Tampa temporarily expands mask mandate to include outdoor areas during Super Bowl events

In addition to the stadium, Ybor City, the Riverwalk, and SoHo are among the areas where Tampa has expanded its mask mandate. Masks are now required outdoors in locations that will likely see crowds during Super Bowl week.

Residents of Trump Plaza condominium in South Florida move to change building's name

The residents of a South Florida condo complex want former President Donald Trump's name officially removed from their home following the siege at the U.S. Capitol earlier this month.

3 men paying $55M each to fly to International Space Station from Florida

"This is the first private flight to the International Space Station. It’s never been done before," said Axiom’s chief executive and president Mike Suffredini, a former space station program manager for NASA.

Middle school teacher accused of traveling from New York to Tampa for sex with minor he met online

Hillsborough County deputies arrested Zeshaan Naqvi, 31, after they say he traveled from New York City, where he is a middle school history teacher, to Tampa to have sex with a minor he met online.

Florida teen gets 45 years for killing mom during fight over grades

A Florida teenager was sentenced to 45 years in prison Friday, a month after pleading guilty to charges of killing his mother and disposing of her body during an argument over his grades, prosecutors said.

'Welcome home': Trump supporters line street near Mar-a-Lago

The President left the nation's capital on Wednesday morning ahead of the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden.

Florida lawmaker wants to rename state highway after Trump

A Florida lawmaker says he will sponsor an amendment to rename a state highway after President Donald Trump.

Florida doctor's death after COVID-19 vaccine being investigated

The medical examiner's office in Miami is looking into the death of a doctor who died about two weeks after getting Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, officials said Friday.

Teacher sprayed student with disinfectant after mask dispute, police say

A Largo High School teacher was arrested Wednesday after allegedly spraying a student with disinfectant because the teen was not wearing a COVID mask properly.