A fire broke out Saturday in Sebring after a vehicle caught fire and spread to a nearby wooded area.

The state legislature is now at the halfway point in the 2025 legislative session and as the end swiftly approaches, lawmakers in Tallahassee are pushing for more immigration reform.

Before the legislative session even began, lawmakers met for three special sessions on immigration. A key debate then was whether or not the state needed to strengthen the process to verify workers' citizenship through the federal system E-Verify. Now that conversation continues.

Unprecedented record heat 94 in Tampa today! The hottest it has ever been in Tampa this early by almost 4 weeks!

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Members of two Polk County families said they are devastated over decisions by the Trump administration that threaten to deport their loved ones back to Haiti, a war-torn, gang-controlled country.

Tampa Bay's weather forecast for Wednesday night icluding record heat and a cold front next week.

The Hillsborough County Commission voted to participate in the state’s effort to audit local governments, referred to as DOGE.

Licensed Mental Health Counselor, Natalie Rosado, joins Gayle Guyardo, the host of Bloom, to weigh in on how to detox negative thought patterns.

SynDaver, a Tampa-based company known for its hyper-realistic synthetic bodies, has launched a new line of advanced synthetic humans designed to improve how students, doctors and veterinarians train for real-world procedures.

In this edited video, we see cuts about the discussions surrounding the Synergy Software.

A man was arrested over the weekend after deputies accused him of breaking into his ex-girlfriend's home and stealing her pet chicken.

Kitsap County Sheriff via Storyful

Local law enforcement and officials from the NCAA will speak Wednesday to discuss safety in anticipation of the NCAA Women's Final Four.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) tore into Rep.-elect Randy Fine (R-Fla.) following his special election win on Tuesday, arguing he only won the race after President Trump bailed him out.