Massive Motorcycle Toy Run Taking Over 49th Street In St. Petersburg Sunday
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Drivers in Pinellas County should expect a sea of chrome and heavy traffic delays this Sunday morning as motorcycles claim a major thoroughfare for a good cause. The annual Bert’s Barracuda Harley-Davidson Toy Run is set for Dec. 7, bringing rolling road closures to 49th...
Pasco Residents Can Now Apply for Housing Assistance After Recent Hurricanes
Pasco County’s Office of Disaster Recovery and Resources is accepting applications for the Better Future Individual Housing Program. The program helps residents repair, rebuild, or replace homes damaged by Hurricanes Idalia, Helene, and Milton. It now covers more people who are still displaced. Residents can apply...
Gun Stockpile & Heirlooms: Brandon, Tampa Men Arrested For Florida Keys Trailer Heist
TAMPA, Fla. – Two Tampa Bay area men are behind bars facing high bonds after investigators say they tracked them from the Florida Keys to a storage unit in Tampa, uncovering a haul of stolen firearms and family treasures. Authorities in Hillsborough County arrested Carlos A. Cortes Pedraza, 53,...
Inmate Dies Suddenly Less Than Hour After Return To Pinellas County Jail
PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Detectives are investigating the death of a 56-year-old inmate who collapsed just minutes after returning to the Pinellas County Jail from a hospital visit late Wednesday night. According to the Sheriff’s Office, Matthew Marchione was pronounced dead at 11:01 p.m. on December 3, less than...
Southern Spear Strikes Again: 4 Killed As U.S. Targets Drug Vessel In Pacific
A U.S. military operation directed by Secretary of War Pete Hegseth intercepted and destroyed a suspected drug trafficking vessel in the Eastern Pacific on Thursday, leaving four people dead. The strike, carried out by Joint Task Force Southern Spear, marks the 22nd such engagement under Hegseth’s command and pushes...
Places This Week: A Park Street estate on the market
An estate with 10,291 square feet of living space at 320 Park Street S., St. Petersburg has entered the market with a list price of $3.995 million. The 0.95-acre property is situated within the Pasadena corridor and adjacent to the Jungle Prada district. Completed in 1925, the two-building property once...
Downtown Clearwater revitalized after over a dozen years of work
The once busy and bustling downtown area of Clearwater was a ghost town for years.
4 Tampa men arrested in connection to at least 10 mall break-ins; nearly $1M...
JENSEN BEACH, Fla. (WSVN) – After a months-long manhunt, authorities arrested four men in connection with multiple mall heists resulting in hundreds of pairs of stolen high-end shoes worth almost $1 million dollars. Investigators said the burglars spent hours in Jensen Beach cutting through a concrete roof before...
St. Pete history: Meet Pinellas County’s first black female lawyer, Bette Wimbish
Carrie Elizabeth “Bette” Davis Wimbish was born in 1924 in Perry, Florida, and grew up during a time when segregation shaped nearly every part of daily life. Despite the limits set around her, she developed a steady sense of purpose that guided her throughout her life. Education became her road forward, and she...
St. Pete man arrested for shooting woman in leg after argument
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA)— A St. Petersburg man has been charged after shooting a woman in the leg. According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, Jeffrey Green, 36, was arrested and charged with attempted murder in the first degree after a shooting that happened on Dec. 1. An investigation revealed that a...

















