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Even though the women’s championship is over, Tampa businesses are calling this weekend a "slam dunk." This is the fourth time the city has hosted the NCAA women’s basketball Final Four, and it’s not just basketball fans who are winning.

A huge win for the UConn Huskies Sunday as the team dominated the South Carolina Gamecocks and made history inside Amalie Arena.

PhilFest 2025 was buzzing with the vibrant beauty of the Philippines this weekend.

Temperatures this evening will be in the 80s under a mostly clear sky as the breeze subsides. Overnight lows will drop to the mid 70s as conditions stay muggy.

The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for a motorcycle driver who fired shots at a driver on I-4.

Protesters rallied across the county and Tampa Bay over the weekend to speak out against policies imposed by Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

A woman is accused of shooting and killing a man with a pellet gun inside her tent at a homeless camp last week.

The Volusia Sheriff's Office responded to a report of a young girl wandering alone with her dog.

This morning out similar to Saturday with lows in the low 70s as conditions stay muggy, but it won't be quite as hot this afternoon with highs in the upper 80s. It will stay sunny and breezy at times and dry through today as well.

SpaceX held a Falcon 9 launch of 28 Starlink satellites from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

A man was arrested Saturday following a shooting that occurred in Riverview earlier in the morning.

Walter Clayton Jr. scored 34 points and Florida beat Southeastern Conference rival Auburn 79-73 in the Final Four on Saturday night