Clearwater FL

If you’re cruising along Florida’s Gulf Coast in search of the perfect beach bite, locals will tell you there’s only one place to stop: Frenchy’s Saltwater Café in Clearwater. Tucked just steps from the pier, this laid-back seafood shack has been serving up what many call the best fish sandwiches in the state. Once...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — A 2-year-old who wandered into the street in a Pinellas County neighborhood Wednesday afternoon was hit and killed by a pickup truck, the Florida Highway Patrol said. The incident happened just before 4 p.m. on 49th Avenue North, west of 80th Street North, according to the Florida...

Clearwater police recently arrested two men in connection with an ATM scam using a method new to the area. The suspects, identified by WFLA as 25-year-old Brandon Esteban Acosta Castillo and 20-year-old Andrew Joshua Llactas Jimenez, reportedly placed quarters in ATM card slots to block use. Police went to the...

Three teens were arrested after deputies said they were in possession of counterfeit currency and attempted to pass it off at multiple businesses in Pinellas County.

Five detention employees with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office were fired over two unrelated incidents, according to Sheriff Bob Gualtieri.

Almost two years after a jury awarded the family at the center of the "Take Care of Maya" case more than $261 million against a St. Petersburg-based children's hospital, an appellate court has reversed the entire verdict and cleared the pathway for a new trial. The Second District Court of Appeals released its...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)— Five men who were found guilty in the murder of 4-year-old Suni Bell were sentenced to life in prison. All five men were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole. On Sept. 17, Quandarious Hammond, Zvante Sampson, Jaylin Bedward, Andrew Thompson, and James Denson were convicted...

TAMPA — Five men convicted in the 2021 shooting death of 4-year-old Suni Bell received life sentences with no parole on Wednesday morning in Hillsborough County Court. Zvante Sampson, Jaylin Bedward, James Denson, Andrew Thompson and Quandarious Hammond were found guilty in September of first-degree pre-meditated...

A Largo man was arrested after allegedly destroying nearly 80 pumpkins outside a Target store in Pinellas County.

LARGO — Sunny Sip, a new drinks shops at 1764 N. Missouri Ave., certainly lives up to its name. The business’s menu of unique drinks, coupled with a sun-splashed location adorned with a colorful mural, exudes warmth, charm and positive vibes on that busy stretch of road. Owners...