Clearwater FL

CLEARWATER — "What the Duck?" That’s the question Clearwater residents and tourists will be asking in January as a gargantuan inflatable creature — one that stands taller than many downtown buildings — floats toward the city's waterfront, promising to challenge public perception and ignite debate. The...

Good evening, Tampa Bay. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. Some patchy fog will be possible early on Tuesday, but it will quickly lift with sunshine the rest of the day. Highs will range from the...

Tampa – A 21-year-old Riverview man died Sunday, November 16, 2025, after a collision involving a motorcycle and a tractor-trailer on US-41. According to initial reports, at approximately 6 p.m., the Honda motorcycle was traveling northbound on US-41 at a high rate of speed. A Volvo tractor-trailer driven by a...

A recent analysis revealed that Black people own less than 2% of all national dispensaries. The Black woman-owned medicinal cannabis brand, GŪD Essence, has opened its first retail dispensary in Clearwater, Florida. Jasmine Johnson, the founder of the brand, says that opening the first retail space is more than a...

A Gulfport man is facing three felony charges after an unprovoked attack on his mother and stepfather last Friday, the Gulfport Police Department said.

A Pinellas Park couple says they are lucky to be alive after a car slammed into their mobile home and the driver didn’t stick around. FOX 13’s Jennifer Kveglis reports.

Three men were sentenced for a violent human smuggling operation across Cuba, Miami and Louisiana, that involved kidnapping migrants, torturing and forcing them into labor, the Department of Justice announced. According to a news release issued Friday, three men—40-year-old Osmel Benitez of Miami, 39-year-old Victor...

TAMPA, Fla. - A multi-regional operation involving several federal, state and local agencies led to the rescue of 122 missing or endangered children from Florida and nine other states. By the numbers:. Operation Home for the Holidays was a two-week operation across Central Florida that used real-time intelligence and...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – While the US Federal Marshals Service is known for tracking down and arresting dangerous wanted fugitives, little is known about their efforts to track down and safely return missing juveniles. News4JAX was recently granted permission to be embedded with a federal marshal task force during...

A bank robber in Central Florida was arrested after his mom contacted law enforcement and turned him in. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office arrested the man for a bank robbery in Tampa. 33-year-old Aaron Spencer entered the Truist Bank on Memorial Highway at 1:10pm and demanded money from the...