EMERGENCY RESPONSE TRAINING 5/3 AND 5/4
On Saturday, May 3rd and Sunday, May 4th the Florida State Guard will be conducting Hurricane Response Training in Madeira Beach and Redington Beach. Teams of Florida Guard members, with support from the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office and Madeira Beach Fire Rescue, will practice search and rescue, set up points of...
Family remembers Jose Castro as a joyful, loving man ahead of funeral
CLEARWATER, Fla. — The family of Jose Castro is preparing to say their final goodbyes Saturday morning, just days after a tragic ferry boat crash in Clearwater took his life. Loved ones remember him as a man who was always smiling — someone who radiated positivity and joy.
Family, community come together to mourn victim of Clearwater Ferry crash
There were no empty parking spots in the Moss Feaster Funeral Home, as José Castro was remembered by friends, family, and community members.
Jose Castro, man killed in Clearwater Ferry Crash laid to rest
CLEARWATER, Fla. - Days after the father of two little girls was killed in a ferry crash, loved ones are saying their final goodbyes to 41-year-old Jose Castro. His funeral was held in Clearwater, just a few miles from where the Clearwater Ferry was run into by a private boat.
Country Thunder music festival in Tampa this weekend
There's plenty to do in Tampa this weekend, including the Country Thunder Florida Festival from May 2-4.
Bomb scare at St. Petersburg Police Dept.
FOX 13's Evyn Moon explains the situation on Friday where the Tampa Bomb Squad was called to the St. Pete Police Department after a suspicious package was found underneath a forensics car.
St. Pete man ejected, survives fiery crash: FHP
St. Petersburg man survived an Interstate 275 crash early Saturday morning that threw him from the vehicle before it caught fire, authorities said.
Orlando Man Arrested for Defrauding Elderly Sun City Resident of $800K in Bank &...
An Orlando man, Otiz Swinton Jr., has been arrested for defrauding an elderly Sun City man out of a staggering $800,000 in what authorities have described as a combined bank and romance scam, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. The 37-year-old suspect was caught on camera on March 10 at a Publix in...
This Mama Dog’s Heart-Shaped Nose is Too Cute — But No One Notices Her...
For Mama Eve — a 3-year-old American Pit Bull Terrier — no day goes by without staff members and volunteers at Mercy Full Project in Tampa, FL, reminding her that her nose is too cute for this world. And if you ask us, we’d say that Mama Eve’s nose deserves to be in a painting. I mean, is there anything ordinary...
Former federal prosecutor claims “stand your ground” defense in stabbing case
A former federal prosecutor was in court Friday after being accused of stabbing a man on the Howard Frankland Bridge in 2023 during a traffic incident.