Clearwater FL

It's a case that's haunted Clearwater for more than two decades. Twenty-five years ago, 8-year-old Zachary Bernhardt disappeared in the middle of the night. Genevieve Curtis reports.

DUNEDIN — The Dunedin Boat Club and Sailing Center will rise again on its original site, city commissioners decided Sept. 5, approving an agreement to rebuild the historic structure destroyed by recent hurricanes. The timeline depends on private fundraising efforts over the next three to four years, with the...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 7 has released its weekly lane closure summary for Pinellas County, detailing a number of significant projects that will impact traffic from Sunday, September 14, through Friday, September 19, 2025. Drivers are urged to plan their routes...

Police Use of Force Debated Following Deadly Standoff. The use of deadly force by law enforcement is once again at the center of a national conversation, following an incident where SWAT officers fatally shot a man armed with a knife during an arrest attempt. The event, which was a topic of discussion on the latest...

Clearwater police continue to ask anyone with information on his disappearance to help them solve the case once and for all.

HOLIDAY, Fla. – Pasco Sheriff’s deputies are on the lookout for Brandon Taylor, a 43-year-old man who is considered a missing and endangered boater. Taylor launched his boat from the Anclote boat ramp in the Holiday area around 3:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 10. The last confirmed sighting of him was approximately...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Amid a Florida Attorney General’s Office investigation, more homeowners are stepping forward, worried about losing their homes in foreclosure lawsuits with their roofer. One of them is T.J. Freidinger. He said Florida Roof Specialists assured him they would deal directly with his insurance...

King of the Coop, a Best of the Bay-winning hot chicken spot located at 4815 N Nebraska Ave. in Seminole Heights, has closed, just six months after opening. The post King of the Coop closes new Seminole Heights restaurant, effective immediately appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — The family of a 21-year-old man shot and killed in St. Petersburg is speaking out as police continue to search for suspects. Police say Tyrone Howard was found shot inside his car after it crashed on Emerson Avenue South around 2 p.m. last Sunday. His 14-month-old daughter, Amira, was in the...

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - The new Pinellas Park fire chief is proving age is just a number when it comes to what you can accomplish. His fire equipment and name plate may still say division chief, but there’s no mistaking who Andrew Hughes is around the Pinellas Park Fire Department.