76-Year-Old Largo Man Dies After Being Struck on Seminole Boulevard
Largo – A pedestrian was killed on Wednesday, December 24, 2025 after being struck by a vehicle on Seminole Boulevard, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The incident occurred at approximately 8:08 p.m. Investigators say a Kia Forte driven by a 49-year-old Tampa man, was traveling northbound on Seminole...
Entangled, Pregnant Manatee Rescued in Florida Operation
Tawana, a Florida manatee, was first identified by Clearwater Marine Aquarium Research Institute (CMARI) in January 2019 at Salt Spring during a photo identification study focused on manatee use in the lower St. Johns River. In January 2024, she was relocated at Silver Glen Spring with a monofilament line wrapped...
Tampa high schoolers pay for everything in carts of random Walmart shoppers to help...
TAMPA, FLA. (WSVN) - TAMPA, Fla. (WSVN) — A generous group of high school students in Tampa went to a Walmart store, chose people at random and offered to pay for everything in their shopping carts. Students from Riverview High School were seen in the parking lot of the...
Perry Bamonte, guitarist for The Cure, dead at 65
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Perry Bamonte, best known as the guitarist and keyboardist for the iconic British rock band The Cure, died on Thursday. He was 65. The band announced that he passed away after a short illness at his home over Christmas. “Quiet, intense, intuitive, constant and hugely creative, ‘Teddy’ was a warm...
Carjacking suspect nabbed after 120 mph pursuit on Christmas Day
A carjacking suspect was nabbed on Christmas Day after fleeing from law enforcement at a speed of more than 120 miles per hour on Interstate 75 in Sumter County. Anthony Renard Sheppard, 29, was at the wheel of a black 2014 Honda CR-V northbound on I-75 at about 8:30 p.m. when he was spotted by a member of the...
Hibachi Express Opening in St. Petersburg
Family-owned restaurant Hibachi Express is preparing to open a new location in St. Petersburg. It’s opening at 3605 49th Street N, in the retail center on the southeast corner of the 38th Avenue North intersection, What Now confirmed with owner Jayson Huang on Tuesday. Huang is heading up of...
Pinellas County Begins Distributing Checks From $813M Hurricane Relief Program
Pinellas County started giving out checks Monday from its $813 million People First Hurricane Recovery Program. Over 3,700 people have asked for help since the program started on Oct. 20. Christian Piccion lives in Seminole. He was the first person to get disaster money when County Commission Chair Brian Scott...
‘Just be careful’: Tampa store sees surge in E-bike gift popularity amid safety concerns
Many people opened E-bikes or E-scooters for Christmas this year, but those devices come with a lot of responsibility.
The Disappearance of Petro Kuqo
87 year old Petro Kuqo was last seen in Largo, Florida on December 12, 2025. He disappeared after walking out his his apartment on Oak Trail West around 9:00 am. Petro recently moved to Largo from Greece and has been diagnosed with dementia. He lives in an apartment at The Pointe at Clearwater, just off US 19 south...
St. Pete’s premier running lifestyle store announces mega-sized holiday footwear sale
Your New Year’s fitness goals just got a lot more affordable. 6 Laps, the popular footwear and apparel store opened by the team behind Fit2Run, just announced a flash sale: all footwear in the store is 20% off from December 26-29, with limited exclusions. The holiday sale makes it...

















