NEW YORK — The Rays at times this season have had to deal with a slumbering offense, a struggling bullpen and some inconsistent starting pitching. Friday, they were done in by their defense. Errors by second baseman Curtis Mead and first baseman Yandy Diaz factored heavily in the Yankees...

NEW YORK — Amed Rosario could have been on the other side of Yankee Stadium on Friday. When the seven-year big-league veteran was unsigned into spring training, he was weighing offers from both the Rays and Yankees. New York offered more money, a reported $4 million. Tampa Bay guaranteed...

Seminole County Sheriff Dennis Lemma released names Friday of two persons of interest in the April 11 carjacking and killing of a South Florida woman — including a man he believes is the masked gunman captured on video. While no suspects were identified, Lemma said detectives were able to...

It was a busy week for the U.S. Coast Guard in St. Petersburg. Seventeen distress and marine safety calls led to the rescue of 14 boaters since April 12, Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg said in a news release Friday. It started around 11 p.m. April 12, when Coast Guard...

Several law enforcement agencies in Pinellas County participated in a detail aimed at reckless motorcyclists on Wednesday, which included one biker fleeing from officers at speeds that reached 145 mph, according to records. The Florida Highway Patrol, Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office and police departments in Clearwater and Largo participated in...

Florida developers say modern lines, natural tones, textured walls and flex spaces are must-haves. New homebuyers in Taylor Morrison communities are looking for warmer tones like beige and cream, as opposed to the grays of the past, according to Douglas Miller, president of the company’s Tampa division. “While white cabinets are still popular, more buyers are pairing them with a warmer-toned countertop,” he said.

NEW YORK — A Florida man set himself on fire in a park across from Manhattan Criminal Court on Friday where former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial continues, according to a report. Court officers and cops monitoring the press outside raced over to help put out the...

The Florida Democratic Party has entered its Taylor Swift era. Following the release of the superstar singer’s new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” on Friday, the party is mobilizing her fans to “Tay-ke back Florida” through a voter registration push targeting women ages 18 to 30.

TALLAHASSEE — When President Joe Biden comes to Tampa on Tuesday, he’ll be talking about the issue that has reinvigorated his campaign’s presence in Florida: abortion. Biden is coming to Florida just a week before the state’s six-week abortion ban will take effect. In an email, his campaign highlighted concerns about how the new law will affect access to abortion for women across the southeastern United States.

TAMPA — When the Bucs signed 49ers free agent Randy Gregory earlier this month, there may have been a perception that acquiring an edge rusher was no longer a top priority for them in the NFL draft. But general manager Jason Licht slammed that notion with all the subtlety...

A Tampa man was charged with first-degree murder on Thursday after deputies say he sold fentanyl that led to a deadly overdose last year. Anthony Mansfield, 47, was already being held at the Falkenburg Road Jail on drug charges stemming from a November 2023 arrest, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. On Thursday, a grand jury indicted him on one count of first-degree murder resulting from the distribution of a controlled substance.

A man who complained about not getting sauce at a Zephyrhills McDonald’s drive-thru is facing felony charges after he shot another customer who tried to calm him down, police reported. The incident started Tuesday at the McDonald’s at 6042 Gall Blvd. Wesley Lee Bullock, 48, is facing charges of...

TAMPA — Andrei Vasilevskiy wasn’t feeling like the “Big Cat” Tuesday morning. After a loss to the Sabres on Monday night that left the Lightning’s dressing room stung and frustrated, the goaltender came in from practice and called himself “grumpy,” with an eye-roll and good-natured laugh.

A teacher at Durant High School was arrested Thursday after deputies say he had a sexual relationship with a student. Jaime Hernandez Cabrera, 25, is facing four charges of unlawful sexual activity with a minor and four charges of sexual battery by an authority figure over a student. According to...

Congrats, Tampa Bay. The awards keep rolling in. Tripadvisor named St. Petersburg the No. 2 top trending destination for travelers in the United States, just behind Napa, California. Head to the Alps, where Rupert Longsdon, CEO of Oxford Ski Company, organizes luxury ski vacations in Europe that include a personal...

A Tampa man who told police he was on drugs when he struck and killed a pedestrian and drove away is in custody. Vincent Thomas Oliver, 34, faces multiple charges, including DUI manslaughter, leaving the scene of a crash with a death, driving without a license and resisting an officer without violence.

TAMPA — The Lightning have had their cross-state rival’s number in the playoffs, winning both Sunshine State series meetings with the Panthers on their way to the Stanley Cup final in 2021 and 2022. But over time, teams change. Rosters are retooled. And players create a different identity....

Former President Donald Trump often boasts about his role in overturning Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 Supreme Court decision that federally protected abortion access. Trump reiterated that point in an April 8 video statement outlining his position on abortion. He said he was proud to have nominated three U.S. Supreme Court justices who voted to overturn the ruling in 2022 in the case Dobbs.

TAMPA — Tammy Long left rehab looking for a way to stay off the powerful painkiller hydrocodone. A 26-year Navy veteran, Long had snorted the opioid and the stimulant Ritalin, both prescribed by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, trying to ease a range of ailments after she retired from the military, she said.

Bob Graham, a two-term Florida governor who went on to serve in the U.S. Senate, will lie in state at the Historic Capitol Museum on Friday, April 26. A public viewing for Graham, who was 87 when he died Tuesday, will take place from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., according to Bevis Funeral Home in Tallahassee. A private graveside service is expected later in the day at Oakland Cemetery in Tallahassee, which is just west of the governor’s mansion.