Five Tampa And Orlando-Area Gang Members Face Life Behind Bars After Federal Guilty Pleas
Handcuff (File) TAMPA, Fla. — Five individuals from the Tampa and Orlando areas face maximum...
Teen Dead, 16-Year-Old Arrested After Triple-Teen Ambush On St. Petersburg Street
Kenneth Washington ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A 14-year-old boy has died and a 16-year-old is...
BJ’s Wholesale Club expanding in Florida with 3 new locations
BJ’s Wholesale Club announced Friday that it is expanding in Florida with three new locations.
‘These are sacred places’, advocates push to preserve black cemeteries
A community clean up event will be held at the Historic Old Memphis Cemetery in Manatee County.
JWB restarts CEO search, taps Boggess as interim leader
The Juvenile Welfare Board is restarting its search for a permanent CEO after months of internal deadlock and scrutiny surrounding the organization’s previous finalists. During their May 21 meeting, the board voted to relaunch the process through an executive search firm while appointing longtime JWB executive Karen Bo
Northeast High School valedictorian credits third grade teacher for his success: ‘He connected with...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - High school seniors are graduating all across the Bay Area. That includes the valedictorian at St. Petersburg’s Northeast High School, Armando Garner. Garner had his pinning ceremony a few weeks ago when he was asked to invite someone who had a positive influence on his educational journey. He ch
Creeks are vital to Florida’s ecosystem, but Tampa Bay area experts say we’ve largely...
Salt Creek runs quietly through the Old Southeast neighborhood of St. Petersburg, past Bartlett Park and beneath a canopy of oaks, connected at its southern end to Lake Maggiore. To people driving through the neighborhood, it might seem like a drainage ditch, but it is far more. “Salt Creek and Booker Creek are natura
St. Petersburg Traffic Alert: Nightly Closure Of Gandy Ramp To SB I-275 Sets Off...
Traffic Alert ST. PETERSBURG, Fla.— The upcoming nightly closures of the westbound Gandy Boulevard entrance...
Tampa Bay-area sheriffs warn parents, kids about consequences of ‘teen takeovers’ ahead of Memorial...
TAMPA, Fla. — Ahead of Memorial Day weekend, sheriffs throughout the Tampa Bay area are issuing warnings to kids and parents about the consequences of the so-called "teen takeover" trend. Nearly two weeks ago, 22 people were arrested in a teen takeover event at Curtis Hixon Park in downtown...
Tampa teen is 2026 Military Child of the Year
LUTZ, Fla. — A Hillsborough County teen is getting national recognition for the work she has put in at home and at school. The military family advocacy group Operation Homefront awarded 19-year-old Amani Ambay the 2026 Military Child of the Year honor representing the U.S. Army. Operation Homefront recognized...
