Advertisement

SUPPORT LOCAL NEWSStrengthen your community’s voice. Your year-end gift goes twice as far, with matches available for the first $20,000 donated. Donate now.

  1. news

Nation & World

57° F, Clear57° F, Clear
  1. New photos, emails show evidence of Epstein’s international sex trafficking
    • Florida
    Jeffrey Epstein in an undated photo released by the late-financier's estate to the House Oversight Committee and made public on Thursday.
  2. TikTok signs deal to sell US unit to American investors
    • Business
    A man opens TikTok on his cellphone in Islamabad, Pakistan, on July 21, 2020. The social video platform has signed a deal to sell its U.S. business to three American investors, ensuring it can continue operating in the country.
  3. Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and family among 7 killed in plane crash
    • Auto Racing
    North_Carolina_Plane_Crash_Biffle_Auto_Racing_28198.jpg
  5. Trump signs order that could give marijuana less serious designation
    • Nation & World
    President Donald Trump displays an executive order reclassifying marijuana as a less dangerous drug in the Oval Office of the White House on Thursday [EVAN VUCCI | Associated Press]
  6. Obamas had plans with Rob and Michele Reiner the night they were killed
    • Nation & World
    First Lady Michelle Obama and President Barack Obama arrive at the foot of the Edmund Pettus Bridge Saturday, March 7, 2015, during the 50th Anniversary Commemoration of Bloody Sunday in Selma, Ala.
  7. Florida’s Susie Wiles, White House chief of staff, opines on Trump and Bondi in profile
    • Florida
    Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump brings Susie Wiles to the podium at an election night watch party Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, in West Palm Beach. Wiles made pointed remarks about Trump and Attorney General Pam Bondi in a recent magazine profile.
  8. Merry Christmas, except for the hungry, poor and sick | Column
    • Viewpoints
    Governor Ron DeSantis speaks to reporters during a press conference as he stands on the airplane runway of Alligator Alcatraz in Ochopee , Florida on Friday, July 25, 2025.
  9. Trump levels political attack on Rob Reiner after his killing
    • Nation & World
    President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House on Monday. Trump blamed Rob Reiner’s outspoken opposition to the president for the actor-director’s killing, delivering the unsubstantiated claim in a shocking post that seemed intent on decrying his opponents even in the face of a tragedy.
  10. US Jewish groups urge heightened security after Hanukkah attack in Australia
    • Nation & World
    Jewish groups say security measures should be increased at public events after a mass shooting at a Hanukkah celebration in Australia.
  11. JetBlue flight narrowly avoids midair collision with U.S. military aircraft near Venezuela
    • Nation & World
    A JetBlue flight is shown in this file photo. One of the company's pilots reported a near midair collision with a U.S. Air Force aircraft near Venezuela on Friday.
  12. Son arrested after Rob Reiner and wife found dead in Los Angeles home
    • Crime
    Obit_Rob_Reiner_25732.jpg
  13. Marco Rubio, have you considered Comic Sans? | Column
    • Viewpoints
    Secretary of State Marco Rubio attends a meeting between President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., on Monday, April 7, 2025.
  14. Gov. DeSantis sells Islamophobia as security | Column
    • Viewpoints
    Attorney Miranda Margolis, with the National Lawyers Guild Tampa Chapter, speaks while joining leaders of the Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations during a press conference Tuesday in Tampa to announce the group's planned lawsuit against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis over his designating CAIR and the Muslim Brotherhood “foreign terrorist organizations."
  15. 3 things to know after FDA officials said COVID-19 vaccines are deadly for kids
    • Health
    Finley Martin, 14, gets a shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine in Pasadena, Calif., on May 14, 2021. More than 2,000 children in the U.S. have died from COVID-19 infections since the start of the pandemic, according to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
  16. Trump suggests replacing federal income tax with tariffs. Does the math add up?
    • Politics
    President Donald Trump listens during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Tuesday. Trump has recently claimed his tariffs will generate so much money that Americans could soon stop paying federal income taxes. But experts say he’s overpromised.
  17. Before and after photos show changes the Trop has undergone in a year
    • Photos
    Work continues in the stands and the broadcast booths high above home plate during a city-run tour inside of Tropicana Field on Wednesday in St. Petersburg. The Rays’ home was damaged by Hurricane Milton in 2024 and rendered unplayable in 2025.
  18. Airports will soon charge you $45 if you don’t have this ID. What to know
    • Travel
    Travelers wait in line before going through the renovated TSA Checkpoint 2 at Miami International Airport
  19. Trump proposed $2,000 payments from tariff dividends. Would that work?
    • Politics
    President Donald Trump speaks during an event to announce new tariffs in the Rose Garden at the White House on April 2. Earlier this month, Trump promised Americans $2,000 each from the "trillions of dollars" in tariff revenue he said his administration has collected.
  20. Ethics panel opens investigation of Rep. Cory Mills as he faces censure vote
    • Politics
    Rep. Cory Mills, R-Fla., participates in a discussion about Israel at the Republican Party of Florida Freedom Summit, Nov. 4, 2023, in Kissimmee, Fla. The House Ethics Committee on Wednesday said it will conduct an investigation into Mills.
  21. Tax docs show Trump library is counting on a $1B fundraising haul
    • Florida
    Miami Dade College’ s possible site of a proposed President Donald Trump presidential library in Miami, on Sept. 23, 2025.
  22. Congress acts swiftly to force release of Epstein files, sending bill to Trump
    • Nation & World
    U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., speaks during a news conference about the Epstein Files Transparency Act outside the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Tuesday.
  23. Cloudflare outage disrupts ChatGPT, X, other internet services
    • Nation & World
    Lava lamps are seen through a lobby window at the headquarters of Cloudflare in San Francisco in this 2022 photo. Cloudflare says it is deploying a fix for an issue that caused global outages for ChatGPT, social media platform X, League of Legends and other prominent internet services.
  24. Florida developer says he paid for Miami Beach mayor’s billboards in Times Square
    • Florida
    Russell Galbut gives a tour of the Gale Hotel and Residence on Thursday, May 16, 2024 in Miami, Florida.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

Want breaking news in your inbox?

Subscribe to our free News Alerts newsletter

You’ll receive real-time updates on major issues and events in Tampa Bay and beyond as they happen.

You’re all signed up!

Want more of our newsletters in your inbox? Let’s get started.

Explore all your options
Advertisement