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Feeding Tampa Bay is launching a program to help people who are about to miss paychecks due to the government shutdown. FOX 13's Kylie Jones reports.

Your weekend is here, Tampa Bay! Here's a look at the news and what events are going on in the area. Winds will be breezy from the northeast into Saturday. Drier, less humid air will start moving in. Skies will be partly cloudy for Saturday and high temperatures will be...

TAMPA, Fla. – Florida’s fall sunshine refuses to quit, as Tampa Bay heads into a bright, warm stretch through Thursday with no rain in sight. After a mild start to the week, kids returning to school and morning commuters along I-275 will enjoy clear skies and calm breezes—ideal for outdoor activities or post-holiday...

A Florida man was taken into police custody last week ... and cops made a most unexpected discovery jammed all the way up his butt -- a full-size thermos! -- but that's only half the story. TMZ has obtained exclusive 911 audio from the sh---y situation in which a caller...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Two teen brothers were arrested on Tuesday after a multi-week investigation led to the discovery of firearms in their possession, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office. In a social media post, HCSO said their Gun Intelligence Working group arrested a 17-year-old and his...

Central Florida drug traffickers were arrested after eventually surrendering to law enforcement. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested the three individuals and recovered multiple firearms, narcotics, and ammunition following a search warrant in Tampa. Local deputies and HCSO’s SWAT Team served a...

There’s something magical about watching a movie under a blanket of stars, the Florida night air drifting through your car windows. The Silver Moon Drive-In Theatre in Lakeland isn’t just a place to catch the latest blockbuster—it’s a time machine disguised as a movie theater, whisking you back to an era when...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 38-year-old woman wanted on a stalking warrant out of Manatee County was successfully taken into custody by the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) on Friday afternoon. Sharon Passero was apprehended at a residence in The Ridge neighborhood on US 27 in Davenport after...

Hillsborough County – A 54-year-old Apopka man died following a single-vehicle crash Saturday morning on Interstate 4. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at approximately 10:15 a.m. on October 11, 2025. The man was driving a Kia SUV westbound on I-4, just west of Branch Forbes Road, when he...

Florida Southern College alumna Emily Kujan has been awarded a prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship and will spend the upcoming academic year teaching in the Slovak Republic. Kujan, a graduate of Florida Southern’s School of Education, is among recent grantees of the U.S. government’s flagship...