It came as a surprise for many since Gov. Rick Scott has criticized the Affordable Care Act in the past, but yesterday he said he will expand Medicaid to an estimated 900,000 additional Florida residents under President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The government will pay for the expansion for the first three years and 90 per cent after that.

Hillsborough County Commissioners voted 6-1to pay $6 million for road improvements in front on the new shopping area to be anchored by Bass Pro Shops in Brandon. A lot of local business owners aren’t thrilled by taxpayer dollars going toward the project, and feel Bass will drive other smaller stores out of business.

That massive fire at One Steel Recycling in Tampa was actually caused by fireworks. A container with the fireworks inside had been brought in for recycling, and The Hillsborough County Fire Rescue Investigations Unit said that it ignited when the container was processed for recycling.

Doc is home. The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office cattle dog was returned to his owner, Detective Lowell Cain, at his home in Tampa yesterday by the man who found him, after Doc escaped from his special trailer Sunday around the Fruitville exit in Sarasota County.

A guy really loves his Starbucks. His order came to $47.30 after he brought his own 52-ounce coffee mug in. Here’s what he had them fill it with: 48 shots of espresso, some protein powder, two bananas, a few caramel drizzle Frappuccino chips, some vanilla bean and a little soy.