Pasco County

Nocco succeeds the retiring Ed Hooper in District 21, representing parts of Pasco and Pinellas. Harrington, who had been Nocco's chief of staff, was appointed by a judge until the governor names a replacement.

The new District 12 includes part of western central Pasco County and parts of western Hillsborough County.

Here are the results of key races across the greater Tampa Bay region, including U.S. House, and state House and Senate.

The Discovery and Innovation Center will bring together about 250 faculty members, researchers, postdoctoral fellows and support staff working in areas including drug discovery, bioengineering, cancer metabolism and tumor biology

The new rules standardize the operation of golf carts along public roads in unincorporated Pasco County.

Health officials have cautioned the mosquito-borne illness doesn't respect county boundaries. In a region connected by daily commuting, infected people can spread it beyond the original hotspots.

Hillsborough added 36 cases, per the latest state report on mosquito-borne illnesses, while Pasco and Pinellas officials went into a proactive mode while their counts remain low.

Jeffrey Norman Crum, 65, was found guilty of the death of Odom, who was 12 when she disappeared in 1993.

It took a jury five hours to convict Jeffrey Norman Crum, 64, after the four-day trial. He was arrested in 2023 after DNA evidence linked him to the 1993 disappearance of the Pasco girl.

Overman is a certified financial planner and former Hillsborough County commissioner. The democrat will be vying for the heavily Republican District 12 U.S. House seat in November.

Rep. Kevin Steele sent a resignation letter to House Speaker Daniel Perez after he posted a photo on social media of him voting at a Tampa library. Florida law requires lawmakers live in their districts.

Florida put two inmates to death hours apart on Tuesday, marking the first time since 2017 that a state has scheduled two executions in a single day.