The Latest Breaking News from Tampa

TAMPA, Fla. — Only a half-hour or so had elapsed in the inaugural practice of the Bucs’ three-day mandatory minicamp when Tom Brady appeared to overthrow second-year receiver Jaelon Darden on a downfield route.

President of local parade tells The Independent pitchers have ‘shown their true colours’

TAMPA, Fla. — The Lightning’s season — and their chase for a third straight Stanley Cup — wasn’t facing elimination going into the third period of Game 3 Sunday. But it did seem to be hanging by a thread.

TAMPA, Fla. — Two giant-sized banners adorn the side of a hotel just down the block from Amalie Arena. One is of the Lightning’s Victor Hedman and the other is of teammate Ryan McDonagh, anchors on what has arguably been the best defense corps in the NHL through runs to…

TAMPA, Fla. — They say the scoreboard never lies, but you wonder if sometimes it doesn’t obscure.

TAMPA, Fla. — The “Summer of Gronk” will continue, uninterrupted by the Bucs’ mandatory minicamp.

TAMPA, Fla. — Juan Carlos Cruz hasn’t lost hope. He is motivated to redouble his business to help Cuban families in Tampa and bring them closer with their relatives on the island after the Biden administration eases some restrictions on Cuba.

TAMPA, Fla. — Working-class Americans died of COVID-19 at five times the rate of those in higher socioeconomic positions during the first year of the pandemic, according to a study.

A lot of Floridians went missing in the 2020 census, which is costing the Sunshine State at least one seat in Congress and untold billions of federal dollars. About 750,600 Floridians were not counted in 2020, according to a new Census Bureau analysis. That’s a lot of missing people —…