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Blues fans across Florida and beyond are getting ready for one of the biggest waterfront music events of the year as the Tampa Bay Blues Festival 2026 returns to Vinoy Waterfront Park in St. Petersburg from April 10–12, 2026. The festival’s official kickoff party is also set for Thursday, April 9, 2026, at the...

A pair of Tampa men have been arrested in connection with the theft of a rare Pokémon card valued at more than $1,000, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.

FLORIDA — A St. Petersburg man is in critical condition following a motorcycle crash early Sunday morning in Pinellas Park, according to police. Officers responded around 2:30 a.m. to the area of Belcher Road, just south of 75th Street North, where they found a black Harley-Davidson motorcycle that had left the...

FLORIDA, USA — A controversial immigrant detention center deep in the Florida Everglades is continuing to draw weekly protests — with some demonstrators traveling hours across the state to make their voices heard. On Sunday, a group of about 55 people from the St. Petersburg area boarded a...

Brandon’s getting its Whataburger back this spring, and it is landing right in the middle of the action. The Texas burger chain is set to return with a new restaurant at 1426 W Brandon Blvd, taking over the former Aussie Grill building. The Brandon opening trails the brand’s recent Tampa Bay debut and will drop that...

Florida’s food scene is filled with restaurants that do far more than serve a good meal. Across the state, certain neighborhood spots have become part of everyday life for the people who live nearby. These are the places where regular customers rarely need to look at the menu. The...

The City of St. Petersburg will begin dredging Bartlett Lake next week. This is part of a larger initiative to reduce flooding for south St. Pete residents. Stormwater from Basin C, which encompasses 3,535 acres, drains into Lake Maggiore. It then flows through Salt Creek and Bartlett Lake before entering Tampa Bay.

Breaking Local News (Tampa Free Press) PINELLAS PARK, Fla. – A single-vehicle accident early Sunday...

Editor's Note: This article has been updated to reflect the exact location of the incident. A previous version stated the shooting occurred at the Tyrone Square mall; it took place at the adjacent, separately owned Shoppes at Tyrone Square. A man was shot outside the Five Below store at the...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A house fire that broke out in Coquina Key left an 18-year-old girl dead and two others injured early Sunday morning, St. Petersburg Fire Rescue said. Deputy Fire Chief Brett Ciskoski said first responders were called to a house on Neptune Drive in Coquina Key around 3:30 a.m., where a large...