Ybor City fills with fans for ReliaQuest Bowl Parade

Football fans flooded Ybor City on Tuesday night during the ReliaQuest Bowl parade, ahead of Wednesday's matchup between Iowa and No. 14 Vanderbilt.

Over 100 firefighters fight blaze at St. Pete storage facility

More than 100 firefighters worked to put out a fire at a St. Petersburg commercial storage facility on Tuesday afternoon.

Florida’s Canadian drug import program stalled after years and millions spent

Florida launched a program to import prescription drugs from Canada to save money for residents and state taxpayers. Prescription drugs in Canada are cheaper due to government price controls. 

Sarasota County teacher who beat ovarian cancer to race in Boston Marathon

For the last 13 years, Hollie Nelsen has been teaching students at Sarasota School of Arts and Sciences. She's also a natural athlete and has been coaching the girls' cross-country team. 

Florida cold front may cause iguanas to fall with the temperatures

Look out below! Temperatures across Florida are plummeting and that means the New Year’s ball may not be the only thing dropping this week — Iguanas may tumble out of trees.  

Florida bear hunt: 52 black bears killed, FWC says

The Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission released initial numbers from the 2025 Bear Hunt, the first bear hunt in Florida after nearly a decade.

FHP warns Floridians of drinking and driving dangers on NYE

If you’re heading out to ring in the new year, plan accordingly because extra state troopers will be on Florida roads this New Year’s Eve. It’s estimated more than 6.7 million drivers will be on Florida roads driving more than 50 miles from home.

2 women killed, 2 kids hospitalized in near head-on Dade City crash: FHP

A vehicle crash in Dade City claimed the lives of two women and sent two children to the hospital on Monday night, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.

Supreme Court nixes Uthmeier lawyer proposal

The Florida Supreme Court on Monday unanimously rejected a proposal by Attorney General James Uthmeier that would have allowed certain state government lawyers to practice in Florida for up to three years without taking the Florida Bar exam.

Riverview residents displaced after fire destroys home: HCFR

Residents of a Riverview home have been displaced after a fire broke out on Tuesday morning, according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.

Hardee County teens safely located after statewide alert

Two Hardee County teenagers who were the subject of a Florida Missing Child Alert have been safely located, according to the sheriff’s office. 

Cold weather shelters opening across Tampa Bay as temperatures drop

Cold weather shelters are opening Tuesday night in Hillsborough, Pasco, Pinellas, Hernando and Citrus counties as temperatures are forecast to plunge into the 30s.

Wesley Chapel family searches for answers after father hit, killed and left on roadside

Florida Highway Patrol says 39-year-old Daniel Avena was hit by a vehicle along Boyette Road near Vienna Woods Lane in Wesley Chapel on the evening of Nov. 16.