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Happy 813 Day to all who celebrate! Get ready for a local music roundup with WUSF's Warren Buchholz, plus some events you can check out to take part in the 813 festivities today. But first – let’s hit the local headlines.

It’s local weekend event roundup time. We have Legos, cats, comedy and cheap carnival games — some true event diversity here in the Tampa Bay area. You’ll hear about all of it in just a bit, but first, let’s hit the news.

It’s weekend event roundup time, with a special guest! We’ll be talking books, animals, and moving and grooving, all going on over the next couple days in the Tampa Bay area. But first – let’s hit the news.

Candidates use all kinds of political action committees to raise money for elections. Guest host Meghan Bowman talks how super PACs and dark money move through politics. Plus, we have some events to fill your calendar. All that, after your news headlines.

Thursday, Oct. 8 — See, told you it was going to be a cool special episode from Gabby! Shout out to her for a great Wednesday Blend. As for today, we’re back with the local Music Roundup, telling you what shows in the Tampa Bay area you can head to for the cheap this weekend. First up, though — the local news.

Tuesday, Oct. 6 - In July, the Trump administration revoked temporary protected status for thousands of Haitians. Where’s that leave them now? We’ll talk about its direct impact in Florida. Also some fun things to do in the Tampa Bay area the next couple days. First though — the local news.

Friday, Oct. 9 - This weekend’s supposed to be a rainy one, but there’s still plenty going on in the Tampa Bay area, from a plant festival to the reopening of the Tampa Theatre, to a class about bigfoot. What more could you want, really? You’ll hear about it all, but first — let’s hit the local news headlines.

Officials finalized an agreement late last week to help pay for a new Tampa Bay Rays ballpark across from Raymond James Stadium. Plus, Bradenton officials take up the debate over Flock cameras. And, of course, some events around town to spruce up your weeknights.

There’s a lot going on across the Tampa Bay area this weekend, like a lagoon Labor Day weekend celebration, a musical about a half-bat, half boy, and Tampa Comic Con. You’ll hear about all of that and more, but first, let's hit the local news.

This weekend, you can see dinosaurs, a "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" musical, talk to Tampa Black authors and even check out a bunch of museums for free. You’ll hear about it all in just a couple minutes on our local weekend event roundup, but first — the local news.

The Sarasota school district has been embroiled in some controversy lately, and a new story involving a student-teacher feud has a prominent state official getting involved. You’ll hear that, plus where you can go tonight and tomorrow in the Tampa Bay area for some fun. First up, though — the local news.

Astronaut John Glenn — who was one of NASA's original Mercury Seven — was the first American to orbit Earth. He flew the mission in just under five hours, circling the globe three times in a capsule named Friendship 7. Glenn, who says he recalls the mission as if it were just last week, told NPR's Audie Cornish he doesn't want the U.S. to lose sight of the future and America's role in outer space. This story originally aired on Feb. 20, 2012 on All Things Considered.

The San Francisco Bay Area is in its fifth surge of the pandemic, surpassing last summer's Delta variant peak. But public health officials says this wave is different.

Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr comments on the news that former FBI official Mark Felt is the person known as "Deep Throat." Felt cooperated with an article in Vanity Fair magazine that names him as the famous, but previously anonymous, Watergate source. Schorr noted in 2001 that President Nixon's advisers suspected Felt.

After the shocking cardiac arrest of Damar Hamlin on Monday, the NFL will try and play games this weekend, but will not finish the game in which he collapsed.

Carl Weather was known for his role as Apollo Creed in the Rocky films, and contributions to The Mandalorian, Happy Gilmore, and other productions.

Dr. Roland Griffiths talks about his research involving administering magic mushrooms to cancer patients and his own terminal diagnosis.

A late-season storm has been crippling travel and knocking out power across the region. The hardest hit areas will likely be digging out of more than 2 feet of snow before the storm tapers off.

For NPR Music's hip-hop and R&B editor, no list could capture an accurate picture of the year, yet there's still value in calling out the albums that felt unignorable.

Ukraine's president was elected with a huge popular mandate to fight corruption. The youngest and least experience member of Ukraine's parliament has joined the battle against corruption.

The cough syrup was contaminated with industrial chemicals. Experts say this is no accident. It's the latest case of what is being called a global crime.

Eva Liguori is a WUSF Rush Family Radio News intern for fall of 2026.

Vice President Mike Pence and Advisor to the President Ivanka Trump were in Jacksonville Friday to showcase the job opportunities they say are being...

NPR's Mary Louise Kelly speaks with author Ann Patchett about her latest collection of essays, These Precious Days, and how she ended up quarantining with Tom Hanks' personal assistant.

InSight's end has long been in sight, with NASA warning that it would likely be inoperative by the end of the year. The lander went quiet this weekend and shared a tweet it said might be its last.