5+ hour, 58+ min ago  (486+ words) The Tampa Bay Rays say they have no plans to reopen negotiations on the financial template for a proposed stadium approved last week by local governments. In an interview with the Tampa Bay Times, CEO Ken Babby said that despite…...

16+ hour, 48+ min ago  (1391+ words) A proposed AI data center complex in rural De Soto County is drawing sharp debate as local officials embrace it as a potential economic lifeline while residents warn about environmental and quality-of-life impacts....

16+ hour, 19+ min ago  (626+ words) Major League Baseball is experiencing an epidemic of (mostly) guys being dudes. At Tropicana Field and other ballparks across the country, groups consisting of mostly young men are joining in on the "Tarps Off" trend that's loud, goofy, infectious and…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (647+ words) In late night budget negotiations Friday, lawmakers reached agreements on targeted raises for some state workers, money for an emergency response fund and a boost in spending on citrus research. As part of the deals, there won't be an across-the-board…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (389+ words) Gov. Ron De Santis signed the "Teddy Bridgewater Act" into law on Friday, meaning high school coaches in the state will now be able to use their own money to help their players with expenses such as food, transportation, physical…...

1+ day, 16+ hour ago  (562+ words) Florida lawmakers agreed Friday to include $50 million in the state budget for Hillsborough College campus improvements tied to a proposal to build a new stadium for the Tampa Bay Rays. But state Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Ed Hooper said the…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago  (581+ words) Rick Scott left the governor's mansion in 2019 for the U. S. Senate and seven years later, he's not happy with the state's economic numbers, nor the recent decisions at its flagship university. Scott has slammed the state's economic and jobs numbers, an…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (500+ words) Tulsi Gabbard announced Friday that she is resigning as President Trump's director of national intelligence in order to support her husband who is battling a rare form of bone cancer. In a letter to Trump, Gabbard thanked the president for…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (653+ words) WUSF Florida's Memorial Day Weekend forecast: who gets the most storms? As we move through the Memorial Day weekend, weather conditions will become more unstable and stormier, especially on Sunday across North and interior Central Florida. At the surface, a…...

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (25+ words) On this edition of "The Florida Roundup," we feature some of the fiction and creative nonfiction that you should read in our Summer Reading Special....