Saint Petersburg FL

St. Petersburg City Council is considering an ordinance that would create a process for neighborhoods to ask for resident-only parking areas. The proposal would not immediately create new parking zones. Neighborhoods would need petition support, a city parking study and council approval. Some residents say parking is g

A new statewide initiative launching this summer at Tampa General Hospital will offer free whole genome sequencing for newborns through Florida's new Sunshine Genetics Newborn Screening Program. Those behind it say the program will expand newborn screening from 60 conditions to nearly 900, helping identify rare genetic

TAMPA, FL — Central and southern Florida are set to be the biggest rainfall recipients over the next five days, with forecast accumulation maps showing 2 to 3 inches or more possible across the corridor between the coasts and south of the I-4 corridor, while northern Florida communities including Jacksonville, Tallahas

Hundreds of Florida workers are facing an uncertain future after Republic National Distributing Company (RNDC) filed WARN notices affecting four facilities across the state.  The wine and spirits distributor has…

Biologists with the Florida Aquarium's Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center say one turtle is making a remarkable recovery from one of the worst injuries they've ever treated.

Here’s a sentence that should need no further persuasion: this weekend, Corey Avenue is shutting down for crab races, a Tom Petty tribute band, and an alarming amount of seafood, and it’s entirely free to attend. Florida Penguin Productions is bringing the St. Pete Beach Seafood Festival back...

St. Petersburg’s first hotel-branded luxury condo tower has surpassed $200 million in sales ahead of its anticipated groundbreaking later this year. The 50-story, 163-unit Waldorf Astoria Residences St. Petersburg, planned for 150 2nd Avenue South, reached the sales milestone roughly eight months after the development

RUSKIN, Fla. — The summer meal program through the U.S. Department of Agriculture is aimed at helping families in rural areas, and it’s back for the first time since the pandemic. On the program’s opening day last week in Ruskin, the response was overwhelming. The site was so...

A Fort Myers man is suing multiple Florida law enforcement agencies, including the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, after being wrongfully arrested based on a facial recognition system error. A Fort Myers man who was arrested for a crime he couldn't have committed is now suing multiple Florida law enforcement agencies

Three Miami-area residents face charges after investigators exposed a statewide operation involving stolen rental equipment. Detectives linked the ring to at least 55 pieces of equipment valued at over $52,000 across multiple counties. A fourth individual, 23-year-old Angel Richardson, remains at large and is wanted in