TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay economic development leaders are focusing on the region’s growing blue economy, a water-based sector tied to ports, shipping, defense and other industries. One example is ...

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — Short-term rentals are coming under new scrutiny in Hillsborough County as commissioners consider regulations that would give the county more oversight of vacation rental ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Stop Soldier Suicide is urging Tampa Bay veterans and their families to prepare for the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, saying images and memories from that ...

Florida Democrats call for action against Republicans named in a grand jury report on Hope Florida, and U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost, a Democrat from Orlando, has unveiled legislation that would block U.S.

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa is strengthening its ties with Ukraine as city leaders welcome a 13-member Ukrainian delegation and move forward with a Friendship City agreement with the city of Khmelnytskyi. The ...

PLANT CITY, Fla. – The Florida Strawberry Festival has announced its theme for next year’s 92 nd annual event. ‘A Timeless Tradition’ is the theme for the upcoming festival, said Festival President ...

TOWN 'N' COUNTRY, Fla. — Hillsborough County commissioners have unanimously approved new regulations for short-term rental properties, including mandatory registration, a $200 annual fee per rental ...

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Jet skis and other personal motorized watercraft will no longer be allowed to launch from the south side of the Dunedin Causeway following a unanimous vote by city commissioners ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The two people who were killed Thursday morning when a small plane crashed in a wooded area off U.S. Hwy 301 have been identified. On Thursday night, officials released the names of the ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Businesses in St. Petersburg’s Grand Central District are preparing for a future with fewer Tampa Bay Rays game-day crowds. The Hillsborough County Commission and Tampa City ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The University of South Florida will kick off the 30th season of its football program on Saturday night, which will also be their final season playing at Raymond James Stadium before ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The parent company of the Tampa Bay Lightning recently made a bid to manage the Mahaffey Theater. The venue is run by the city and will continue to be as city officials rebuffed ...