Clearwater FL

City council members have adjusted their spending priorities for the upcoming fiscal year. Most would consider maintaining current service and staff levels a win amid historic budgetary pressures. St. Petersburg faces a $17.87 million preliminary budget gap, more than double the deficit at this point in fiscal year...

Some of the fun of the whole “Florida man” meme was deflated when it became clear that the phenomenon arose because Florida’s unexpectedly strong open government laws make it easy to access arrest reports, which, in turn, make it easy to ridicule people long before they’ve been found guilty (or not) in court.

PASCO COUNTY, Fla. – A Tuesday afternoon commute in Pasco County turned into a scene of chaotic wreckage after a medical episode behind the wheel led to a multi-vehicle pileup. The Florida Highway Patrol confirmed Saturday morning that the 59-year-old New Port Richey man responsible for the initial collision...

The latest lawsuit over a sprawling special needs trust scandal in Clearwater does not target only the indicted entrepreneur at its center. It now reaches into the banking system that handled the money, accusing a major institution of failing to shield vulnerable beneficiaries from a $100 m loss. At stake is not just...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Clearwater, FL – Detectives are investigating a homicide in unincorporated Clearwater after a woman was found dead inside her home Friday afternoon, and her adult son was arrested at the scene. According to...

After several years of planning, the City of St. Pete is now entering the public outreach phase of its Citywide Seawall Master Plan, a long-term effort focused on addressing coastal flooding, erosion, and shoreline resilience. The Seawall Master Plan is designed to evaluate the condition of City-owned seawalls and...

A winter storm forecast to impact the U.S. Southeast this weekend could bring something Tampa hasn’t seen in a long time: snow flurries. As National Weather Service forecasts grow more confident about the storm’s reach, most of the higher snowfall totals are still expected along the Eastern Seaboard — especially in...

A Clearwater man faces multiple felony burglary and grand theft charges stemming from separate commercial burglary investigations in Clearwater and St. Petersburg, according to court records and arrest affidavits filed in Pinellas County Circuit Court. Roderick Earl Goodson, 64, was arrested on January 5, 2026, on an...

Florida weekends don’t ease in — they burst open. And in downtown St. Petersburg, Saturday morning arrives with music, motion, and a crowd ready to roam. This market doesn’t sit politely on one corner. It takes over streets, fills the air with spice and citrus, and dares...

Locals in Tampa talk about Piccola Italia Bistro the way some people talk about their Nonna’s kitchen: with low voice, big feelings, and a tiny hint of “please don’t tell too many people. ”. In a compact strip‑center space on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, this...