Langston Taylor

Here’s who is on your ballot in Hillsborough, Pinellas and Pasco counties and where they stand on abortion, inflation and more.

As of late October, Ron DeSantis and Marco Rubio lead their Democratic challengers.

Tampa police said the crash involved a motorcyclist, and southbound lanes will be closed for hours.

Hurricane Idalia’s massive storm surge tore through Florida’s Big Bend on Wednesday, likely flooding thousands of homes.The surge, roughly 10 feet deep, arrived just after sunrise. Idalia’s landfall near Keaton Beach as a Category 3 hurricane was just days removed from its formation off the Yucatán Peninsula, 600 miles away.The storm had traveled across the Gulf of Mexico, feasting on nearly record-hot water that fueled its explosive growth. The strengthening hurricane sped toward Florida’s west…

A Pinellas County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a person who raised a gun toward him Saturday morning at the Sunshine Mobile Home Park, according to police.The deputy, Albert Johnson, shot the person outside her home after she came out with a gun, St. Petersburg police Chief Anthony Holloway said in a news conference Saturday afternoon.St. Petersburg police are leading the investigation involving the Pinellas deputy.As of early Saturday afternoon, authorities had not identified the person who…

Record rainfall caused major flooding across Florida, and inland river flooding may worsen in the coming days.

See the latest track and flooding data for Florida, as forecasters expect a major hurricane.

It’s been 103 years since the famed 1921 direct hit.

See the latest surge data and power outages for Hurricane Milton as it approaches the Gulf Coast.

See outages in your county for Florida Power & Light, Duke Energy, Tampa Electric and more.