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A Tampa Bay area toddler is competing in a national online competition for Toddler of the Year. Ariel Plasencia reports.

Hillsborough County Pet Resource Center is asking for residents to take in dogs amid extreme heat in the Tampa Bay area.

A major food distributor recently marked the grand opening of its newest distribution center, located in Plant City. Sysco Tampa Bay is expected to create 300 jobs in the region. Sysco provides food for restaurants, health care and educational facilities, lodging establishments and entertainment venues, among other...

Good evening, Tampa Bay. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. Another hot and humid day. High temperatures will be in the 90s. A Heat Advisory is in effect with heat index values 105 to 112. We...

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — The privilege of driving comes with serious responsibilities, and a new Florida law underscores the point for teenagers between the ages of 14-and-a-half and 17-years old. Starting August 1, those teens are required to take a new six-hour classroom-based course to get a learner’s permit...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Florida citrus farmers say they are finally seeing signs of hope after years of setbacks that nearly crippled one of the state’s most iconic industries. Hurricanes and a devastating disease known as citrus greening have taken a major toll on orange production across the...

Florida’s Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd recently told state leaders that there will certainly be capacity issues at the federal level if Florida’s expansion of immigration enforcement continues to accelerate. Judd chairs the State Immigration Enforcement Council and recently told state leaders that as things...

In Tampa, Florida, a dog had been abandoned on the side of Florida’s I-275 less than a week ago. It had been a shocking sight for the Florida Highway Patrol officer, who said a driver had spotted the small black dog in a cage on the shoulder of the highway where temperatures had already soared into the 90s.

Two of the most iconic figures in the hip-hop genre, Method Man and Redman, will take the stage in Hard Rock Event Center at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa on Thursday, December 18 at 8 p.m. Tickets starting at $55 will be available Friday, August 1 at 10...

Riverview, Florida, isn’t short on sunny headlines or booming growth, but not every chapter in its history is a point of pride. This list collects 10 real events and developments that locals might rather forget, from a sinkhole that marooned an entire neighborhood to a phosphate spill that reached Tampa Bay.