Archive - Sunshine's Substack

The 'Hoodie Bandit' Wants Out of Prison — So He Hired a Congressional Candidate to Ask Trump

A Florida armed robber's family is paying former GOP state legislator Mike Beltran to lobby the president for a pardon. Beltran is now running for…

Jun 5 • Sunshine Newswire

Black Crowes clash with Tampa crowd over 'U.S.A.' chant, drawing boos and walkouts

Frontman Chris Robinson pushed back on a patriotic chant during the band's Southern Hospitality Tour stop, and some concertgoers headed for the exits.

Jun 4 • Sunshine Newswire

Florida lawmakers pass $114.5 billion budget, ending a second straight special session

The plan trims spending for a second year running and now heads to Gov. DeSantis, who has signaled he may cut it further with his veto pen

Jun 4 • Sunshine Newswire

Your 2026 hurricane season guide for Tampa Bay: what to know before the first storm

Forecasters expect a quieter-than-usual season thanks to a building El Niño — but warm Gulf water and one well-aimed storm are all it takes, so now is…

Jun 4 • Sunshine Newswire

West Tampa's biggest housing project tops out at Rome Yards

Crews placed the final beam on an 11-story tower that will bring 234 mostly affordable apartments to a former city maintenance yard — the opening phase…

Jun 4 • Sunshine Newswire

Pasco deputies seek man who demanded cash at New Port Richey business

The suspect fled on foot before deputies arrived Saturday morning; no one was hurt, and the sheriff's office says the case appears isolated

Jun 4 • Sunshine Newswire

Moffitt's top basic-science leader steps down as journals flag her earlier work

Elsa Flores gives up two leadership posts after her former employer reviewed studies she co-authored in Texas — research that has drawn retractions and…

Jun 4 • Sunshine Newswire

One dead, suspect hospitalized after wrong-way crash sparks fire on I-275 in Tampa

A 24-year-old Tampa man was killed when a Silverado traveling against traffic struck his car near Busch Boulevard, the Florida Highway Patrol said.

Jun 4 • Sunshine Newswire

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