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A man was arrested in a Tampa homicide investigation after a recent Central Florida shooting. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office charged the 24-year-old man with first-degree murder following a fatal shooting near the intersection of Progress Boulevard and South 82nd Street in Tampa. Deputies recently responded...

A rising number of young adults across South Florida are staying in their family homes well into their late twenties and early thirties as housing costs continue to climb beyond reach.

A man was arrested for killing his parents in Central Florida. Detectives assigned to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Robbery and Homicide Unit are investigating the double homicide after two adults were found deceased in their home. Deputies assigned to the Patrol Operations Bureau recently responded to...

Two men were arrested for drug trafficking in Central Florida. Through investigative means, Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office detectives recently learned 55-year-old Ronald Hess Jr. and 42-year-old Sedrick Coleman, were selling Methamphetamine, Fentanyl, and other illicit drugs. Deputies arrested Hess and Coleman...

Coming soon to St. Petersburg: Cuddly encounters with giant South American rodents. The Capybara Café, opening July 11 at 4703 Park Street N., will feature – along with bottled water, coffee and cookies – a room where humans can feed and interact with capybaras, docile herbivores with gentle dispositions. The...

Don’t Start with a Convention Center. Start with a Plan. This week, both the Catalyst and the Tampa Bay Times reported that St. Petersburg and Pinellas County are planning to study the feasibility of a convention center at the Gas Plant Property. Apparently the city and county think a...

SPRING HILL, Fla. – A residential fire on Timber Lodge Lane Sunday afternoon has been attributed to the improper disposal of smoker chips. No injuries were reported in the incident. Hillsborough County Fire Rescue (HCFR) responded to the 2100 block of Timber Lodge Lane in Timber Pines after receiving...

Dozens of demonstrators gathered along Kennedy Boulevard in downtown Tampa to express their opposition to U.S. involvement in a potential war with Iran.

WALTON COUNTY, Fla. (WMBB) – A St. Petersburg man was charged with grand theft after deputies were alerted to a vehicle stolen out of Tampa International Airport in the area of DeFuniak Springs. According to an investigation, the suspect was denied renting a vehicle. Instead of taking no for an answer, authorities...

Several of ABC Action News' viewers sent pictures and videos to us of twin waterspouts in and around Tampa Bay.