Sources: WUSF
Two people, including the perpetrator, are killed and six others are injured in a vehicle-ramming attack in Tampa, Florida, United States. 2025-01-26
Hurricane Idalia makes landfall in the U.S. state of Florida as a category 3 hurricane. Flooding is reported in the Tampa Bay area, including Tampa and other parts of Hillsborough County. Two deaths are reported with both being due to vehicle accidents. 2023-08-30
Protesters and Cuban exiles gather in Tampa, Florida to call for freedom and democracy in Cuba. In South Florida, protesters gather at the Cuban restaurant Cafe Versailles in Miami to hold a “liberty” rally. 2021-07-12
The first WWE show with fans in attendance since March 2020 takes place in Tampa, Florida, US. 2021-04-11
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor issues an outdoor mask mandate for the city during Super Bowl LV. 2021-01-28
Hurricane warnings are issued to multiple locations in Louisiana and Mississippi as Hurricane Sally approaches from the Gulf of Mexico with sustained winds of 50 mph. Flood watches are still in effect in Florida's west coast, including Tampa. 2020-09-13
Police in Florida link a fourth unsolved murder to an unknown serial killer targeting the Seminole Heights area of Tampa, Florida. 2017-11-14
An 84-year-old woman from the U.S. state of Florida comes forward as the sole winner of the record-breaking $590 million Powerball lottery drawing in May. 2013-06-5
President of the United States Barack Obama officially wins the state of Florida and its 29 electoral votes in the presidential election, putting the final count to 332 electoral votes for Obama—more than the 270 needed to ensure election—to Mitt Romney's 206 electoral votes. 2012-11-10
At least 10 people die in an accident on the Interstate 75 south of the US city of Gainesville, Florida. 2012-01-29