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Iris Rogers of Bradenton is overcome with emotion Wednesday while visiting a makeshift memorial at Bay to Bay Boulevard and Lois Avenue for two Plant High students killed in a motorcycle crash.
Road where Plant High students died is slated for fixes. When there’s money.
A traffic signal at Bay to Bay and Lois would cost $550,000, so temporary measures are under consideration. But there’s no money for them yet, either.
I-275 expansion work in Tampa to begin Monday
Drivers negotiate I-275 Thursday in Tampa. Work begins Monday to add new lanes to I-275 from north of the I-4 interchange to Hillsborough Avenue.
The $85.3 million project adds lanes from north of the I-4 interchange to Hillsborough Avenue.
Cross Bay Ferry sets sail between Tampa and St. Petersburg Oct. 21
Guests line up to board the Cross Bay Ferry docked at the Tampa Convention Center on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020 in Tampa. The season service returns Oct. 21, 2021.
The seasonal service runs through May 22, 2022.
Tampa airport sets express curbside check-in for flyers without checked bags
This rendering shows the interior of Tampa International Airport's Blue Express Curbside check-in area, which will be open to travelers without checked bags on Nov. 16.
Tampa International Airport’s Blue Express Curbside lanes will be open for travelers by Thanksgiving.

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  1. Proposed Tampa bike ordinance stirs concerns about racial profiling
    • Tampa
    A cyclist rides along the Riverwalk in Tampa on July 18, 2023. A proposed ordinance would have lowered the speed limit on multi-use trails in Tampa, required cyclists to ride two abreast and banned wheelies, among other changes.
  2. Controversial $2.5 billion Florida toll road through sensitive land approved
    • Environment
    Disney Wilderness Preserve, pictured on Aug. 7, 2025, features scrubby flatwoods among 3,500 acres of restored wetlands in Poinciana.
  3. Tampa Bay Ferry to return, operated by Hubbard’s Marina
    • Transportation
    The Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority on Wednesday approved plans to revive a ferry between Tampa and St. Petersburg.
  5. Tampa police review of Ybor chase looks at role of city radios given to FHP
    • Tampa
    A screenshot of video captured by a Tampa police helicopter shows Florida Highway Patrol Trooper A. Carrasco backing off a Toyota Camry and ending a high-speed chase on Seventh Avenue at Nuccio Parkway leading into the Ybor City historic district on Nov. 8. The Camry crashed seconds later, killing four people and injuring 13.
  6. Train coming? What to do if you get stuck on the tracks
    • Transportation
    Warning signs are displayed at U.S. 1 intersections along the Brightline train corridor in Miami. The gates at railroad crossings are typically made of fiberglass or flexible plastic, which means you can drive through them if you end up getting stuck on the tracks.
  7. Body found in burning car near Interstate 75 in Hillsborough
    • Hillsborough
    Hillsborough deputies are investigating after a body was found Friday morning inside a burning vehicle on a dead-end road along Interstate 75 east of Tampa.
  8. St. Pete-Clearwater airport will ‘run out of parking,’ officials warn
    • Transportation
    Arriving travelers wait for transportation outside the main terminal at St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport in 2021. Airport officials are warning local holiday travelers not to park at the increasingly popular facility or risk missing their flights.
  9. FDOT study used to scrap SunRunner lane ‘incomplete,’ ‘unfair’, experts say
    • Transportation
    A SunRunner bus drives by in a dedicated bus lane on Pasadena Avenue that has since been painted over by the state on Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025 in South Pasadena. The state cited an increase in crashes on the slice of Pasadena that had a dedicated bus lane.
  10. Another I-4 overhaul will begin construction in January, but some are not happy
    • Florida
    I-4 traffic at Ronald Reagan Parkway in Davenport is shown in this April 28 photo. Construction on the interstate is expected to begin in January.
  11. Florida’s Turnpike set to be widened for booming area of state
    • Florida
    Traffic moves very slowly in the southbound lanes (left) at rush hour on Florida's Turnpike near the SR 50 exit for Winter Garden for the beginning of the Memorial Day weekend on Friday, May 28, 2021.
