News across Tampa Bay

Places This Week: Coffee Pot Bayou home brings $5.5M
The Catalyst’s weekly roundup of notable Pinellas County real estate news.

Sheriff asks for public’s help in locating Publix parking lot shooter
Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhuis asked for the public’s help as the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office seeks to find a man who fired shots in a Publix parking lot on […]

October arrives with stormy weather outlook
October weather across Florida is usually warm, with lower precipitation chances. The tropics usually remains a concern through the month.

HCSO reveals details of Chalmer Street homicide
On Wednesday, Hernando County Sheriff Al Nienhuis revealed details concerning a homicide that occurred at a residence on Chalmer Street in Spring Hill on Sept. 14. The sheriff said that […]

Spring Hill man arrested on additional child pornography charge
A Spring Hill man arrested on child pornography charges earlier this year was arrested again on Monday when the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office’s Digital Forensics Unit found additional files on […]

Tampa Police Conclude Fatal September 20 Shooting Investigation
Tampa Police Conclude Fatal September 20 Shooting Investigation Eddy D. Thu, 10/01/2026 - 07:05 pm TAMPA, FL (OCTOBER 1, 2026) - The Tampa Police Department has concluded its thorough investigation into the fatal shooting of a 15-year-old male on Sunday, September 20, 2026, in…

October 8 Metropolitan Planning Organization Meeting
The Pasco County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) meeting Thursday, October 8, 2026, beginning at 10 a.m. in the Historic Pasco County Courthouse Boardroom in Dade City, will be streamed online and broadcast live on Pasco Television . Members of the public can address the…

Tampa Police Investigate Homicide; Release Video of Suspect
Tampa Police Investigate Homicide; Release Video of Suspect Eddy D. Thu, 10/01/2026 - 04:47 pm TAMPA, FL. (OCTOBER 1, 2026) - - The Tampa Police Department has reclassified a death investigation to a homicide and detectives are sharing video of the suspect to help bring justice…

High Point Community Receives Approval For Nighttime Golf Cart Operation
Commissioners unanimously and quickly approved nighttime golf cart operation on public streets within the High Point community on Cortez Boulevard. Golf carts can now roll through High Point after sunset, […]

House Democrats ask IRS to eye tax implications of $10M transfer to Hope Florida
Top Democrats in the Florida House are demanding the Internal Revenue Service open an investigation into whether the Hope Florida Foundation and two social welfare organizations that received money from it properly reported the funds to the IRS and, moreover, whether any of the…

Florida Department of Education eyes dress code policy for employees
In a draft sent to employees and obtained by the News Service of Florida, the DOE would require approval for head coverings on a “case-by-case basis for religious or medical reasons.”

Florida forecast: Much-needed rain on the way, too much?
Florida finally has a meaningful opportunity to put a dent in its drought, but the same prolonged wet pattern that brings drought relief could also bring localized flooding and increasingly rough coastal conditions into next week.