A team of volunteers boated into Tampa Bay on a recent Saturday morning with their mind welded to a singular mission: Scan the vast waters of Florida’s largest open-water estuary for abandoned crab traps,

Training camp is underway for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Buccaneers veterans officially reported for training camp on Tuesday, with the first full-team practice scheduled for Wednesday. As camp begins to take shape, the Buccaneers got encouraging updates on the health of two key defenders who the Bucs are hoping will participate in team activities.

After losing 12 of their last 16 games heading into the All-Star break, the Tampa Bay Rays knew that getting off to a hot start mattered. Well, the Rays found themselves getting off on the right foot against the Baltimore Orioles.

TAMPA — Stuart Fairchild, the versatile outfielder acquired from the Braves Tuesday for cash considerations, will have to wait to make his Rays debut. Fairchild, also a solid platoon bat against left-handed pitching, was placed on the 10-day injured list (retroactive to Monday) with a right oblique strain.

A new report from the Brookings Institution places the Tampa Bay region among a select group of U.S. metro areas showing strong momentum in artificial intelligence.

The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for west central Florida, warning of heat index values up to 110 degrees.

Florida’s back-to-school tax holiday runs Aug. 1-31 this year with sales tax withheld on learning aids and jigsaw puzzles ($30 or less), most school supplies ($50 or less), clothing, footwear and accessories ($100 or less), and computers and related accessories ($1,500 or less, for non-commercial use).

As Tampa International Airport prepares to add 16 new gates with the completion of Airside D, some officials believe the airport is approaching the limits of its expansion and are now floating bold regional solutions.