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ST PETERSBURG, FL, – Taylor Townsend has achieved the WTA World No. 1 Doubles Ranking presented by PIF for the first time in her career. She also becomes the first mother in history to reach this elite doubles ranking position. Townsend, who welcomed her son Adyn Aubrey in 2021,...

FLORIDA — A St. Petersburg man is in critical condition following a motorcycle crash early Sunday morning in Pinellas Park, according to police. Officers responded around 2:30 a.m. to the area of Belcher Road, just south of 75th Street North, where they found a black Harley-Davidson motorcycle that had left the...

PINELLAS PARK — The Pinellas Park Police Department is investigating a serious single-vehicle motorcycle crash that occurred early Sunday morning. Officers responded at approximately 2:29 a.m. on March 22, 2026, to the area of Belcher Road North just south of 75th Street North. Upon arrival, officers located a black...

We recently had the occasion to walk along two totally different trails on two succeeding days in Wall Springs State Park near Palm Harbor, Florida. The park got its name from Charles F. Wall who purchased the property in the 1880’s that eventually became an exclusive resort area with healing alkaline waters for...

Brandon’s getting its Whataburger back this spring, and it is landing right in the middle of the action. The Texas burger chain is set to return with a new restaurant at 1426 W Brandon Blvd, taking over the former Aussie Grill building. The Brandon opening trails the brand’s recent Tampa Bay debut and will drop that...

Corporate Square, a 68,936-square-foot office building in Clearwater, has sold to a local real estate investment firm, European Equities Acquisition. Marcus & Millichap, which announced the deal and represented the seller, the Clearwater Housing Authority, says it sold for $5.3 million. Corporate Square is a...

A Clearwater grassroots group is making a major push to put power back in voters’ hands. This week the “Save the Garden” citizens’ initiative is one step closer to getting a referendum on the August ballot.

Breaking Local News (Tampa Free Press) PINELLAS PARK, Fla. – A single-vehicle accident early Sunday...

Editor's Note: This article has been updated to reflect the exact location of the incident. A previous version stated the shooting occurred at the Tyrone Square mall; it took place at the adjacent, separately owned Shoppes at Tyrone Square. A man was shot outside the Five Below store at the...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A house fire that broke out in Coquina Key left an 18-year-old girl dead and two others injured early Sunday morning, St. Petersburg Fire Rescue said. Deputy Fire Chief Brett Ciskoski said first responders were called to a house on Neptune Drive in Coquina Key around 3:30 a.m., where a large...