U.S. military veterans, families to receive free admission to SeaWorld parks, Busch Gardens

SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment is offering free admission to SeaWorld Orlando, SeaWorld San Antonio, and Busch Gardens Tampa parks for U.S. military veterans, retirees and up to three of their friends or family members July 22- Nov. 11.

Man found dead inside Tampa auto body shop

Tampa police say they are investigating the murder of a 29-year-old man after his body was found inside an auto shop.

Tampa Super Bowl committee calling for volunteers

It's still not clear what the NFL season will look like, but Tampa is still committed to hosting the next Super Bowl in 2021. 

As a teacher, Tampa watercolor artist falls in love with art all over again

Katie White is a watercolor artist who works out of her South Tampa home. Primarily she works on interior paintings that create a sense of peace for her customers.

Bucs players preparing for a return to action

Tampa Bay Buccaneers players continue their work, sweating it out under the sweltering Florida sun, waiting to get the official call to Training Camp.

Shed fire destroys Northwest Tampa Lacrosse team's gear, including special COVID-19 face shields

Early Sunday morning, the Northwest Tampa Lacrosse community suffered a devastating setback when their equipment shed at North Lakes Sports Complex in Hillsborough County caught fire, destroying everything inside. The shed was filled with thousands of dollars in lacrosse equipment and priceless memories in the form of team photos.

Semi-truck crash closes part of I-275 in Tampa

A traffic crash involving a semi-truck has closed two northbound lanes along Interstate 275 in Tampa, just south of Interstate 75.

Florida's cases of COVID-19 top 350,000 in Sunday's report; 87 new deaths

The Florida Department of Health says the number of known cases of COVID-19 in the state rose by 12,478 since yesterday morning as the virus spreads and as more people are tested across the state. The total number of cases in Florida is now 350,047.

Tampa's Perry Harvey Sr. Park offers glimpse of musical history and cultural past

If the summer slump has your school-aged children watching more Disney Channel than History Channel, how about a trip outside to see some of Tampa's real history?

Prosecutors won't seek death penalty for man accused of murdering HART bus driver

Citing a diagnosis of mental illness for murder defendant Justin McGriff, Hillsborough Assistant State Prosecutor Ron Gale surprised the court at an otherwise routine hearing by announcing that the state is taking the death penalty off the table.

Bay Area healthcare systems adding traveling nurses to relieve staff

During Thursday’s Emergency Policy meeting, Hillsborough’s head of emergency management said area hospitals are looking to add travel nurses to their staff.

TPD honors patrolman killed 100 years ago

Patrolman Juan Nales was shot and killed while walking a suspicious person to jail back on July 18, 1920. The 25-year-old left behind a 13 month-old daughter and a pregnant wife.

More agencies turning to body cameras to increase transparency

Multiple law enforcement agencies in the bay area are taking steps to become more transparent by launching pilot programs or purchasing body cameras for officers.

Cancer scare leads woman to share faith with other patients

A cancer survivor takes small boxes and fills them with healing verses from the Bible to inspire cancer patients.

AdventHealth to pause inpatient elective surgeries in Tampa Bay area

Beginning Friday, July 17, AdventHealth hospitals in the greater Tampa Bay area will pause the scheduling of any elective surgeries that require an overnight night stay, as long as the procedure can be safely delayed with no risk to the patient.

2 killed in shooting along I-75 in Tampa

Florida Highway Patrol investigators say an overnight shooting left two people dead. It happened around 3 a.m. Thursday morning along Interstate 75's southbound lanes in Tampa near the Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd exit.

DOH: Some Florida labs only reported positive COVID-19 results, not negatives

Every day, the Florida Department of Health issues a report on the total number of COVID-19 cases in the state, as well as the percentage of all tests that came back positive. The reports are dependent on data from labs that perform the COVID-19 tests but inconsistency in what information labs send to the sate has led to questions about how many tests have come back negative.