Clearwater FL

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Public Works officials in St. Petersburg say the Northeast Sewer Plant can now withstand a 15-foot storm surge. The plant was shut down for the first time during Hurricane Helene’s 6.3 foot storm surge in 2024. Mayor Ken Welch on Friday offered the first...

Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia is facing sharp criticism from the state’s former CFO. It came in the form of a question at the Tampa Tiger Bay club on Friday. Alex Sink, who was CFO from 2007 to 2011, criticized Ingoglia’s DOGE efforts auditing local governments, the...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - For some scientists at the University of South Florida College of Marine Science, the fire that tore through a marine sciences laboratory building earlier this month did more than damage a facility; it threatened a lifetime of research. Now, as investigators and university leaders continue assess

Just weeks after more than 1,000 teens swarmed an amusement park, resulting in two police officers being injured, another similar incident has occurred. This time, after organizing a “takeover” of Orlando’s Icon Park, the teens targeted Curtis Hixon Park in Tampa. The Tampa Police Department said that...

A custom glass and mirror manufacturing company based in Clearwater, Florida has filed for Chapter 11 proceedings. Tempered Glass Industries, Incorporated, has designed and installed custom glass, mirrors, shower enclosures, and related products across the region for more than 40 years. The local manufacturer is intend

PODS, the Clearwater-founded moving and storage company that turned shipping containers into a household name, has nailed down a roughly $1.4 billion refinancing package tied to its Tampa Bay footprint. The deal restructures property-level debt and adds new liquidity for local operations, including a fresh $150 million

TAMPA, Fla. (CBS12) — Two Florida men were convicted in federal court in connection with the drug-related death of a University of South Florida student, prosecutors announced Friday. A federal jury found 38-year-old Miguel Cintron and 22-year-old Darrius Gustafson, both of Tampa, guilty of conspiracy to distribute fen

A jury has reached a verdict in the penalty phase for the four men convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting death of rapper Julio Foolio. The jury has recommended the four men be sentenced to life in prison without the chance of parole. Julio Foolio, whose real name is...

One week after a group of mostly teenagers staged a takeover at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, the mother of one of the arrested teens says her 15-year-old son should not have been taken into custody and wants his charges dropped.

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