Clearwater FL

RIVERVIEW, Fla. — Emergency crews swarmed a Riverview neighborhood Saturday morning after reports of smoke pouring from a residence on Fawn Dale Drive. Dispatchers at the Emergency Communications Center began fielding multiple calls around 10:22 a.m., sending Hillsborough County Fire Rescue units rushing to the scene...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A popular public golf course in Clearwater could be replaced by a new sports and recreation complex. Sunshine Recreational and Entertainment is proposing to build the facility where the Landings Golf Club is. Some golfers are split about the potential overhaul. For Deandre Robinson, it’s a...

Newly formed volunteer organization Pride of Tampa is hosting a new set of Pride events in March which had been cancelled previously.

A motorcyclist was killed in a two-vehicle crash a day after Christmas, Tampa police said.

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — Residents in Pasco County may see more neighbors on the “feathery side” soon. The county recently passed a hen ordinance, allowing homeowners to keep up to four hens on their property. It’s a new rule that officially makes keeping hens legal in all residential areas throughout the county.

ST PETERSBURG, Fla. — Return fraud is becoming a bigger problem for online retailers, and now companies are being forced to look at how they can crack down on the expensive issue. According to the National Retail Federation, retailers are expected to hit nearly $850 billion in returns after...

A vast urban country club has been erected around the fastest-growing sport in the nation: St. Pete Athletic Paddle & Social opened its doors to the public Dec. 19 at The Factory in St. Petersburg’s Warehouse Arts District. The spot is centered around pickleball, but it’s primarily a social...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — When most people think about hurricanes and storm recovery, Christmas isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But this year just a couple days before Christmas, a Seminole man got a delivery that was part of an $813 million pot of money from Pinellas County.

The Max Defender 8 weather team is tracking our next cold front that looks to arrive next week.

TAMPA, Fla. – If you love the unseasonable warmth we’ve been having, you’ll want to soak up every minute of this weekend. The latest forecast shows a sharp divide between the last days of 2025 and the start of 2026, with a major cold front poised to send temperatures plummeting just in time for the New Year...