See the latest news and weather headlines for the Tampa Bay area for your Thursday, March 19, 2026.

Tampa native Jimmy Stanger will compete at the Valspar Championship this week. He is also an avid college basketball fan ...

Tommy DeCarlo, the lead vocalist for the band Boston, died on Monday following a six-month battle with brain cancer. He was 60. His family broke the news of his death on Facebook. ”After being ...

TAMPA, Fla. — With a weekend full of events in downtown Tampa, thousands are expected to travel to the area. City officials are warning of congested streets and limited parking availability beginning ...

Downtown Tampa’s dining scene is getting a little louder and a lot more colorful, with a Water Street restaurateur set to debut La Victoria, a new Mexican restaurant aimed squarely at office workers, ...

“Pajamas. At the airport. In the middle of the day,” Tampa International Airport wrote in a social media post. Of course, this follows the transportation secretary’s call to “dress with respect” when ...

'I’m doing this now because I know I can give even more to Tampa, and I will fight for this city.' Hurtak’s announcement sets up a potential battle for the city’s progressive lane, as City Council ...

Coldplay kiss-cam's Kristin Cabot is enjoying some fun in the sun ahead of her keynote speech at a crisis communications conference in Washington, D.C. The former HR executive for Astronomer was ...

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The Tampa Bay Rays want a new stadium. That part isn’t new. What is fresh are the renderings and plans to move the MLB team to Hillsborough College’s Dale Mabry Campus for a new ballpark and mixed-use ...

THEA is moving forward with a $362 million Selmon Expressway project, widening the roadway from two lanes to three in each direction between Downtown Tampa and Gandy Boulevard. Plans include ...

Blue Flame Soul Food in Tampa has officially reopened after being closed for 16 months due to Hurricane Milton damage. Despite being inland near USF, the restaurant on Fowler Ave. suffered three feet ...