Nation Oct 30 Teen Trump supporter in Florida charged with threatening Harris voters with machete An 18-year-old Donald Trump supporter is facing a felony charge after police say he threatened two Kamala Harris supporters with a machete as they campaigned outside a Florida early voting site.
Nation Oct 10 Milton slams Florida’s west coast, but Tampa spared from direct hit Milton caused at least four deaths and compounded the misery wrought by Helene while sparing Tampa a direct hit. The storm tracked to the south in the final hours and made landfall late Wednesday as a Category 3 storm in…
Nation Oct 08 Milton may be the first major hurricane to hit Tampa Bay in more than 100 years Forecasters warned that Milton could bring a 10- to 15-foot storm surge to Tampa Bay, leading to evacuation orders being issued for beach communities all along the Gulf coast.
Nation Oct 07 What makes Tampa especially vulnerable to hurricanes right now It's among the fastest-growing metropolises in the United States, with more than 3 million people, and highly vulnerable to flooding due to climate change.
Politics Sep 16 Suspect in apparent assassination attempt camped outside Trump’s golf course for 12 hours, prosecutors say The man suspected in an apparent assassination attempt targeting former President Donald Trump camped outside a golf course with food and a rifle for nearly 12 hours before a Secret Service agent confronted him and opened fire.
Nation Jul 19 Injured soccer fans file lawsuits over Copa America stadium melees and stampede The first lawsuits have been filed in connection with last weekend's melees that broke out when fans without tickets forced their way into the Copa America soccer tournament final at Hard Rock Stadium, with one person citing serious injuries and some ticket…
Nation Jul 01 Newly released Epstein transcripts: Florida prosecutors knew billionaire raped teen girls years before cutting deal The transcripts show that the grand jury heard testimony that Epstein, who was then in his 40s, had raped teenage girls as young as 14 at his Palm Beach mansion. The teenagers testified and told detectives they were also paid…
Nation Jun 26 Jury recommends death penalty for gunman who murdered 5 women inside Florida bank A jury recommended Wednesday that a former prison guard trainee be sentenced to death for his execution-style murders of five women inside a Florida bank in 2019.
Nation Jun 14 South Florida residents clean up as floodwaters from intense rain storms start to recede Although more rain could trigger additional isolated Florida flooding on Friday, forecasters say the strong, persistent storms that dumped up to 20 inches in southern parts of the state appear to have passed.
Nation Jun 14 Parkland school building, site of mass shooting that killed 17, is being demolished Beginning a weekslong demolition, the excavator made a whiny, wrenching noise as it broke off concrete from the building, now no longer needed as evidence in the shooter's trial.