Lakeland FL

State Rep. Michele Rayner is proposing a bill to help local governments fast-track zoning for small grocery stores in these areas. Many Tampa Bay neighborhoods qualify as food deserts, where residents struggle to access fresh, affordable groceries. The bill aims to expand access to nutritious food while promoting...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Sheriff's offices across the Tampa Bay area requested $1.92 million in grants to reimburse their participation in an immigration enforcement agreement. Polk County has requested the most funds of more than $1 million, most of which would go to detention beds. The 287(g) agreement, signed...

TAMPA, Fla. — As uncertainty with the government shutdown continues, food pantries, restaurants and county services have been helping residents in need with food assistance in Tampa Bay. Here's a list of places residents can go to get fresh food and a hot meal. Have a location you would...

SUN CITY CENTER, Fla. (WWSB) - Commuters heading north on I-75 from Manatee County, into Hillsborough County were stuck in a 3 mile gridlock at MM-241. A major crash involving one vehicle upside down, closed 2 lanes at at SR-674/College Ave. Just after 7 a.m. delays are approaching an hour...

LARGO, Fla. — There's a new flavor coming to the Tampa Bay area — and it's right out of Texas. Whataburger is officially bringing its signature orange and white stripes to Largo, marking a major investment in the community. Company officials, as well as Largo Mayor Woody Brown,...

Two families welcomed their bundles of joy late last month within minutes of each other at HCA Florida Brandon Hospital.

On November 4, 2025, two sisters, Afnane Kamel, 19, and Hala Kamel, 32, were arrested at a Target store on Grandview Parkway in Davenport, Florida. A Target loss prevention associate reported that the women selected items such as bedding, decorations, clothing, and makeup, and tried to hide them in shopping carts...

Christine Walker grew up sharecropping. On October 1, Christine Walker celebrated her 100th birthday, and her older sister, Annie Lou Harrell, joined in. Sixty friends and family blocked off Spruce Street for the party. Walker has five children, 11 grandchildren, and 68 great grandchildren. Annie Lou lives two blocks...

The Broken Yolk Cafe on North Dale Mabry Highway in Hillsborough County, FL, received a warning from state inspectors after documenting 16 violations during a routine food inspection on October 29, 2025, according to the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation.

A McDonald's location on U.S. Highway 301 in Dade City, Pasco County, Florida, received a warning from state inspectors after an October 28, 2025, inspection documented 11 violations, according to the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation.