Clearwater FL

A New Year’s Eve ball drop is returning to downtown New Port Richey for the second year in a row, after drawing roughly 12,000 people to the area during its debut celebration last year.

Crowds of people covered 2nd Avenue East, trying to get to the St. Petersburg Pier for the New Year's Eve event.

St. Pete and Clearwater recently opened their doors to Boustan, a Mediterranean/Middle Eastern restaurant serving up delicious flavors hot to go. Situated at 5300 E Bay Dr, Boustan is conveniently located between the heart of Clearwater and St. Pete, easily accessible to those living in both places. Boustan is an...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for a 77-year-old woman who went overboard a Holland America cruise ship that sailed out of Florida. Officials said the woman was reported overboard the Nieuw Statendam about 40 miles northeast of Sabana, Cuba on New Year’s Day.

TAMPA, Fla. - As New Year's celebrations were underway, multiple Tampa Bay area families welcomed their babies — some of the first to be born locally in 2026. Here are some of the bundles of joy welcomed first at Bay Area hospitals:. Meet Baby Irish. AdventHealth Heart of Florida...

On this day in aviation history, 111 years ago (January 1, 1914), the world’s first scheduled airline service took flight. SPT (short for St. Petersburg–Tampa) Airboat Line was the first air carrier in the United States to operate with fixed-wing aircraft. The aircraft of choice for SPT was the Benoist Type XIV, a...

For a Tampa Bay family, there's more to celebrate on Jan. 1 than just the start of a new year.

PORT RICHEY, Fla. (WFLA)— One person is dead and another injured after an altercation at the Gulf View Square Mall led to a shooting early New Year’s Day. According to the Pasco Sheriff’s Office, the shooting happened in the US 19 area of Port Richey around 12:30 a.m. An investigation revealed that an altercation...

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (WFLA)— One person was hospitalized and another arrested after an altercation ended in a shooting in Pinellas Park. According to the Pinellas Park Police Department, the victim was driving a motorcycle in the 7100 block of 63rd Street around 12:01 a.m., when he got into a verbal argument with a...

RIVERVIEW, Fla. (WFLA)— Fireworks caused a major house fire in Riverview, Florida early Thursday morning, the Hillsborough County Fire Rescue announced. HCFR received multiple 911 calls around 12:49 a.m. regarding a house fire on Mile Marsh Drive. Crews arrived and found the home fully engulfed in flames, with the...