Saint Petersburg FL

Get ready to embrace Gulfport’s quirky charm as the 25th annual GeckoFest takes over downtown on Saturday, August 30, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at 3000 Beach Blvd. S. The free, family-friendly celebration transforms Beach and Shore boulevards into a lively waterfront festival with live music, street performers, local...

TAMPA, Fla. — The clock is ticking for cities across Tampa Bay to erase dozens of colorful murals. A state deadline is less than a week away, and in Tampa, only one mural has been removed so far. Crews spent hours sandblasting and power washing the Alan Wright mural,...

The Pinellas County Board of Commissioners, in belt-tightening mode as the next fiscal year approaches, is considering eliminating the arts support organization Creative Pinellas. Established as a nonprofit in 2011, Creative Pinellas distributes grants to artists, produces exhibitions and other events, and fosters...

Workers started fixing storm-battered shores this week, launching a massive repair effort from Sand Key down to Upham Beach. The fixes will add width to thin strips of sand and repair spots hit hard by recent storms. "Our beaches are critically eroded," county officials said. Crews have started placing pipes...

Officers from USF University Police, Tampa Police, and the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office responded to reports of a person with a gun at the USF Library Saturday, Aug. 30. The report was later determined to be unfounded. Dozens of law enforcement officers responded to reports of a person with a gun at the USF...

Multiple Pinellas County law enforcement agencies teamed up for a 10-hour "DUI Wolfpack” operation Saturday night. FOX 13's Jennifer Kveglis found out the crackdown honors four men killed 15 years ago.

TAMPA — One person died in a mobile home fire here that spread to a neighboring residence, Hillsborough County Fire Rescue said. Crews responded at 11:27 p.m. Aug. 24 to calls reporting a house fire on Clubhouse Lane. Responding units observed a column of smoke from a distance and...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A woman has been arrested in connection with a mother dog who died Friday after she and her two puppies were found abandoned behind a Lutz gas station. According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, at 5:08 p.m. Friday, deputies responded to the Humane Society of Tampa Bay after staff...

Deputies are seeking the public’s help in locating an 87-year-old woman with memory issues who went missing from her home. A Silver Alert has been issued for Elfriede Gluck Smith, an 87-year-old Oldsmar woman who was last seen at her home on August 29. According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, Smith suffers...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — The City of St. Petersburg has a brand-new feather in its cap after USA TODAY named a beloved dive the #1 local sports bar in the country. Ferg’s Sports Bar & Grill was started by St. Pete native Mark Ferguson, who purchased an old Sunoco gas station in 1991 and […]