Clearwater FL

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office say it arrested a teen armed with a rifle after a traffic stop in Plant City on Oct. 16.

Producer Rick French shares how the team behind “Not Without Hope” brought a real-life Clearwater tragedy to the big screen — honoring the strength, friendship, and heartbreak at the center of the story.

A local Vietnamese restaurant racked up 31 health violations during September inspections in Pinellas County, leading a troubling list of eateries that failed to meet state food safety standards. State records showed that 106 of 471 restaurants inspected in the county during September did not pass their first...

TAMPA, Fla. - Jury selection begins Monday in Tampa for Alicia Andrews, one of five people charged in the killing of Jacksonville rapper Julio Foolio. Detectives say Alicia Andrews and her boyfriend, Isaiah Chance, acted as lookouts the night Julio Foolio, whose real name was Charles Jones, was ambushed and killed...

CLEARWATER — Organizers from Indivisible North Pinellas counted more than 3,000 protesters along Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard the morning of Oct. 18. Holding signs, wearing costumes and chanting slogans, the crowd lined both sides of the street from U.S. 19 west past Sky Harbor Drive. Dressed in a chicken costume and...

A sweeping “Coast to Coast” anti-human trafficking operation, driven by a powerful coalition of technology firms, non-profits, and law enforcement, has resulted in 34 arrests and the identification of 71 victims—68 adults and three minors. The initiative was a coordinated effort involving over 150 law enforcement...

Big C's Chopped BBQ on 9th Street South was temporarily closed for a few days by state inspectors after documenting 23 violations during a September 3, 2025, inspection, according to the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation in Pinellas County, Florida.

Giovanny Aldama Garcia of Ruskin, has had charges dropped in connection with allegedly abandoning his dog, Trooper, during Hurricane Milton.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — The weather in Pinellas County and the rest of Tampa Bay is finally starting to cool off, just in time for the St. Pete Pier’s annual fall festival on Saturday. The event is free and open to all and is expected to last the majority of the day, from 11 […]

TAMPA - An 8-year-old boy was injured after being hit by a car while getting off a school bus just after 4:15 p.m. on Friday, according to the Tampa Police Department. Investigators say that a school bus had deployed its stop signs at the intersection of E Yukon St. and Greenwood Ave. when the driver of a black Lexus...