In a recent poll, most Florida voters think that property insurance reductions are a higher priority than property tax reductions.

Tampa Bay experiences cold MLK Day with wind chills in the 30s and a high near 60; temperatures to rise later in the week.

Cold fronts like these are typical for the Tampa Bay area in January, Carlisle said. Weather service data shows that the average high temperature is around 71 and the average low is around 53 in Tampa.

The cold weather is rolling in and people in the Tampa Bay area are buckling down. “If I can avoid being outside, I will, but if not, I’m definitely bundling up. This is not going to keep me warm for very long,” McVay said.

Creative Loafing now has local owners. CL editor in chief wrote, “a group of current employees and two new partners completed the purchase."

Hillsborough County Commissioners are scheduled to consider a $250 million agreement with the Tampa Bay Lightning to expand the county’s financial commitment to renovations at the Benchmark International Arena (formerly known as the Amalie Arena) and extend the team’s lease from June 2037 to June 2043.

A 29-year-old man was arrested for shooting and killing three tourists in Kissimmee on Saturday afternoon, Osceola County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies responded to a shooting at 12:13 p.m. on Saturday in the Indian Point Subdivision where they found three men dead in front of a home, the Sheriff’s Office said in a news release.

A company says it aims to "bring additional tourism to West Central Florida" with the construction of a cruise port to accommodate ships that can't fit under the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.

Bridgette Bello has been terminated from her leadership position as publisher of Tampa Bay Business and Wealth Magazine (TBBW), according to multiple sources familiar with the situation.

Forecasters say Tampa Bay is about to trade short sleeves for heavy coats in the span of a single day, with temperatures tumbling from the 70s to near freezing as an arctic front barrels through. The sharp drop will test how well the region has learned to prepare for cold snaps that are brief but