborough
    Traffic moves west on Bloomingdale Avenue near Goronto Lakes. The state Department of Transportation said a $21.3 million construction project will result in temporary traffic detours, congestion and delays in Riverview over a 14-day period.
  21. Taco festival with checkered history coming to Tampa’s Raymond James Stadium
    Jan. 20• Entertainment
    The Tampa Sports Authority announced it is bringing the Tampa Taco and Margarita Festival to Raymond James Stadium on March 12. But Tampa organizers say they have learned from the past mistakes of the event's promoter and are taking measures to control the event.
  22. In Tampa, original home of The Hub to be razed
    Jan. 20• History
    The 700 block of N Florida Avenue in 1935.
  23. Text messages raise questions about Tampa City Council member’s impartiality
    Jan. 20• Tampa
    OCTAVIO JONES | Times Council member John Dingfelder during a city council meeting at the old city hall in downtown Tampa, Florida on Thursday, June 6, 2019.
  24. Once on promising path, Hillsborough High grad charged with murder in West Tampa shooting
    Jan. 20• Tampa
    Vakarvery Scott is pictured on athletics website of Trinity International University, where he played football in 2019 after graduating from Hillsborough High School. Scott, 20, was arrested last month on charges of second degree murder and aggravated assault in the Dec. 1 shooting of Savannah Mathis and her sister in West Tampa.
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