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ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Millions of people are bracing for severe winter weather this weekend as a winter storm is approaching states stretching from Texas to New England. Bay area energy companies are sending crews to the Carolinas ahead of expected outages due to snow and ice. Duke Energy...

ST. PETERSBURG — Television graphics professional and St. Pete native Nàtlie Johnson has earned her first Emmy for Outstanding Technical Team Event for the 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games. Johnson quietly and humbly accepted the honor, but as for mother, she is shouting from the rooftop that “my daughter is an Emmy...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) has released a new list of lane closures that could slow down your commute in Pinellas County starting Sunday, January 25, 2026. From major interstates like I-275 to busy local hubs like US 19, crews will be out in...

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (WFLA) — Pinellas County Schools hosted a public forum Thursday night at Cross Bayou Elementary to discuss their “Planning for Progress” initiative, a months-long program to help the district save money by closing and consolidating schools across the county. The district maintains no jobs...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — A Pinellas County group home and daycare employee is facing charges one month after she abused a non-verbal autistic child, deputies said. The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office responded on Dec. 21 to a report of a child abuse case at a group home in Largo, where a father said he noticed...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA)—A two-story home caught on fire early Friday morning, the Hillsborough County Fire Rescue announced. Crews responded to a home on fire at 1907 S. 45th Street around 4:17 a.m. Arriving at the home, crews found a two-story home, a shed, and a boat on fire, HCFR said. The fire was brought under […]

If you’ve spent any time on the Pinellas beaches, you know the Friendly Tavern (18121 Gulf Blvd, Redington Shores) isn’t just a bar. It’s a landmark, a reunion, and a low-stakes social experiment where the goal is to walk in for “one quick drink” and leave with three new friends and a karaoke nemesis.

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - Growing up, Jena Spencer’s house was the neighborhood playground. "My friends would start wanting to come over to my house more often, and it was like a party kind of thing and people wanted to play hide and seek in the house," she said. The...

City housing officials are hoping to help people who are still recovering after their property was damaged in hurricanes Helene or Idalia, through an addition to the Sunrise St. Pete program.

The Sports Facilities Companies (SFC), a national operator of youth sports and community recreation venues, announced plans to open 11 new facilities across the United States in 2026, including one in Florida. The Sprowls Horizon Sports Park, located in Pinellas Park, is scheduled to open February 28, 2026. The...