LAKELAND, Fla. — At the age of only 24, Kaitlin Gracie Kramer has become one of the youngest candidates to run for mayor in Lakeland. The recent college graduate joined this year’s four-way race, ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Tampa Bay has long been considered a growing startup hub, and while more innovators continue to come to the area, major funding can be hard to come by. That is why new ...

TAMPA — A new era of Tampa Bay Rays baseball kicked off Tuesday morning when the team's new ownership group gave its first remarks about the team's future, both on and off the field. Tampa Bay Rays ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — Pinellas County will launch its People First programs next week, which will prioritize vulnerable residents with lower incomes who have been struggling to recover from last year’s ...

PLANT CITY, Fla. — Edward Medard Conservation Park has reopened after a major renovation project. Hillsborough County Conservation and Environmental Lands Management says it has widened and repaved ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The Stu Sternberg era as Tampa Bay Rays owner has moved closer to an end. Major League Baseball owners voted unanimously Monday to approve the sale of the organization to a group headed ...

DUNEDIN, Fla. — Gold prices continue to increase dramatically and hit new all-time highs. Since the beginning of the year, gold futures have gone up by about 50%, and it’s now valued at more than ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Florida Department of Transportation contractors completed work early Friday on a depression on Curlew Road. The roadway has been reopened. A depression opened up at the ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A pair of friends whose St. Petersburg homes were flooded by Hurricane Helene have opened a new business, Dam It Defense, which sells barriers aimed at preventing flooding. “We ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A new affordable housing project in Clearwater is nearing completion. Clearwater Gardens, located at 1250 Cleveland Street, is a 4-story building with 81 one and two-bedroom units.

TAMPA, Fla. — Local nonprofits are gearing up for an extended government shutdown if lawmakers can’t find a budget-compromise this week. On average, government shutdowns have lasted around one week in ...

LAKE WALES, Fla. — The FDA proposed a change to a 60-year-old rule that it said will benefit Florida citrus farmers. The rule would change the required minimum amount of dissolved sugar in pasteurized ...