Tampa man dies, car catches on fire after head-on crash on I-75

A Tampa man's car caught on fire after a fatal crash on I-75 on Friday morning according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

HCSO deputy arrested for DUI after rear-ending stopped car

A Hillsborough County Sheriff's Detention Deputy rear-ended a car while drinking and driving on Thursday night according to officials.

Hillsborough asking community how truck routes can be improved with online survey

As Hillsborough County grows in development and traffic, Plan Hillsborough wants to find out where to spend money to improve roads, starting with trucking routes.

Man buys $7.7 million Triceratops skeleton ‘Big John,’ making big dreams reality in Tampa

The world's largest Triceratops skeleton, lovingly known as “Big John,” has spent the last month getting cozy at The Children's Glazer Museum in Tampa. The dinosaur exhibit has definitely put Tampa on the map, and the man who bought Big John for $7.7 million says it's just the beginning. 

‘Violent extremist’ accused of plotting Bay Area mass shooting in name of Isis sentenced in Tampa

A man prosecutors describe as a terrorist and an extremist was formally sentenced in a federal courtroom in Tampa on Thursday for planning what prosecutors call a Pulse nightclub-style massacre in the Bay Area. 

Florida scientists working to help coral reefs adapt during heat wave

The ocean water off the Florida coast recently reached temperatures in the 90s in July, and that has some Tampa Bay marine experts concerned about extreme coral bleaching this summer.

Deadly drug cocktail causing Florida users to overdose despite overall decline in drug-related fatalities

Concerns over a deadly drug cocktail made up of xylazine and fentanyl have now reached the White House and in Florida, state officials say that mixture is accounting for a significant increase in overdose deaths.

Martinis for Moffitt, annual fundraiser to help fight cancer, returns to Tampa this weekend

One of the biggest fundraisers each year helping patients fight cancer returns to Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on Saturday, July 15th.Martinis for Moffitt raises money for its various cancer programs and lifesaving treatments and research.

New waterfront meeting rooms in Tampa Convention Center

For the first time, we're getting a peek inside the conference rooms at the Tampa Convention Center. 

Florida Aquarium 3-night long deep cleaning project

The Florida Aquarium is getting ready for one of its biggest cleaning projects of the year.

Who killed lottery winner Abraham Shakespeare? Convicted killer seeking trial now points finger at drug dealer

There were wild accusations and a lot of tears from convicted killer Dee Dee Moore Wednesday afternoon while she was back in a Tampa courtroom seeking a new trial despite an appellate court upholding her conviction twice.