Suspect Captured Years After Fatal Tampa Apartment Shooting
Nearly four years after a deadly shooting at a Tampa apartment complex, authorities have arrested a suspect in connection with the murder. On January 13, 2026, deputies took 27-year-old Nekko Orta into custody for the 2022 killing of Bryce Green at the Verra North Apartments on Skipper Road. The original...
Soup’s On! A Pasta Fagioli Melee
As the mercury dropped a few days ago, and with near-freezing temps due today, it seemed like a good week for soup. And seeing as we hadn’t done Italian since last May, we somewhat randomly landed on pasta fagioli, a peasant dish that, translated, means “pasta and beans.”
Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Promotes Cyber Safety for Kids with Free Parent ProTech Access
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office is warning parents about online safety for children. In a recent Pinellas County Sheriff's Office's Post, the department compared leaving children unprotected online to leaving doors or windows unlocked at home, emphasizing the risks of digital threats. Pinellas County officials...
Tampa Bay, FL – Freeze Watch: Alert Issued for 10+ Counties; Lows Could Drop...
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Tampa Bay, FL – A Freeze Watch remains in effect late Sunday night through Monday morning, putting much of Central Florida at risk for dangerously cold temperatures that could damage crops, vegetation, and...
Charges Filed Against 3 Men Following USF Parking Garage Confrontation
Three men are facing criminal charges after allegedly harassing a group of students praying inside a University of South Florida parking garage. The Hillsborough County State Attorney’s Office announced that Richard Penkoski, Christopher Svochak, and Ricardo Yepez have been charged with disturbing a religious...
Florida woman accused of firing gunshot through wall during argument with boyfriend: PCSO
A Florida woman allegedly fired a gun through a bedroom wall during an argument with her boyfriend, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say Antonieta Plasencia-Hernandez, 47, banged on the boyfriend's locked bedroom door and used his gun to fire a shot at the wall near where he was standing.
Valspar Championship pumps $75M into Tampa Bay
For one week each March, Tampa Bay turns into a different kind of business. It becomes a global sports broadcast, a temporary hospitality district and a logistics operation that runs like a major civic event. The result is not symbolic. It is economic activity that shows up in room nights,...
Capybara fans meet residents of future habitat CapyCove
TAMPA, Fla. - The world's largest rodents seem to be popping up all over Tampa Bay, but like many other capybaras, the trio with CapyCove, seem to be welcomed by most. CapyCove is set to be a 1,700-square-foot outdoor capybara experience in St. Petersburg, opening in June. The semiaquatic animals will be around a...
15 Florida Restaurants The Senior Crowd Keeps Recommending
Picture this like a Golden Girls road trip, except I packed stretchy pants and an appetite that refused to mind its manners. I wandered across Florida, scribbling notes on napkins and chasing the places seasoned locals kept whispering about. The ones where menus read like love letters and the servers...
Photos: Protestors picket Border Patrol recruitment at St. Pete Carillon Hilton
A protest was held outside of the St. Petersburg Carillon Park Hilton hotel on Tuesday, Jan. 13 in response to a U.S. Customs and Border Protection recruitment event being held within. Around 100 protestors showed up blaring sirens from bullhorns, chanting, and holding signs criticizing the hotel and U.S. Immigration...

















