Saint Petersburg FL

St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch is doubling down on his plan to redevelop the Tropicana Field site. This comes despite a recent vote by the city council to delay the project. The council says the mayor bypassed them on plans for the 84-acre Historic Gas Plant District, so they asked for a pause in the process.

Pinellas County Schools will start charging families to put their students in sports programs in the coming school year.

Two men have been arrested for robbery and attempted murder a week after a shooting that left an 18-year-old injured, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department.

The St. Petersburg Saturday Morning Market will relocate to the Tropicana Field parking lot on Feb. 21 to give construction crews space to set up the Firestone Grand Prix. Vendors will gather in Lot 1, situated west of the stadium along 16th Street South. Free parking awaits shoppers in Lot...

LARGO, Florida - Two individuals were arrested after Largo police officers seized drugs and an assault rifle during a midnight operation. Zarion Wallace, a 19-year-old, and Sierra Wright, also 19, both of Largo, Florida, were taken into custody and charged with multiple offenses, including possession of a controlled...

Central Park will swing open its doors tomorrow. This 27,700-square-foot food hall sits at 551 Central Ave. in downtown St. Petersburg, and two vendors will kick things off with takeout and delivery. The five-story building will roll out 14 food and drink vendors across the next several months after six years of...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — For three nights, 50 blocks of Central Avenue in St. Pete will be illuminated with a rainbow of laser lights. The lights will project off the roof of the Mari Jean Hotel and end at a vacant building in South Pasadena. The lasers will cover a more than 2-mile stretch of Central Avenue.

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida - A St. Petersburg police officer has been arrested on a misdemeanor domestic battery charge, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. Curtis Wright, a police officer assigned to the Uniform Patrol Bureau, was taken into custody on February 16. Wright, who was sworn in on April 10,...

Pinellas County is one of the most dog- and pet-friendly places in America, and nothing shows that better than The Get Rescued Animal Rescue Fest. The most adorable event of the year returns to Gulfport on February 28 as the free, all-day festival takes over Beach Boulevard for a full day of festival activities and...

TAMPA — After hitting the brakes on its school zone speed camera program in December, the city of Tampa is now considering putting it back in motion. On Thursday, City Council will vote on whether to partner with the same company used by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. But a Spectrum Bay News 9...