BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. — A tiny bottle with a message inside traveled from Hawaii in ocean currents before being washed ashore in Bradenton Beach on Sunday and found by a girl visiting from Michigan.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — The Bay area’s affordable housing crisis impacts a variety of people across the region. According to Community Assisted & Supported Living (CASL) President Melissa Larkin ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Residents in Pasco County, as well as Plant City in Hillsborough County, voted in municipal elections Tuesday. In Pasco County, there were two elections: a four-person ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Construction is now ramping up on a project to help with traffic congestion on I-4 between Tampa and Orlando. It’s the start of a larger plan known as “Moving I-4 Forward ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Election Day is nearly here, but this year, some Tampa Bay voters will be heading to different polling locations than in years past. Hurricanes Helene and Milton forced ...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — A family of six had spent an hour enjoying Clearwater Beach and they were headed back home on the Clearwater Ferry’s return trip when the recreational boat crashed into ...

PALM HARBOR, Fla. — After years of fundraising and planning, a Palm Harbor food pantry is opening its brand-new facility. FEAST Food Pantry had spent the last nine months operating out of a fire ...

The Florida Farm Bureau Federation says the survey is the first of its kind in the state and can be used to improve mental ...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — The National Transportation Safety Board is still investigating Thursday night's small plane into a Clearwater mobile home park that left three people dead. According to the ...

RUSKIN, Fla. — Florida families are continuing to feel the effects of the opioid epidemic. According to the CDC, the state saw 7,551 drug overdose deaths in 2022, the second highest number ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Diocese of St. Petersburg held a special mass at St. Petersburg Catholic High School’s Chapel on Thursday afternoon to celebrate the selection of Pope Leo XIV.

HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. — A major road project starts this weekend that is expected to cause added traffic delays in Riverview. Gibsonton Drive will be closed in both directions just west of U ...