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BRANDON, Fla.- The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office has launched a homicide investigation after a man was found dead in a Brandon home on Monday evening. Deputies were dispatched to the 1800 block of Lake Chapman Drive at 5:43 p.m. on March 9, 2026, following a 911 call reporting a disturbance. Upon entering the...

Timothy “Brandt” Robinson, history teacher at Pinellas High Innovation, said his campaign has raised $30,000, all from individual contributors. He told Creative Loafing Tampa Bay that he refuses funding from PACs. Robinson, 56, said he was inspired to run after he and his wife joined the North Pinellas chapter of...

LARGO, Fla. - A horrific case of animal cruelty has left one dog dead and her brother fighting for his life after they were reportedly shoved out of a rented U-Haul near the Largo Mall. The local community and animal rescuers are now calling for justice for the deceased female,...

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. - A man is dead and three others, including a Pasco County deputy are in the hospital, following several shootings in New Port Richey on Monday afternoon. What we know:. According to the Pasco County Sheriff’s office, a man and woman were clearing out a lot...

A St. Petersburg man accused of soliciting a child online is now in central Indiana, where he is set to face three child solicitation charges tied to Instagram messages that investigators say date back to 2019. Court filings trace the alleged contact to an exchange with a then 12-year-old girl in Franklin. His...

There is a small Italian restaurant in Tampa that does not look like much from the outside, but the moment you walk through the door, something shifts. The smell of fresh pasta, warm bread, and rich sauces fills the air, and suddenly you feel like you have been transported somewhere far from Florida.

There is a restaurant in Tampa that people keep coming back to, not just for the food, but for the whole experience. The bay stretches out right outside the windows, the sunset turns the water gold, and the seafood on your plate somehow keeps pace with all of that beauty.

There is a little spot tucked near a marina in Holiday, Florida, where the water glimmers, the breeze rolls in off the river, and the food is so good that people keep coming back week after week. It sits quietly off the main roads, easy to miss if you are not looking, but absolutely impossible to forget once you have...

A Central Florida woman won $1 million from a scratch-off game. Jessica Henri of Tarpon Springs just won $1 million in the $1,000,000 Holiday Ca$h scratch-off game, according to the Florida Lottery. The Central Florida woman elected to receive her prize in one lump sum payment of $606,700. Pinellas County...

PALM HARBOR, Fla. - Two men were taken to the hospital after being shot in the parking lot of a Palm Harbor club early on Monday morning, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. The backstory:. Deputies say they went to Silks Gentlemen's Club after a fight started inside shortly...