Saint Petersburg FL

The teenager who went missing during a kayaking mishap on Jan. 18 has been found dead, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.

A bizarre incident unfolded in Orlando, Florida, involving a St. Petersburg resident, Quabreshe Long, who is now facing criminal charges after an altercation with a local towing company. According to reports from the Orlando Police Department, Long allegedly attempted to unlawfully retrieve her own vehicle from the...

Deputies in Florida raced to save the life of a 4-year-old child on Interstate 275 after the boy suffered a medical emergency, authorities said Sunday. Hillsborough County sheriff’s deputies responded at around 5:20 p.m. Saturday to a “person down” call involving an unresponsive child on the highway.

ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. — A St. Pete Beach woman is facing charges after an arrest affidavit says she entered her ex-boyfriend's home and threatened him with a meat cleaver and a large cement rock. The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said 45-year-old Laura Beth Blankenship entered her ex’s home...

While millions of Americans have been feeling the bitter arctic air this winter fueled by the Polar Vortex, Floridians will get their taste this week as a rare deep freeze is underway in the Sunshine State.

ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. - As crews finished welding together the final pieces of the kitchen, the Seahorse Restaurant’s owner, Anayeri Gomez, reflected on what the last year and a half has been like. "I will not say that it has been easy, and I am not just speaking...

Pam and Les Muma have yet another namesake institution in the Tampa Bay area. Junior Achievement of Tampa Bay announced that its JA BizTown — an interactive field trip destination that’s taught fifth graders throughout the region about potential careers since 2005 — has been renamed Muma BizTown after years of...

The city, a downtown nonprofit and a renowned urban redevelopment expert are preparing to launch long-overdue upgrades at St. Petersburg’s Williams Park. Dan Biederman, who is overseeing evolving design plans, returned to the area this week to tour St. Petersburg’s oldest park and meet with surrounding stakeholders....

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The cold air has settled into the Tampa Bay area and is here to stay for the foreseeable future. Temperatures today will only warm into the mid-50s despite abundant sunshine. There will be a cool breeze but it will not be as windy as yesterday. Freezes are possible again tonight, north […]

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A couple in St. Petersburg is scammed out of nearly two thousand dollars in bogus vet bills. They say they fell for it because the scammers took pictures of a lost dog posted online and sent the couple an AI-generated photo of the dog on an operating table.