Scattered storms likely in Tampa on Election Day, with a 60% rain chance; drier from Thursday

• Travel · Tue.

  Busch Gardens Tampa Bay holds Veterans Day celebration Nov. 6 to 11

  Busch Gardens Tampa Bay runs a Veterans Day celebration from Friday, Nov. 6, through Wednesday, Nov. 11, with a priority entrance for veterans and their families, a free perks button for service members with military ID, tribute shows and a Special Operations Forces run finishing in the park on Nov. 11. The activities are included with park admission, according to the park's event page.

• Health & Healing · Tue.

  Tampa General ranks No. 3 in Florida on Newsweek's 2027 best-in-state hospitals list

  Tampa General Hospital says it ranks third in Florida and first on the state's west coast in Newsweek's 2027 America's Best-in-State Hospitals ranking, made with Statista.

• Sports · Tue.

  USF men's basketball opens Chris Mack era with 98-71 win over Charleston Southern

  South Florida beat Charleston Southern 98-71 Monday at the Yuengling Center in Chris Mack's first game as head coach, according to USF Athletics' official box score.

• Sports · Tue.

  Seventh-seeded Tampa men's soccer upsets No. 2 Embry-Riddle to reach SSC semifinals

  The University of Tampa beat second-seeded Embry-Riddle 2-1 Monday night in Daytona Beach in a Sunshine State Conference Tournament quarterfinal, according to UT Athletics.

• Sports · Tue.

  USF women's basketball opens season with 80-54 win over Furman

  South Florida led from the opening minutes and beat Furman 80-54 in its season opener Monday at the Yuengling Center, according to USF Athletics' official box score.

• Cynthia Joy Parson, 74

  Tampa · Celebration of life service held Friday, Oct. 30, 2026, at 1 p.m. at Boza and Roel Funeral Home, 4730 N. Armenia Ave., Tampa

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