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An SEC football festival is coming to downtown Tampa this July
For one week this summer, Downtown Tampa is going to be the epicenter of the college football universe. The televised spectacle of SEC Media Days is being hosted at the […]
Florida can now expect a ‘well below-normal’ hurricane season, says forecasters
Storm forecasters have further downgraded predictions a little more than a month into the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, which has so far produced a single named tropical system. For a season initially anticipated to be “somewhat below-normal,” Colorado State University…
Expect less hurricane activity in 2026 according to revised predictions from CSU
CSU now predict a well-below average number of named storms, hurricanes, and major hurricanes in the Atlantic in 2026.
Tampa Bay Rays unveil new renderings for proposed Forever Home Ballpark
While the present-day Tampa Bay Rays were taking care of business on the field, the franchise unveiled a new look at the future of the team and its proposed Forever […]
Caught red carded
Caught red carded. A political cartoon by Bob Whitmore about Donald Trump's interference in the FIFA World Cup.
Lawsuit filed to create protected habitat for threatened queen conch off Florida coast
A lawsuit was filed Wednesday over the need for the federal government to designate critical habitat for the threatened queen conch off the coast of Florida, along with the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico. The Center for Biological Diversity contends in its lawsuit filed in…
Venezuela Earthquake Live Updates: July 8, 2026
Refresh this page for the latest updates. Venezuela Earthquake Live Updates: July 8, 2026 Follow WMNF’s live coverage of the aftermath of Venezuela’s devastating earthquakes. This page is updated throughout the day with verified information on rescue operations, humanitarian aid,…
Giveaways, concerts, in-stadium barber shop: Rays host wild two days of fun for Evan Longoria
Tucked between bobbleheads and snapback hats in the Tampa Bay Rays’ promotional schedule is one big event that stands above the rest: an entire weekend built around Evan Longoria, the […]
Appeals court crushes Florida’s ‘Stop Woke’ law championed by DeSantis
Instead of the state determining what will be taught in university classrooms, students must be free to hear and consider even officially disfavored ideas presented to them by professors, a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday. More than two years after oral arguments in a case…
Tampa sunsets hold history and figures and they are living tributes to a vibrant and recovering industrial city
To live in Florida means daily encounters with a beauty you don’t deserve. And to live on the Gulf Coast means you have pictures of sunsets on your phone. The photos litter social media feeds. Pantone “sunset-of-the-year” rust and mauve, stopping time, with a surrealistically…
Florida Gov. DeSantis is poised to leave office considerably wealthier than he started
Gov. Ron DeSantis posted a slight change in his net worth as he entered his final year as Florida’s top executive. DeSantis on Tuesday filed an annual financial disclosure report putting his net worth at $2,073,549 as of Dec. 31, down from $2,087,550 at the end of 2024. The…