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Florida Sen. Rick Scott says he opposes student loan forgiveness because it’s...
President Joe Biden continues to mull student loan forgiveness amid a suspension in payments dating back two years, but a Senator from Florida worries that would be unfair to those who didn’t incur...
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Tampa police officer who violently arrested innocent Black woman has a...
The Tampa Police Department has kept an officer on the force despite several violations, including an aggressive 2021 arrest of an innocent Black woman. Last year, TPD officers Brigitte Curbelo and...
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LiveNation's 'Concert Week' includes $25 tickets to more than 30 Tampa Bay shows
LiveNation wants to make its big ass concerts a little more affordable for Tampa Bay fans next week when it sells $25 all-in tickets to more than 30 local concerts as part of "Concert Week," running...
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Three Florida correctional officers arrested for beating handcuffed inmate to...
Three officers at the state’s Dade Correctional Institution have been charged with murder in the death of an inmate in February, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement announced Thursday....
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Inflation has helped Florida collect over $3.5 billion in general-revenue taxes
Inflation continues to help boost state tax collections, but economists warn that will change as higher prices affect consumers’ shopping habits. General-revenue tax collections in March topped...
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The Castle in Ybor City announces ‘Star Wars’ night with lightsaber floggings...
Tampa Bay’s favorite goth dance club will bring back its beloved Star Wars Night to celebrate May the 4th and the upcoming release of “Obi-Wan Kenobi” on Disney+.” But “Star Wars Night: This is the...
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Tampa’s Jamison B. Breadhouse Bakes will open a grab n' go concept called...
Beloved bread-slinger Jamison B. Breadhouse Bake, which Food & Wine magazine recently dubbed as the “Best Bread in Florida", will start a whole new venture—a grab n' go concept in Ybor City. JB3...
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Rare white dolphin named 'Cherub' spotted again in Clearwater canal
There has been another sighting of a rare while dolphin in Tampa Bay waters, and Clearwater Marine Aquarium said “Cherub” appears to be doing well. CMA estimates Cherub the dolphin to be around 1-2...
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Keith Sweat's new tour brings Ginuwine, Monica, and more to Tampa this summer
R&B legend Keith Sweat’s Birthday Celebration is coming to Amalie Arena. Sweat's new tour will stop in Tampa on July 23—a day after his 60th birthday—along with a remarkable lineup of artists,...
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DeSantis vows to make Florida a 'constitutional carry' state
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday he expects to approve changing Florida gun laws to allow what is known as “constitutional carry,” though it is not clear when that could happen. DeSantis didn’t say...
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Local heavy hitters unite for Noble Tavern, Roam Restaurant & Bar opens in...
Openings Tacos My Love St. Pete welcomed its newest taco spot, Tacos My Love, for a soft-opening this week.
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Tampa’s ‘crime-free’ housing program is under federal investigation, but the...
Today, the City of Tampa announced that it is being investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice for its "crime free multi-housing" program. Within the announcement, the city once again defended the...
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Amended federal lawsuit targets Florida's 'discriminatory' redistricting plan
Alleging that the map is “intentionally racially discriminatory,” voting-rights groups late Friday requested approval to revamp a federal lawsuit to challenge the constitutionality of Florida’s new...
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Tampa-based Lighthouse Property Insurance liquidated, as problems with...
Saying it would be “futile” to try further to rehabilitate the company, a Louisiana judge has ordered liquidation of Tampa-based Lighthouse Property Insurance because it is insolvent. The order issued...
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He's turning Florida into 'California or New York': Nikki Fried makes...
In what could be described as equal time, Fox News Channel interviewed Democratic gubernatorial candidate Nikki Fried. While the Sunday segment was not in one of the widely viewed prime-time...
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Video shows Florida black bear chasing family back into their house
A viral video showed the terrifying moment that a black bear chased an Apopka family and their dog into their house. Rachel Smith shared the Ring-captured video of her fleeing the bear to Facebook.
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La Segunda acquires Seminole Heights’ historic Faedo Family Bakery
With its third location up and running over the bridge in St. Petersburg, one of Tampa’s most beloved bakeries now has plans to move into the heart of Seminole Heights. La Segunda, which has baked out...
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Democrats have to figure out how to show that what they’ve done has helped...
According to a new book by New York Times journalists Jonathan Martin and Alex Burns, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell was privately terrified that the child tax credit Democrats included in...
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After last year's record deaths, Florida Gov. DeSantis says he'll spend $30...
Gov. Ron DeSantis said Monday he will approve more than $30 million in the coming year’s budget to help manatees, after a record number of sea-cow deaths in 2021 in Florida waters. The Legislature has...
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Tampa Bay rapper Rod Wave arrested during traffic stop in St. Petersburg
Up to today, St. Petersburg's own Rod Wave's been in the headlines for his chart-topping music and philanthropy. That changed last night when the rapper—real name Rodarius Marcell Green—was arrested...
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