Clearwater FL

There’s something magical about discovering a waterfront gem where the grouper sandwich rivals the spectacular view. Hula Bay Club in Tampa isn’t trying to be fancy—it’s just quietly serving up some of Florida’s finest seafood while you soak in those gorgeous Tampa Bay vistas. Let’s...

City leaders voted 7-1 to put $690,000 toward future Martin Luther King Jr. Day parades. The money will support events from 2026 to 2028, with Tampa Bay Collard Green Festival Inc. getting $230,000 yearly to run them. Costs have shot up sharply in recent years. Chief equity officer George Smith...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A St. Petersburg man has been indicted on charges of accessing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) with the intent to view it, U.S. Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe announced today. Thomas Ford, 61, was formally charged following an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).

ST. PETERSBURG — A local man was arrested after police say he assaulted his domestic partner, took her 1-year-old daughter and ran into traffic while carrying the child on his back. Treyvon Maynor, 21, was charged with aggravated child abuse, burglary with assault or battery, false imprisonment and resisting...

ST PETERSBURG - St. Petersburg Police responded to a complaint of drug use behind a business on Monday morning. When they arrived, the officers observed a man and a woman smoking a substance in a pipe they were sharing. The officers detained both the man and the woman and processed...

Largo Fire Rescue is celebrating more than one achievement. According to a baynews9.com article, a new station has opened and a new chief has been appointed. Station 39, located on Jackson Street, includes cancer prevention measures and new sleeping arrangements. Lt. Jorge Olivera shares that a lot of carcinogens...

Journalist Rob Lorei, a co-founder of the community radio station WMNF, and the station’s Director of News and Public Affairs for 43 years, died Sunday morning. He was 70. Lorei announced in March that he had been diagnosed with cancer, at the same time he resigned from the WEDU TV public affairs program "Florida...

LARGO, Fla. — Pinellas County School Board Vice Chair Caprice Edmond has called upon the board to review how the district is handling discipline after she said the amount of referrals, and both in and out-of-school suspensions, have increased every year since the 2022-2023 school year. “It’s not really...

According to Visit St. Pete-Clearwater, tourism is up in areas like Clearwater, Clearwater Beach and St. Petersburg, compared to last year. However, the data shows tourism is still recovering in areas like the southern beaches.

A Tampa man is facing numerous charges after a series of events ended in an hours-long standoff.