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A woman is dead after deputies said she was hit by a vehicle while operating an e-bike Tuesday night.

Nadi Jabari HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – There are bad days, and then there is the...

TAMPA, Fla. — The 4th of July, or Independence Day, is commemorating the Declaration of Independence from Great Britain in 1776 and establishing the United States of America. It is often celebrated with family and friend gatherings, barbeques, parades and fireworks. Tampa Bay is ready for the holiday with...

If you're searching for something to do this long weekend, WUSF has your back. From a mix between a 5K and a musical festival to the St. Pete Pride parade and festival, here are six events you can check out this weekend. Happening from Friday to Sunday at Historic Derby...

Lakeland Regional Health has been designated as a level I trauma center, the highest possible tier for trauma care.

BARTOW, Fla. — Officials with Polk County Public Schools say the district is in critical need of more bus drivers. The district hopes to fill about 70 positions by the end of summer break. Transportation Operations Director George Millar has worked in public school transportation for more than 30...

A Florida woman was arrested after deputies say they discovered 28 bags of fentanyl concealed inside her body following a traffic stop in Polk County. According to KNOE, 48-year-old Gina Redding drove past a roadblock that had been established by utility crews working on power lines. Authorities said Redding bypassed a

(This content was created with the help of AI.) An 84-year-old Florida man says he tripped and fell outside a Waffle House—and he's blaming a restaurant advertisement for distracting him. In a lawsuit filed in Polk County, Edward Bowlds of Bartow alleges he fell on April 17, 2025, after his attention was drawn to a lar

SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) - A Sarasota nurse practitioner and two Tampa Bay-area nurses have been charged in an alleged Medicare fraud scheme involving more than $118 million in wound care billing, according to the 2026 National Health Care Fraud Takedown. Leigh Tesar, 44, of Sarasota; Walter Presha Jr., 51, of...

They called him “Mr. Publix” — a man known throughout the Tampa Bay community as not only one of the public faces of the grocery giant, but also the physical embodiment of its founding principles and philosophies. Invest in others. Give back. Prepare for opportunity. Be there.