Scientology critic Mark Bunker running for Clearwater City Council again
Former Clearwater City Council member Mark Bunker is making another bid for the dais. Bunker filed for City Council Seat 5, now held by Lina Teixeira, who is not seeking reelection. Sam Wilson, the district director for U.S. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, has also filed for Seat 5. Voters elected...
Sheriff’s Office confirms assistant chief deputy scam
Some Pinellas County residents have been receiving phone calls “from” Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Assistant Chief Deputy Paul Carey, regarding arrest warrants and citation payments. These are scams, according to Geoff Moore, the office’s media relations and crime prevention unit deputy. Similar situations have...
Two In Custody After Reports Of Gunfire Sparked Massive Lockdown At Largo Apartments
LARGO, Fla. – Largo police have cleared the scene at the Melrose on the Bay Apartment Complex following a tense afternoon that saw a SWAT team deployment and a total neighborhood shutdown. The incident began around 6:28 p.m. on Wednesday, when emergency dispatchers received reports of a shooting at 5142 Foxbridge...
Murder of former Suncoast Playboy Bunny of the Year in St. Pete still unsolved...
A young cocktail waitress and former Suncoast Playboy Bunny of the Year was found stabbed to death in her St. Petersburg apartment in 1984. For decades, investigators and the community have wondered whether her killing was connected to the now-closed Suncoast Playboy Club. Nearly 40 years later, detectives are...
Record heat Wednesday, cold front arrives Thu
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Wednesday is the last day with record challenging heat. Temps will warm into the mid and upper 80s. Skies will be sunny and rain chances are just a 10% for a far inland shower this evening. The first of two cold fronts will arrive Thursday. It will bring a line of […]
Fire investigation underway at longtime Tampa BBQ restaurant
Tampa Fire Rescue crews are investigating the cause of a blaze that broke out at a longtime BBQ restaurant overnight.
Dunedin Approves Main Street Exchange, Aims to Revitalize Downtown
Dunedin city leaders have given the go-ahead to the Main Street Exchange mixed-use project after three years of planning. The venture seeks to breathe new life into a part of Main Street that has been stagnant for over ten years, according to a report by American City Business Journals. Mazas...
PCSO warns of deceptive phone scam
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office says scammers are calling victims claiming they have a warrant or a citation that needs to be paid. FOX 13’s Kailey Tracy reports on who at the sheriff’s office, the scammers are posing as and what you need to watch out for.
St. Pete approves nearly $400,000 budget to search for graves under Tropicana Field parking...
They call it “ground truthing” and St. Pete officials have approved a nearly $400,000 budget to search for possible graves under the parking lot at Tropicana Field. Researchers believe that there may be as many as 10 bodies there. These bodies are believed to have been buried at the historic Oaklawn Cemetery.
Local rescue shares recovery update for Rocket the dog
Love4PawsFL shared an update on Rocket, a one-year-old dog recovering from major surgery. The post reports that Rocket is eating, drinking, wagging his tail, and standing up just one day after the procedure. He will need about 8 weeks of crate rest to recover.

















