Saint Petersburg FL

CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) — A cosmetology student was arrested Monday after she threatened to “shoot up” her school over a dress code violation, the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies said Addison Gass, 18, who attends the Aveda Institute in Clearwater, posted a photo of herself...

You know that feeling when you stumble upon a place so authentically Florida that you half expect a manatee to waddle up and order lunch?. That’s Big Ray’s Fish Camp in Tampa, where the grouper sandwich isn’t just food—it’s a religious experience served on a bun.

The largest boat show on the Gulf Coast returns to St. Petersburg’s downtown waterfront next week with a bevy of free seminars, hundreds of vendors and a few surprises. Now in its 48th year, the annual St. Petersburg Power and Sailboat Show will take over the area between Al Lang Stadium and Albert Whitted Park from...

A traffic stop late Tuesday night in Lakeland turned into a trip to jail for a Rockledge man after deputies discovered an active warrant for his arrest in a nearby county. Around 9:55 p.m. on January 6, a Polk County Sheriff’s Office officer stopped a red Ford F-150 on Combee Road. The driver was identified as...

Over 100 Tampa Bay area residents rallied outside of Tampa City Council Thursday afternoon for a protest surrounding recent events in Minnesota. Another smaller group hosted a similar event in Sarasota.

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – A computer pop-up warning of a virus might seem like a standard tech annoyance, but deputies say a new variation of the scheme is costing residents hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office issued a fraud alert this week after one victim...

We can smell the bread already. Tony D’s Sub Shop, an old-school Italian sandwich spot, opens this weekend at 217 Central Avenue. The neighborhood shop focuses on classic, Italian deli-style sandwiches made from scratch in their expansive kitchen. Tony D’s officially opens on Friday, January 9, and it will be open...

Lesly Arroyo-Peña was on her way back to class from lunch when she got stuck in traffic because someone was in the road.

Investigators from the Largo Police Department continue to analyze a serious injury crash. The crash occurred at approximately 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, January 8, 2026. Preliminary information indicates a multi-vehicle crash occurred involving a Mazda SUV, a Chevrolet Tahoe, and an Infiniti on Seminole Boulevard....

Flu cases are "very high" in Florida, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week, and local doctors say hospitalizations are rising, too. The surge is driven by a new variant of influenza A (H3N2) that has largely evaded this year's flu shot. "This year we've seen...