LIVE: Another afternoon and evening of scattered showers and storms ahead

Today starts off mostly dry, warm and muggy morning lows in the 70s. Expect another hot and humid afternoon with highs in the low 90s and feels like temperatures closer to the triple digits. Once again storms will develop along the seabreaze boundary with the heaviest starting east of I-75 before slowly drifting westward. Some [...]

23rd, May 2026, 06:44pm

Scattered afternoon storms for Memorial Day weekend

Saturday starts mild and muggy ahead of above-average high temperatures and scattered storms that develop by the afternoon. Some of shore rain and storms will drift into portions of Citrus and Hernando counties throughout the mid-morning, but are unlikely to hold together for very long once they roll onshore. Highs remain above normal in the [...]

23rd, May 2026, 06:44pm

LIVE: Scattered storms this evening

Some inland storms will drift westward through the course of our evening some of which could be strong producing gusty winds and lots of lightning. We should be drying out through the overnight hours. Expect overnight lows in the mid to upper 70s. Sunday maintains the same pattern: hot and humid with feels like temperatures [...]

23rd, May 2026, 06:44pm

Ranking names Florida city among 'best places to live' in US

U.S. News & World report has released its ranking of the 250 best places to live in the United States for 2026-2027, and most of the top cities are far from the coasts.

23rd, May 2026, 06:15pm

Critics say Trump’s ‘pretext’ for Cuba invasion doesn’t square with reality 

The indictment of former Cuban President Raúl Castro and comments from administration officials playing up Cuba’s military and intelligence threat have critics more fearful than ever that President Trump will invade the island — accusing the White House of creating a pretext for such an attack.    Trump officials have accused Cuba of aiding U.S. adversaries [...]

23rd, May 2026, 06:04pm

'These are sacred places', advocates push to preserve black cemeteries

A community clean up event will be held at the Historic Old Memphis Cemetery in Manatee County.

22nd, May 2026, 10:49pm

DeSantis calls ruling against Florida's expanded red snapper season 'disrespectful'

During a Friday bill signing, Gov. Ron DeSantis criticized a federal court's ruling blocking Florida's extended red snapper season.

22nd, May 2026, 08:24pm

Florida legislature proposes $50M for Hillsborough College developments amid Rays stadium talks

The Florida legislature is expected to offer $50 million in state money that could ease the way for a new $2.3 billion Rays stadium in Tampa.

22nd, May 2026, 08:10pm

Shooting investigation underway in St. Pete

Officers are at the scene of a shooting that left one person injured in St. Petersburg Friday evening.

22nd, May 2026, 07:46pm

Heavy police presence expected on Siesta Key over Memorial Day weekend

The Sarasota County Sheriff's Office announced they will be maintaining a strong presence on Siesta Key over Memorial Day weekend.

22nd, May 2026, 07:35pm