Comprehensive coverage of local, regional, state and national news events that affect the Tampa area are provided by the News Channel 8 First at 4:00 News team.

Lawmakers kicked off their 3rd special session of the year in Tallahassee. They continue to pursue illegal immigration issues, after the TRUMP Act was criticized by Governor Ron DeSantis for not being strong enough.

After weeks of escalating tensions between the Governor and legislative leaders, was it all just a temporary political standoff or will they finally make progress?

An adult and child were injured in a shooting in St. Petersburg Tuesday afternoon, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department.

An adult and child were injured in a shooting in St. Petersburg Tuesday afternoon, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department.

Earth's climate system is now retaining an average of 1 million excess nuclear bombs worth of energy every single day - a 4X increase since 2000. That excess heat is super charging storms, melting ice, raising sea levels etc...

Gulfport residents run out of rental options amid permit backlog

Sarasota police are searching for the driver who left the scene of a crash Monday night that left two children dead and a mother critically injured.

Details affecting local, regional and national news events of the day are provided by the News Channel 8 Team as well as updates on weather and traffic.

Details affecting local, regional and national news events of the day are provided by the News Channel 8 Team as well as updates on weather and traffic.

A multi-state multimillion dollar vehicle theft ring has led to the arrest of eight people.

Frustrated neighbors in Pasco County are calling on city leaders for help pumping out floodwaters still surrounding their homes four months after Hurricane Milton.

An investigation was launched Monday after Florida Highway Patrol troopers said an unknown assailant shot at a driver on I-275 in Hillsborough County.