Army veteran deployed 10 times after 9/11 to be honored at remembrance ceremony
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A U.S. Army veteran who spent much of his career as a Special Forces Green Beret in commend of hundreds...
Pedestrian safety initiative kicks off in St. Petersburg
ST.PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) – The St. Petersburg Police Department is participating in a statewide initiative to increase pedestrian and bicyclist safety. The operation...
Grace period ends Thursday for Hillsborough, Manatee County school safety driving violations
HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. - Starting this week, drivers who break safety laws in Hillsborough and Manatee County school zones will cost you. Thousands of...
Scattered afternoon downpours hit Central Florida. Here’s the timing
ORLANDO, Fla. - Central Florida is expected to experience scattered afternoon and evening thunderstorms for another day Wednesday, with a significant chance of localized...
Rare threatened Florida coral are bred at Mote Marine Laboratory
Scientists at Mote Marine Laboratory in Sarasota are celebrating a milestone. They bred smooth flower coral - one of the most difficult coral species...
Honoring Resilience and Unity: Remembering 9/11 Here on the Suncoast
September 11, 2001, is a day that forever changed the world. As the tragic events of 9/11 unfolded in New York City, Washington, D.C.,...
Some say St. Pete ‘caught off guard’ with storm, flooding and residents want solutions
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — With a chance for more rain in our area, people living in non-flood zones in St. Petersburg want...
‘We’ve got to keep pushing:’ Parrish residents say wetlands buffer is a step in...
PARRISH, Fla. (WWSB) - Manatee County Commissioners voted to start the process of restoring the wetlands buffer on Tuesday. Commissioner George Kruse said the...
Insurance mix-up leads to license, tags confiscated by deputy Labor Day weekend
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Ruskin man said his family’s Labor Day weekend was ruined when he was pulled over by a sheriff’s...
Future of Local Republican Executive Committee Uncertain
MANATEE COUNTY - After receiving numerous grievance complaints regarding the Manatee County Republican Executive Committee, the Republican Party of Florida voted to suspend the...
