Busiest holiday travel season in years is off to a smooth start

Aaron Rodgers out for the season after injury in 1st game with NY Jets

Polk County

Homeless population grows as cities commemorate Homeless Remembrance Day

Author James Patterson donates to bookstore employees for the holidays

Sarasota, Manatee County

Smoke shop employees held at gunpoint during robbery in Manatee County

She escaped Hamas on Oct. 7. Now she's fighting to rescue her dad

Pinellas County

Performers shine during Christmas concert at Parc Center for Disabilities

National News

Weighing the benefits of new construction and existing homes

Meta says it will label political ads that use AI-generated imagery

Hillsborough County

Guitar-playing, Beetle-driving 'sweet boy' remembered after rail crossing crash

What we know about the 3 Israeli hostages killed by the IDF

NCAA proposes new division in which top schools can pay athletes