Support on multiple ends: After Mayor Ken Welch's reelection campaign announced the endorsement of state Sen. Darryl Rouson, the St. Pete legislator said he was also endorsing Welch's opponent, former Gov. and U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist.
New venue: Safety Harbor officials unanimously voted to relocate the city's July 4 celebrations amid concerns that the loud booms could harm protected birds nearby.
Database discrepancy: A lawsuit alleges that a fisherman from Fort Myers was wrongfully arrested on charges that he tried to lure a girl due to improper use of Florida’s facial recognition system. The system is managed by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.
Life for stabbings: A Tampa jury declined to recommend the death penalty late Monday for Jean Pierre Ojeda Salazar. After 90 minutes of deliberations, the panel decided that Ojeda Salazar should be sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for the 2023 stabbings of his girlfriend and her 14-year-old daughter.
My Favorite Florida: Did you know Dalia Colón, host and executive producer of WUSF’s “The Zest” podcast,found guavas on her trampoline?
The governor's property tax proposal has a residency requirement meant to entice Floridians at the ballot box in November — new residents will have to wait five years to benefit from it. It’s not a new idea, but it could be an unconstitutional one.
Food stars and industry insiders from across the country gathered on Monday evening for the Academy Awards of the food world, the James Beard Foundation’s Restaurant and Chef Awards, with a Tampa chef in the running for Best Chef: South for the first time in more than 30 years.
