Tampa Alters Trash Collection For Juneteenth Observance
TAMPA, Fla. – The City of Tampa has announced a revised trash collection schedule and facility closures in observance of Juneteenth, which falls on Thursday, June 19, 2025. City offices, including solid waste services, will be impacted by the holiday. Residential customers will experience a one-day delay in their...
WATCH: Nurse sharks seen swimming near Honeymoon Island
Nurse sharks were captured swimming around Honeymoon Island over the weekend.
Florida Purple Alert Issued For Missing St. Petersburg Woman
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A Purple Alert has been issued by deputies in St. Petersburg for 58-year-old Amy Davis, who was last seen early this morning walking away from an assisted living facility. According to police, Davis was last seen on June 17, 2025, at approximately 2:15 a.m. She...
Popular Chain Recently Closed 1 Florida Location
The doors have closed on the Sarasota establishment.
Bojangles Returns to Tampa Bay After Decades with New Pinellas Park Location
Bojangles, the popular Southern fast-food chain famous for its fried chicken, biscuits, and sweet tea, is making a comeback in the Tampa Bay area after a long absence. The brand plans to open a new restaurant in Pinellas Park. The upcoming location will be at 7930 U.S. 19 N., at...
Bay area mobile home park residents push back against mass eviction
BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. — Mobile home park closures aren’t just displacing people — they’re erasing entire communities. According to The Eviction Lab, each park’s closure further decreases the already scarce supply of affordable housing. Now, 83 families at Pines Trailer Park are experiencing that reality. Still...
WATCH: Surveillance helicopter hit by laser-pointer attack, man arrested by deputies
RIVERVIEW, Fla. - A man who aimed a green laser-pointer at an HCSO surveillance helicopter several times on Saturday has been arrested, according to deputies. Deputies say they tracked the laser to a mobile home on the 10000 block of Johanna Ave. in Riverview where they found James Cardamone, 58.
State Law Prompts Clearwater To Halt Water Fluoridation
CLEARWATER, Fla. – The city of Clearwater has officially ceased adding fluoride to its drinking water supply, a move mandated by a new statewide law prohibiting the practice. The transition was completed as the city’s water treatment plants depleted their existing fluoride reserves, with Reverse Osmosis Plant 1...
Pasco man starts roadway gunfight because victims were ‘2 big guys’ in a ‘bigger...
A man from New Port Richey is now facing felony charges after failing to keep his cool while on the road.
Predator’s Plan Foiled: Tampa Man Faces Life For Attempted Child Enticement
TAMPA, Fla. – A sinister plot to exploit a minor has been thwarted, leading to the indictment of a Tampa man who now faces the possibility of life in federal prison. United States Attorney Gregory W. Kehoe today announced the return of an indictment charging 41-year-old Johan Smith Pavon Mejia with attempted...