Clearwater FL

There is a buffet in Clearwater, Florida, that has been quietly packing tables for years, and once you know about it, you will wonder how it stayed off your radar for so long. The kind of place where regulars show up every week and first-timers leave already planning their next visit, it runs on home-style cooking,...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The 2026 Florida State Fair has come to a close, with more than 350,000 people in attendance to enjoy one of Florida’s largest annual events. At this year’s fair, public safety was the top priority, with the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office reporting 54 total ejections and 10 arrests.

A quiet stretch of Tee Time Road in Wimauma turned into the center of a tragedy Friday afternoon after deputies found a 4-year-old child unresponsive in the 2500 block. The child was later pronounced dead, and authorities have opened an active investigation into what happened. For now, officials are keeping details...

Hillsborough County State Attorney filed criminal charges against men accused of disrupting USF student prayer gathering in Tampa. The post Hillsborough County State Attorney Charged Men for Disrupting Student Prayer at USF appeared first on West Orlando News .

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Pinellas County is shifting into gear as a cold snap heads for the coast, triggering the activation of emergency shelters for Monday night, Feb. 23. The Homeless Leadership Alliance confirmed the move after the National Weather Service projected “feels like” temperatures to dip to 40 degrees...

BRANDON, Fla. (CBS12) — A door-to-door sales pitch turned bloody when a Florida man shot a solicitor following a dispute, landing him behind bars for attempted murder. According to officers with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, at around 8 p.m. on Wednesday, deputies responded to the Providence Townhomes...

TAMPA, Fla. — When a pedestrian tried crossing Dale Mabry Highway in Tampa, he was fatally hit by two cars. The Florida Highway Patrol said the tragic incident happened around 9:50 p.m. on Saturday. According to troopers, an 18-year-old pedestrian attempted to cross Dale Mabry Highway on foot and...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — New data shows violent crime was down in 2025 in the Tampa Bay area. The city of St. Petersburg had the lowest number of homicides in nearly 60 years. Youth crime is also down, according to the city's police department. St. Petersburg Police Chief Anthony...

CLEARWATER — Police have identified the man killed in a Saturday night crash at the intersection of Court Street and Missouri Avenue as 60-year-old William Moran of Clearwater. The crash occurred at approximately 5:18 p.m. According to the Clearwater Police Department, Moran was seated on a bicycle waiting for...

TRUCKEE, Calif. (CBS12) — A 30-year-old Florida man and mountain guide was among nine people killed in Tuesday’s Castle Peak avalanche in California, authorities said Saturday. The victims included three guides from Blackbird Mountain Company and six experienced women skiers who were close friends. Six others...