Tampa

A Florida man has garnered lots of online attention after photos of his unique Hurricane Milton home preparation went viral.

Tampa Mayor Jane Castor issued a blunt warning to those who are not heeding evacuation orders as Hurricane Milton barrels toward the west central coast of Florida, making it clear to those residents that they cannot compete with catastrophic storm surge, putting it this way: Your home will be your coffin.

Ominous videos circulating on social media show officials riding around Florida neighborhoods warning that “the time to leave is now” as the National Hurricane Center (NHC) warns that the opportunity to do so is “quickly coming to a close,” as Hurricane Milton approaches.

Residents of Tampa, Florida, are being warned that ignoring evacuation orders as Hurricane Milton approaches could result in dire consequences.

An American Airlines plane leaving from Tampa, Florida, abruptly aborted takeoff on Wednesday after a tire blew, producing flames and smoke.

Police found a dead newborn baby girl wrapped in a towel and discarded in a trash bin on the University of Tampa campus in Florida on Sunday. 

Floridians “are not buying what Joe Biden is selling,” DeSantis told reporters ahead of the president’s abortion-focused visits to Tampa.

An alligator that recently wandered onto the runway at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida, subjected wranglers to a workout as they tried to catch it.

President Joe Biden is expected to give a speech in Tampa, Florida, on Tuesday decrying the state’s six-week abortion restriction before it is set to go into effect.

Tampa Pride held a large event on March 23, and it is garnering scrutiny for the inappropriate displays at the event.

Police officers in Tampa, Florida, came to the rescue of an elderly man who was in desperate need of help on Saturday.

A Tampa, Florida, woman is coming after the Hershey Company in a $5 million lawsuit for “misleading” consumers with Reese’s candy packaging.

A woman allegedly posed as a 14-year-old student while having a sexual relationship with a child in Tampa, Florida.

Two law enforcement officers in Tampa, Florida, are being praised for conducting a swift animal rescue.

A Good Samaritan helped an injured stranger in the wake of a fight-turned-shootout during Halloween celebrations in Tampa, Florida.

Eighteen people were wounded and two were killed after a fight led to shots being fired Sunday morning during Tampa, Florida, Halloween celebrations.

A massive sinkhole opened up on a Tampa, Florida, property on Friday, the second in the same location since June.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has declared a state of emergency for 33 Florida counties as storm watchers are expecting Tropical Storm Idalia to make landfall on the west side of the state, between the panhandle and the Tampa Bay area, by Tuesday. 

Muhammed Momtaz al-Azhari, a 26-year-old U.S. citizen born in California who lately resided in Tampa, Florida, pleaded guilty last week to attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State.

A Florida man was arrested for allegedly having sex with a dog in public and destroying a church Nativity display in Clearwater, according to police.

Law enforcement arrested a suspect accused of fatally shooting a man’s dog during an attempted robbery on October 28 in Tampa, Florida.

Florida is now seeing its first mandatory evacuations in anticipation of Hurricane Ian, which could bring “life-threatening storm surge” along “much of the Florida West Coast,” according to the National Hurricane Center (NHC).

Former Florida Dunkin’ manager Corey Pujos, 27, accused of fatally punching an elderly customer who called him the “‘n-word,” was given two years of house arrest as part of a plea deal.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis expressed optimism Friday regarding his wife’s battle with cancer, stating he is hopeful First Lady Casey DeSantis will be cancer-free in 2022.

The Capitol Police, tasked with protecting members of Congress, is for the first time setting up field offices in San Francisco and Florida.

Breitbart News’ Editor in Chief Alex Marlow is speaking at Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit 2021 on Sunday in Tampa, Florida.

For many years, visitors at ZooTampa in Florida were able to get close to and touch the facility’s stingrays, but on Thursday the rays living in the touch tank were found dead.

Tampa’s annual “Gasparilla” parade is canceled for 2021, but that is not stopping Cliff Gephart and others from launching their own boat parade dubbed “Trumparilla.”

CNN’s Randi Kaye said she called the police over maskless fans in Tampa, Florida,  celebrating the Super Bowl.

First Lady Melania Trump joined President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Tampa, Florida, on Thursday.

A masked man broke into the Incarnation Catholic Church northwest of Tampa, Florida, last weekend and set fire to the interior before fleeing, the Tampa Bay Times reported Tuesday.

Hillsborough State Attorney Andrew Warren on Friday announced that he will pursue over 260 charges connected to violent unrest on May 30, while he would be dropping charges against others.

The Tampa Police Department arrested four people — three adults and one juvenile — for vandalizing the “Back the Blue” mural painted in the city’s downtown area.

The “Back the Blue” mural that appeared in front of Tampa’s Police Department headquarters was vandalized with red paint and tar, city officials said Wednesday.

Tampa, Florida, police arrested seven people after they allegedly refused to stop protesting in the middle of a busy intersection on Saturday afternoon.

Police officers in Tampa, Florida, were ambushed Saturday while responding to a call, according to Tampa Police Department (TPD) Chief Brian Dugan.