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Complaints are mounting against a Sarasota-based solar company that has been in business for decades, as customers say they paid tens of thousands of dollars for solar projects that were never completed or for warranty work that was never performed.

A dump truck with its bed raised plowed into overhead power lines early Thursday in Pinellas County, snapping a utility pole, knocking out power to nearby businesses and then driving away — all caught on camera.

DUNEDIN, Fla. (WFLA)— One person was hospitalized and another arrested after a golf cart crash in Dunedin, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office announced. Deputies responded to Main Street and Douglas Avenue around 2:09 a.m. after a report of a gold cart crashing into a curb. According to PCSO,...

VALRICO, Fla. – A months-long headache for Valrico drivers came to an abrupt end Tuesday morning when Hillsborough County deputies arrested a local man accused of intentionally scattering roofing nails across busy intersections. Authorities say the arrest of 51-year-old Felix Uresti closes an investigation that began...

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa residents should hold off on dragging their bins to the curb next Monday. The City of Tampa has announced temporary changes to garbage and recycling collection schedules in observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. City offices will be closed on Monday, January 19,...

SWAMP (the Southwest Association of Mountain Bike Pedalers) wholly maintains 130 miles of trails in parks around the Tampa Bay area. For many local riders who enjoy them without getting their hands dirty, there’s still one drawback: The Bay’s nearest mountain bike trails are all a one-to-two-hour drive away from...

Dead Bob’s is expanding once again – this time to the waterfront. The popular St. Petersburg bar and restaurant, known for its affordable burgers and seafood, will soon open Dead Bob’s Waterfront Kitchen inside the Holiday Isle Elks Lodge #1912 at 14111 East Parsley Drive in Madeira Beach, which reopened last year...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — Duke Energy Florida announced on Wednesday that the company’s storm recovery will be removed from customers’ bills a month early. According to a Duke Energy release, the costs are associated with the approximately $1.1 billion the company allocated in response to hurricanes Debby,...

Tampa, Florida — A Hillsborough County man is facing multiple felony charges after deputies say he shot and killed a pit bull in retaliation for the dog killing his Pomeranian the previous day. Authorities say both animals died as a result of the separate incidents, which unfolded in a residential area east of Tampa.

Clearwater-based real estate firm Prometheus Partners, which has been steadily scooping up sites along St. Pete’s Salt Creek, has made another land purchase — this time in Indian Rocks Beach. Prometheus purchased the vacant parcels at 400, 404, and 408 Gulf Boulevard for $16 million from prominent Florida...