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  1. Florida Republican wins state House seat after opponent booted off of ballot
    Yesterday• Politics
    Adam Anderson of Palm Harbor will secure the House District 57 seat in north Pinellas after his only opponent was disqualified from the ballot on Sunday.
  2. Tampa Bay transit authority ponders its own future
    Yesterday• Transportation
    A rendering from WSP Engineering shows what a potential neighborhood station could look like for a 41-mile bus rapid transit line connecting Pasco, Hillsborough and Pinellas counties.
  3. Hudson woman, 23, killed and 3 seriously hurt in Pasco crash, FHP says
    Jul. 16• Breaking News
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
  5. COVID-19 cases rise in Florida as BA.5 becomes the region’s dominant strain
    Jul. 16• Health
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's community chart on Friday shows many Florida counties are at "high" risk of COVID-19. Those are the ones colored orange. The "medium" risk counties are colored yellow and "low" risk counties are green.
  6. Appeals court overturns ex-Port Richey mayor Dale Massad’s obstruction conviction
    Jul. 15• Breaking News
    Dale Massad appears in court for a motion hearing on his bond status March 14, 2019 at West Pasco Judicial Center in New Port Richey. A Florida appeals court on Friday overturned Massad's conviction on a charge of obstructing justice.
  7. Man pleads guilty to taking $104,000 from Pasco chamber to pay own bills
    Jul. 14• Crime
    David Gainer Jr., 50, from Lutz, has pleaded guilty to wire fraud charges after he stole more than $100,000 from the Central Pasco Chamber of Commerce for personal use, according to federal authorities. Gainer was the president of the chamber at the time. The missing funds were discovered around the time the chamber merged with the West Pasco Chamber of Commerce to form the Greater Pasco Chamber of Commerce in 2019, according to a board member with the chamber.
  8. Florida report on transgender care flawed, politically motivated, Yale experts say
    Jul. 14• Politics
    Jeanette Jennings, mother of transgender advocate Jazz Jennings, speaks in 2020 at a news conference in the Florida Capitol against a bill that would have made it a felony for doctors to provide minors with hormone therapy or to perform sex reassignment surgery. The bill did not pass but Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration is proposing a rule that would prevent the state’s Medicaid program from reimbursing providers for a series of therapies meant to treat gender dysphoria.
  9. 988 suicide crisis line is about to launch. Is Tampa Bay ready?
    Jul. 14• Health
    Thomas Young, right, takes a call from someone in need of counseling at the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay in 2019. The crisis center is now preparing for a flood of calls to the 988 suicide crisis line.
  10. Child killed, driver arrested in I-75 crash in Pasco
    Jul. 14• Crime
    A six-month-old Bradenton girl was killed in a crash on Interstate 75 in Pasco County early Thursday and a tractor-trailer driver who left the scene was arrested, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
  11. Which Florida Democrat hoping to replace DeSantis is raising more money off abortion?
    Jul. 14• Health
    Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Nikki Fried, left, who’s seeking the Democratic nomination for governor, has sought to paint her opponent Charlie Crist as anti-abortion.
  12. Pasco bicyclist, 24, killed after being hit by car
    Jul. 13• Pasco
    A 24-year-old man from Zephyrhills was killed Tuesday night when he was hit by a car while he was riding a bicycle, the Florida Highway Patrol reported.
  13. Pasco commissioners keep property tax rates the same, so expect a bigger bill
    Jul. 13• Pasco
    Pasco County tax revenue is expected to rise by $87.6 million. That money will be distributed throughout various service departments, with the sheriff getting 40 percent and the county’s other constitutional officers also getting a share. Budget Director Robert Goehrig also recommended adding $1 million to the budget for Nikki Alvarez-Sowles, clerk of the circuit court and comptroller, for court-related technology and other expenses. Seen here is the historic Pasco County Courthouse
  14. Tampa Bay area pets available for adoption
    Jul. 12• Pets
    Ironside and Morris are two of many animals hoping to find "fur"ever homes.
  15. More than 15 places to stay cool in Tampa Bay for $15 or less
    Jul. 12• Life & Culture
    Beat the heat in air-conditioned venues that won't break the bank.
  16. Orlando Health announces plans for new hospital in Pasco
    Jul. 11• Health
    The approximate location of the new Orlando Health Wiregrass Ranch Hospital in Pasco County. The first phase of the hospital could begin construction by the end of this year.
  17. Black neighborhood in Dade City to wait again for sewage plant removal
    Jul. 11• Pasco
    An aerial view looking north showing the Dade City Wastewater Treatment Plant with Mickens Field in the background on Monday, April 11, 2022 in Dade City. The construction of a wastewater plant in the middle of a historic Black community back in the 1950s has had lasting effect on the residents of the Mickens-Harper neighborhood in Dade City.
  18. Florida’s COVID-19 cases ebb as hospitalizations keep climbing
    Jul. 8• Health
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's community chart on Friday shows many Florida counties are at "high" risk of COVID-19. Those are the ones colored orange. The "medium" risk counties are colored yellow and "low" risk counties are green.
  19. Camper overturns on I-75 in Pasco after driver goes ‘too fast,’ troopers say
    Jul. 8• Pasco
    Northbound traffic on Interstate 75 in Pasco County was blocked earlier this morning after this camper overturned.
  20. Florida school grades show upward trend, state says
    Jul. 7• Education
    “It’s clear that our teachers and school leaders used every resource at their disposal to lift Florida’s students well beyond expectations,” Education Commissioner Manny Diaz, Jr. said in a statement.
  21. Pinellas grapples with monkeypox outbreak; fifth case reported
    Jul. 7• Health
    Samples are tested June 6 for the monkeypox virus at a microbiology laboratory in La Paz Hospital in Madrid, Spain.
  22. More than 1,000 giant African land snails captured in Pasco invasion
    Jul. 7• Pasco
    The shell of a giant African land snail is displayed during a news conference hosted by Florida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried on Thursday. More than 1,000 of the invasive snails have been captured in Pasco County, where state officials are trying to fend off the invasion.
  23. 4 monkeypox cases detected in Pinellas County
    Jul. 6• Health
    This 2003 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows mature, oval-shaped monkeypox virions, left, and spherical immature virions, right, obtained from a sample of human skin associated with the 2003 prairie dog outbreak. Monkeypox, a disease that rarely appears outside Africa, has spread across the world and the first cases have now reached Pinellas County.
  24. Saint Leo University announces new president after previous leader resigns
    Jul. 6• Education
    Saint Leo University's Leo the Lion sculpture, a gift from the Student Government Union, stands between Kirk Hall and the Donald R. Tapia College of Business on the Pasco County campus.
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