Clearwater FL

The suspect in Friday's double deadly shooting in Tampa will have to stay in jail.

Florida is set to execute two more inmates this month as the state marks a record year for executions. Anti-death penalty advocates in Pinellas County are calling for a life sentence instead, and are planning a vigil on a busy intersection to make their voices heard. John Stewart is with...

TAMPA - Friday afternoon, the Tampa Police Department responded to 911 calls for a shooting with two possible victims. Officers arrived at the location at El Portal Drive and West Yukon Street and found two people shot to death outside a white Chevrolet Colorado pickup truck. One of the victims,...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — These fluffy insects may look soft and cuddly, but as one of the most venomous caterpillars in the country, they pack a serious punch. The puss caterpillar, which eventually grows into the southern flannel moth, is found as far north as New Jersey and as far west as Texas and is […]

Tampa Police and Florida Highway Patrol recently stopped a wrong-way intoxicated driver on Interstate 4. In the early hours of a recent wrong-way driver incident, a collaborative effort between the Tampa Police Department and the Florida Highway Patrol successfully brought a dangerous situation to a swift and safe...

PALM HARBOR, Fla. — A 15-year-old bicyclist is recovering in the hospital after authorities said a vehicle crashed into him in Pinellas County. The Florida Highway Patrol said this happened just after 7 a.m. Monday, a 21-year-old Redington man was driving eastbound on Colonial Boulevard before being stopped at the...

PINELLAS PARK — A city police officer shot and killed a man Sept. 5 after he allegedly attacked an officer with a knife at a short-term rental property, authorities said. The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, which investigated the shooting, said it occurred shortly before noon on Sept. 5 at 4370 82nd Avenue N. after...

Clearwater Beach hums with gull cries, sunscreen haze, and the tug of turquoise waves, but one side street hides Florida seafood legend. In 1981, Frenchy’s opened a café so small it could have been overlooked, yet its grouper sandwich rewrote the shoreline’s story. Gulf-caught fish hit the fryer, grill, or skillet,...

Piece by piece, Amy Lee Bryan leaned over the table, studying the scattered fragments of color and shape. Her hands moved quickly, clicking tiles into place as the clock ticked. While many puzzle enthusiasts take days to complete a puzzle at a leisurely pace, Bryan and her partner had just...

Look, I love food, but I draw the line at waiting an hour-or so I thought. Then I moved to Florida and realized “The Wait” isn’t a suggestion, it’s a prerequisite for the state’s best meals. It’s a strange, beautiful phenomenon: dozens of people staring...