Clearwater FL

Reactions are mixed to proposals from Florida's GOP legislatures to reduce local property taxes. The post In Tampa, city councilman Alan Clendenin pushes back hard against proposal to eliminate property taxes appeared first on Creative Loafing Tampa .

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Craig and Hannah Blanchard surprised their 16-year-old daughter in February with a 2017 Toyota RAV4 that they thought was perfect. Photos and video from that day show the excitement of the teenager enjoying her first car. But seven months later, in late August, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s...

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. – An 11-year-old student from Gulf Middle School was arrested by Pasco Sheriff’s Office (PSO) deputies for making written threats to kill, the agency announced today. The arrest follows an investigation into a threat that was made off-campus and did not pose an immediate danger to the school or...

TAMPA, Fla. – Florida’s ban on open carry is now gone; however, the law still comes with restrictions. Guns are still off-limits in places like schools, courthouses, polling places, and government buildings. Reckless display or brandishing of a gun is still a crime, and federal firearm laws still apply. “So here’s...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - A suspect is in custody after a St. Petersburg motel shooting that injured one man on Thursday, according to police. The St. Pete Police Department said they responded after the shooting just before 2:30 p.m. They said the shooting happened at the Venice Motel in St....

A new Florida law aimed at protecting animals during severe weather is about to go into effect. It’s called Trooper’s Law — named after the dog found tied to a fence post near I-75 in Tampa during Hurricane Milton last year. The owner evacuated and was later charged with animal cruelty.

A Virginia Beach getaway turned tragic for a Tampa couple after a man died just 13 days after contracting a rare but aggressive infection from Vibrio vulnificus , a flesh‑eating bacterium found in warm coastal waters. Derek Michael D’Arcy, a 64-year-old pastor and painter, waded into calf‑deep water at the beach...

A 15-year-old student at East Lake High School in Tarpon Springswas arrested after allegedly threatening a mass shooting on social media.

CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) — A landspout was spotted in Pinellas County on Thursday afternoon. Emergency officials received reports of a possible tornado over the county landfill at around 12:36 p.m. A storm report from the National Weather Service confirmed the funnel cloud was a landspout, based on photos provided by...

Clearwater Beach will transform into the ultimate racing destination when the 2025 XINSURANCE Clearwater Offshore Nationals take over the Gulf this weekend (September 26–28). Nearly 90 high-powered race boats, some stretching up to 50 feet long, will battle head-to-head at speeds reaching 150 mph in pursuit of...