  12. Cutting down on speeding saves lives. Why doesn’t Tampa Bay do it? | Column
    • Viewpoints
    Traffic streams north and south on U.S. 19, north of Alderman Road, at dusk on Nov 7 in Palm Harbor.
  13. Tampa 4-wheeler crash kills boy, 14, critically injures second boy
    • Tampa
    A 14-year-old boy was killed and a second teen boy was critically injured Sunday in a four-wheeler crash in Tampa, police said.
  14. Proposed Tarpon Springs city shuttle passes first hurdle
    • Pinellas
    Tarpon Springs city officials said a shuttle service like this one, which is used in New Port Richey, could be popular between the historic downtown and Sponge Docks.
  15. Fatal Ybor City crash raises scrutiny of when cops should chase
    • Crime
    A screenshot of video captured by a Tampa police helicopter shows Florida Highway Patrol Trooper A. Carrasco backing off a Toyota Camry and ending a high-speed chase on Seventh Avenue at Nuccio Parkway leading into the Ybor City historic district on Nov. 8. Seconds later, the Camry driver veered onto the sidewalk just past 15th Street, killing four and injuring 13. The decision to pursue has revived a long-running question about when cops should chase.
  16. The 4 lives lost in the Ybor City crash
    • Crime
    Heavyn Harris prays during a vigil Saturday at Ybor City nightclub Bradley's on 7th to pay tribute to the victims of a crash that killed four people and injured 13 early that morning.
  17. No major flight delays in Tampa as federal cuts increase
    • Transportation
    Travelers in line at the TSA security checkpoint for gates in airside E at Tampa International Airport on Friday in Tampa. The FAA has decided to cut 10% of flights at busy airports including Tampa.
  18. Senate approves bill to end the shutdown, sending it to the House
    • Politics
    Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., walks to his private office after speaking to reporters about a stopgap funding bill to reopen the government through Jan. 30, 2026, at the Capitol in Washington on Monday.
  19. 2 dead after small plane carrying relief supplies for Jamaica crashes in Florida
    • Florida
    Emergency personnel from Coral Springs and Coconut Creek are seen where a plane crashed in the Windsor Bay community in Coral Springs on Monday. Two people were killed, authorities and a local resident said.
  20. Flight cancellations, delays ramp up in Tampa, nationwide amid shutdown
    • Transportation
    The air traffic control tower at Tampa International Airport is shown on Friday in Tampa.
  21. Victims killed in Ybor City pursuit crash identified
    • Crime
    A still image from a Tampa police video shows a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, identified in court documents as A. Carrasco, following behind a Toyota Camry during a high-speed pursuit on East Seventh Avenue early Saturday. Carrasco tried what’s known as a Precision Immobilization Technique, or PIT maneuver, striking the Camry from behind to make the driver lose control. It didn't work, and the driver, identified as 22-year-old Silas Sampson, kept heading east on Seventh Avenue and eventually drove onto the sidewalk and lost control, striking several pedestrians and patrons seated outside of Bradley's on 7th, a nightclub near 15th Street, authorities said.
  22. Will there be a surge in car rentals amid air travel disruptions?
    • Transportation
    Travelers walk inside Tampa International Airport's Rental Car Center on Friday, March 19, 2021. IVY CEBALLO | Times (2021)
  23. Scenes from vigil for victims killed in Ybor City crash
    • Photos
    Heavyn Harris prays as she pays her respects Saturday during a vigil for the victims of an overnight crash of a vehicle that caused several deaths and injuries at Bradley's on 7th, a popular LGBTQ+ nightclub. "It's all I can do," Harris said of taking a moment to pray.
  24. US airlines cancel over 1,000 flights for a second straight day largely due to government shutdown
    • Transportation
    Travelers walk by a blank flight information board located in front of the security checkpoint at Dallas Love Field airport in Dallas on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025.
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