Chad Mills

Some customers say their monthly bills have jumped by more than $100 this summer, prompting a wave of complaints on social media.

BARTOW, Fla. — A group seeking to remove three Fort Meade city leaders from office has submitted recall petitions following months of controversy over the city's approval of a proposed data center.

Just months after state regulators approved higher utility rates, the private company providing water and wastewater service to a community outside Haines City is seeking another increase.

The latest approvals mark progress for the Elevate Florida program, but many homeowners remain in limbo as another hurricane season continues.

A new fire assessment fee. Fewer city services. Even changes to emergency medical response. Those were some of the possibilities Lakeland leaders publicly discussed Thursday.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — St. Petersburg is receiving more than $2.2 million in federal funding to help speed up two stormwater projects aimed at reducing chronic flooding in some of the city's most flood-prone areas.

For years, the story of Florida citrus has been one of declining production. This season, that trend finally showed signs of easing.

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — A Pinellas County judge found SPCA Tampa Bay not guilty Wednesday of an animal cruelty citation that stemmed from the care of a pig named Waddles. In a forceful ruling, the judge said the county failed to prove the nonprofit neglected the animal while it was in its custody.

An attorney for a Riverview woman arrested during a Hillsborough County traffic stop last year has asked a judge to dismiss all three misdemeanor charges against her.

Nearly a week after heavy rain flooded a Lakeland auto shop, its owners say they're still searching for answers about why it happened and whether anything will be done to prevent it from happening again.