FDOT: I-4 to be slowed in Seminole, Volusia for deadly hit-and-run follow-up investigation
Traffic along portions of eastbound Interstate 4 will be slowed significantly on Thursday by law enforcement, who is conducting an investigation linked to a deadly hit-and-run that happened earlier in October. FDOT said traffic could be slowed to below 20 mph or brought to a complete stop for short durations...
Convicted killer Steven Lorenzo heads back to court for competency hearing after being sent...
TAMPA, Fla. - On Thursday morning, the man convicted of one of the most infamous crimes in Tampa is expected back in court for a status hearing. Steven Lorenzo has admitted to torturing and murdering two men. He asked for the death penalty in 2023. A judge then sentenced him...
Video: Mini-cow named ‘Jason Moo-Moah’ sets sail and hangs out on Pinellas County sandbar
TIERRA VERDE, Fla. - Heads turned, eyes stared, and jaws dropped as if they had never seen a mini-cow on a boat trolling through Pinellas County waters. When Captain Ryan Harrington of No Bananas Sportfishing met with the owner of Mini Highland Cattle Company in St. Petersburg about possibly buying a mini-cow, they...
Tampa pastor free on bail after claiming to pull gun in self-defense at city...
A Tampa pastor and former Tampa City Council candidate bonded out of jail after an arrest on Tuesday after police said he pulled a gun on one of the remaining candidates during a forum last week. Piggott, who previously ran for the seat but did not advance to the runoff,...
City of Clearwater approves extra $100k for appraisal study of creating new power company
The City of Clearwater approved an extra $100,000 towards learning about starting their own power company, and pulling the plug on Duke Energy.
Eighth annual St. Pete BikeFest returns to Clearwater, Florida in November
The rumble returns to Florida’s Gulf Coast this fall as OCC Road House & Museum and Bert’s Barracuda Harley-Davidson host the Eighth Annual St. Pete BikeFest, running Nov. 20–23, 2025. Billed as the West Coast of Florida’s biggest motorcycle and music celebration, the four-day event draws tens...
Largo takes $8M plunge into deep injection wells
LARGO — The Largo City Commission on Oct. 7 approved two contracts that pave the way for work to begin on the installation of a pair of wastewater deep injection wells. The 6-0 vote awarded a contract of just over $8 million to Applied Drilling Engineering after the city advertised the project for competitive bidding...
Transforming Skyway Marina: Affordable housing on the horizon with new project development
A development project is promising to change the landscape of the Skyway Marina District by bringing in affordable housing come 2027.
Indian Rocks Beach’s Oktoberfest draws big crowds
INDIAN ROCKS BEACH — The skies were overcast and temperatures unseasonably low for the latest Oktoberfest on the Beach in Indian Rocks Beach on Oct. 11. But gray clouds and a slight breeze did little to undermine the desire to celebrate. Nonprofit IRB Action 2000’s Oktoberfest returned to Kolb...
Firefighters, good Samaritans save man in fire
An elderly man and his dog are lucky to be alive after a fire in Dunedin that happened Tuesday evening along San Mateo Drive. Good Samaritans jumped in to help, but it was ultimately the bravery of two firefighters with minimal gear that brought him to safety. Jennifer Kveglis reports.
