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LARGO, Fla. - By next school year, all volunteers with the Pinellas County School District will be required to undergo Level 2 background screening. "We have increased the safety and security of every aspect of our schools. And this was just one additional area that we could work and increase the safety," Mistine...

The Bayou Cafe at 118 East Tarpon Avenue in Tarpon Springs, Pinellas County, was temporarily closed by the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation on December 4, 2025, after inspectors found 11 total violations during a routine food inspection. The breakfast and lunch spot, housed in a former...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — The St. Petersburg Police Department said three people are in custody after a man was barricaded near Interstate 375. At around 1:30 p.m., St. Pete police announced that officers closed the I-75 ramp that goes from the eastbound lanes into the city due to a barricaded man in the 1300 […]

The Juvenile Welfare Board of Pinellas County, in partnership with the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, has unveiled a new initiative to help protect Pinellas children from cybercrimes and human trafficking. At a Dec. 8 news conference at the Sheriff’s Administration Building in Largo, JWB interim CEO Michael...

Here’s what’s new around St. Pete and the beaches: two now open spots to visit tonight, plus three coming soon to put on your map. Mythos Greek Bistro and The Book Lounge (more bookstore and drinks than restaurant) are fully live; Chez Victor, Bob’s Side Piece, and Chocolate Bistro are next up with clear timelines.

BLOOM (TAMPA) – Eric Shuman, the Director of Operations for Life Guard Imaging, joins Gayle Guyardo, the host of Bloom, to discuss heart attack prevention with Coronary Calcium Scans. From their full body scans to their virtual colonoscopies and carotid artery exam, Life Guard Imaging provides innovative screening...

Good morning, Tampa Bay. Here's what you need to know today. The morning will be chilly behind the cold front. Lows will be near 50 in Tampa Bay to near 40 for the Nature Coast. It will be breezy. Get the full forecast here. Check your hour-by-hour forecast here |...

ST. PETERSBURG — The Barnes & Noble bookstore across from Tyrone Square Mall has served readers for more than three decades. Now its days are numbered, though no one will say exactly how many remain. BayCare Health System purchased the property at 2501 Tyrone Blvd. N. in January for...

The World’s Largest Rubber Duck, a 61 foot tall inflatable known as Mama Duck, is sailing into Coachman Park in downtown Clearwater for a seventeen day takeover from January 10 to 26. It is bright yellow, deeply unserious, and fully prepared to photobomb every single picture you take of the skyline.

A vehicle repossession spiraled into a dangerous standoff on Sunday afternoon when a woman allegedly climbed into her hoisted car, brandished a handgun, and kicked a police officer’s weapon out of his hand during the ensuing struggle. Officers rushed to the 1000 block of Southwest 16th Avenue just after...