Clearwater FL

TARPON SPRINGS, Fla. - The Tarpon Springs Police Department reached out for help when it comes to mental health among their officers, and they got it from someone who experienced one of the worst acts of violence Florida has ever seen. The backstory:. The images of the terrible school shooting...

CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) — The southbound lanes of the Bayside Bridge in Clearwater closed Tuesday evening after a garbage truck rolled over. The Clearwater Police Department said a garbage truck crashed and rolled onto its side, bringing traffic to a complete standstill. The crash happened at around 5 p.m., just as...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — After a man took a Cybertruck for a 30-minute test drive and didn't return it, an assistant manager from the car dealership went to recover it, only to find it with $20,000 in damages, Pinellas County deputies said in two arrest affidavits. On Nov. 26,...

CLEARWATER, Fla. – A collision on Tuesday evening has left a pedestrian with potentially life-threatening injuries and forced the closure of a major roadway in Clearwater. First responders with the Clearwater Police Department and Clearwater Fire & Rescue were called to the 1700 block of Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard at 6:19...

YBOR CITY, Fla. - New charges have been filed against the man accused in the deadly Ybor City crash that killed four people and injured several others. The Hillsorough County State Attorney's Office said Silas Sampson, 22, will now face numerous new charges after toxicology results confirmed his blood alcohol level...

Tampa's code enforcement director has been dismissed from his position over the cashing of a winning lottery ticket purchased by one of his employees.

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A North Lakeland motorcycle crash on Saturday night claimed the life of a 26-year-old fugitive riding a stolen bike, according to investigators. The Polk County Sheriff’s Office identified the rider as Kyle Cole, a New Port Richey man who had been on the run since a violent encounter with deputies...

Drivers on the Howard Frankland Bridge will have slow down after a new announcement from the Florida Department of Transportation.

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – Pasco County deputies are asking the community for help locating 14-year-old Boryana Todorova, who has been missing since the evening of Nov. 29. She was last seen around 6:25 p.m. near Estrada Place in New Port Richey. Todorova is described as 5-foot-4, approximately 134...

Twenty-five years ago, the author bought a waterfront home in Pinellas County and considered adding a dock. At that time, a county inspector advised rebuilding the property’s 50-year-old seawall, but the recommendation was not followed. Now, in 2025, after spending $200,000 on flood repairs and with the seawall at 75...