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Five men have been sentenced to life in prison in connection with the fatal shooting of a four-year-old girl in Tampa, Florida.

At St. Pete Rising, we are constantly providing comprehensive coverage on everything new and coming soon to the Sunshine City, but we think it’s also important to take a look back at our city's rich history. Historically St. Pete, a monthly column on St. Pete Rising written by Executive...

About 3 million Floridians, including nearly half a million in greater Tampa Bay, will not receive scheduled money for groceries after SNAP benefits lapse this weekend. State of play: Local restaurants are stepping up to bridge the gap by offering free meals for kids and families. Food banks have also...

About 250,000 households across the Tampa Bay region receive SNAP, including more than 43% Hillsborough County residents and 31% of Pinellas County residents. The post Food pantries and grocery delivery apps prepare for looming SNAP gap appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd recounted Friday the dramatic pursuit and capture of a car theft suspect, which included a high-speed chase, a deputy vehicle crash, and an unhappy but effective K-9. The suspect, 28-year-old Tyreek Dickens, is now in jail after allegedly stealing a vehicle from an...

A quick-hit roundup of what’s opening (and what just opened) across St. Petersburg, St. Pete Beach, and Clearwater—plus when to expect each spot. Monte Pizza (St. Petersburg) — Now Open (October 2025) Address: 5859 54th Ave N, St. Petersburg, FL 33710. Italian-born owner Giacomo Monte is serving...

For many veterans, keeping their formal uniforms long after they’ve served is important. But for Jose Pequeno, a 51-year-old from Tampa, Florida, his pristine Marine dress blues carried a little more significance. Pequeno suffered a devastating injury that nearly killed him while serving in Iraq . He survived but was...

Earlier this week, two-year-old Jaylen Johnson went missing from his family’s home in Tampa. His parents last saw him on Monday evening when they put him to bed, but discovered he was gone the next morning. They immediately called 911, prompting a large search effort by the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.

Clearwater Police Department officers carried out a downtown traffic enforcement operation yesterday following multiple complaints about e-bikes. The operation included 31 traffic stops and 24 citations, according to a social media post. The enforcement operation also identified more serious violations. Six criminal...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — The St. Petersburg Police Department said it is investigating an attempted homicide that occurred Thursday evening. A neighbor called the police at around 8:45 p.m. and said the victim was found bleeding in his home on 21st Avenue South. Police arrived to find 44-year-old Jerome Smith...