Largo Man Arrested After Parking Lot Dispute Turns Violent In Islamorada
MONROE COUNTY, Fla. – A parking dispute at a popular Islamorada restaurant escalated into violence Sunday evening, leading to the arrest of a Largo, Florida man. Anthony James Joseph, 28, was charged with battery after admitting to repeatedly punching another man. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office responded to a...
Clearwater Man Charged with Attempted First-Degree Murder After Park Shooting
A man identified as Clearwater resident, Kwanza J. Taylor Watson, 46, was charged with attempted first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon following a shooting at Ridgecrest Park on June 15, 2025. Ridgecrest Park is located at 12000 Ulmerton Road in Unincorporated Largo. According to a...
Tampa High School Teacher Pleads Guilty To Conspiring To Provide Firearms to Criminal Organization
TAMPA, Fla. — A Hillsborough County high school teacher has pleaded guilty to federal charges connected to an international gun smuggling conspiracy involving a Trinidad-based criminal organization. Shannon Lee Samlalsingh, 46, admitted to conspiring to make false statements to firearms dealers in a scheme that...
Solar panels reinstalled after Pinellas County man waited nine months
Steve Gaskins paid his solar company, Sunrun, $8,900 to remove his solar panels and reinstall them after his new roof was complete.
Man critically hurt in shooting at 7-Eleven, Tampa police searching for suspect
TAMPA, Fla. - A man suffered critical injuries after Tampa police say he was shot while trying to intervene in a disturbance at a convenience store early Monday. According to the Tampa Police Department, the shooting happened at 7-Eleven at the corner of N. Dale Mabry Hwy. and W. Spruce St.
Pinellas seniors worry about future of Social Security
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — Social Security and Medicare could stop paying out full benefits in the next decade. In a new report, the Social Security Administration’s Board of Trustees said the trust funds for some programs will run out of money earlier than previously reported. Some seniors in...
Vaporized gold helping solve crimes in Pasco County
LARGO, Fla. - The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office is using vaporized gold to help investigators solve crimes. Very small pieces of metal are put into a machine called a Vacuum Metal Deposition Chamber or VMD for short. Gold is the most popular. It helps investigators find fingerprints they can’t see with the naked...
Meet ORCA, a trash collecting robot built by elementary students to combat beach pollution
ORCA is a small trash-collecting robot that two students from Pride Elementary School in New Tampa are hoping will turn into the next big thing.
Beatles Museum moves From Dunedin to Downtown St. Petersburg
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (BLOOM) — The Penny Lane Beatles Museum, a longtime attraction in Dunedin, is relocating to downtown St. Petersburg, where it will expand into a historic building nearly four times the size of its current space. According to a report by the Tampa Bay Times, the museum will move into the Palais...
Local British fave Studio Pub set to close its doors this summer in Grand...
In disappointing news for lovers of British grub and pub life, The Studio Public House tells I Love the Burg that it will be closing later this summer after the property owner decided to sell its building at 2950 Central Avenue. Studio Pub’s original lease was set to expire this...