CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. – The ongoing discussions of building a data center in the Lecanto area are taking a pause. Citrus County commissioners are working towards a moratorium on building permits and ...

Polk County officials have reinstated a burn ban as drought conditions continue across the county. The ban includes unincorporated Polk County and the following municipalities: Auburndale, Bartow, ...

While the Tampa City Council prepared to meet Thursday for its regular session, one of the city’s most pressing issues — the ...

Hundreds of business leaders with the Westshore Alliance are supporting a new ballpark in Hillsborough County. The group sent ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — St. Petersburg Fire Rescue says they used their boat to pump seawater from the bay to help battle the University of South Florida marine science lab fire that happened over the ...

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Rising gas prices are hitting more than just drivers in Manatee County — they’re also making waves for the local boating industry. Charter captains say the cost to fill their ...

SARASOTA, Fla. — Hurricane season officially starts June 1, and officials say now is the time to prepare. That means getting ...

ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. — There is an update on the Pass-A-Grille pier. Residents have said St. Pete Beach is taking too long to repair the pier after being damaged by Hurricane Helene in 2024. Spectrum ...

TAMPA, Fla. — A major cyberattack involving the popular learning management platform Canvas by Instructure is affecting schools and universities across the Tampa Bay and Central Florida areas, and has ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a new bill about data centers, and home projects could be cheaper and easier under a new Florida law. Gov. Ron DeSantis was at Florida Polytechnic University in Lakeland on ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Hillsborough County Schools equipped all school bus arms with cameras to capture the license plates of drivers who illegally pass about a year and a half ago, and district leaders say ...

Lawmakers in Tallahassee are set to begin a special legislative session next week with the goal of finally passing a state budget. They must do so by the end of June to avoid a state government ...