Pasco County

The funds were expected to be used toward building a spring training home for the Rays.

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a record $109.9 billion budget for the fiscal year that will begin July 1, but vetoes included funds for a Pasco sports complex and an H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center facility in Pasco County.

Districts across Tampa Bay are waiting for publishers to navigate the appeals process so they can place book orders as soon as possible.

The interchange opened over the weekend in Pasco County, and is scheduled to be completed this summer.

Among the highest-profile items was $35 million for what was described as a “Sports Training and Youth Tournament Complex” in Pasco County.

Hillsborough County voters will consider a tax referendum for schools on the August ballot, while Pasco voters will face a similar question in November.

The increase passed unanimously during Tourist Development Council deliberations and unanimously again by county commissioners during a Tuesday public hearing.

Drivers can expect a more normal commute through Pasco County, after the weekend, when the Diverging Diamond Interchange at I-75 and SR 56 opens and a new traffic pattern is finalized.

Included in the budget is $35 million for a "Sports Training and Youth Tournament Complex" that potentially could be used to bring the Rays to Pasco County for spring training.

The planned life sciences innovation district will serve as a hub for cancer research, education and patient care.

A panel of six jurors and four alternates were selected on Thursday.

The former Tampa police captain fatally shot a man over an argument about texting in 2014. Several delays have postponed the trial.