Street Fight Turns Deadly: Second Suspect Busted In Fatal Downtown St. Petersburg Shooting
Matthew Williams ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A second man is behind bars following a late-night...
St. Pete Mayor Welch addresses city’s job growth, warns property tax proposal could force...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - St. Petersburg Mayor Ken Welch held his state of the economy address on Wednesday, saying the city is seeing steady job growth and booming income. However, Welch had a warning about the new property tax proposal that will be on the November ballot. St. Petersburg budget...
Post-hurricane mental health needs fuel Treasure Island homeless outreach efforts
TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. — The start of June marked a new contract between the city of Treasure Island and a longtime organization to address homelessness in their coastal community. City commissioners signed off on a new agreement with the nonprofit Directions for Living. The organization will provide a street...
Ex-HCSO Deputy in academic cheating scandal hired by Hillsborough Schools
Anthony Collins has been chosen as the Director of Security and Emergency Management for Hillsborough County Schools, overseeing security operations for the nation's seventh-largest school district. Collins resigned from the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office in 2025 after admitting someone else completed about half
HART cuts three bus routes, leaving some South Hillsborough County riders worried about getting...
RUSKIN, Fla. — Starting Sunday, the Hillsborough Area Transit Authority (HART) will discontinue three bus routes as part of a broader service overhaul — a move that has some riders worried they'll be left without reliable transportation. The routes being eliminated are the 24LX, 25LX and HARTFlex South...
Duke Energy upgrades underground power grid in downtown St. Pete to boost reliability
Duke Energy crews replaced underground cables in downtown St. Petersburg on Wednesday as part of a proactive maintenance. The specialized, submersible system features a huge network of transformers and cables that are capable of automatically rerouting power during a failure to prevent widespread outages. The technolog
Online Threat Targets Largo Preschool; Pinellas Park Man Arrested Ahead Of Specified Date
PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — A 23-year-old Pinellas Park man is behind bars after detectives traced an online mass shooting threat targeting a Largo learning center back to his personal device. The investigation began on June 2, 2026, when the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office Threat Management Unit received a tip...
‘We don’t know if there’s going to be a wedding’: Couple left in limbo...
A Pasco County couple is scrambling to find an alternative wedding venue after learning the restaurant they booked for their ceremony has suddenly closed just three months before their wedding date.
16-year-old Clearwater shooting suspect’s family turned him in, Sheriff Grady Judd says
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd says the Clearwater shooting suspect's family turned him in on Monday. Law enforcement agencies across the Tampa Bay say unruly behavior seen in some 'teen takeovers' will not be tolerated.
Drive-thru salad restaurant Greenlane to open in Pinellas Park
A Tampa-based fast-casual salad concept is planning a new location in Pinellas Park. Greenlane has filed plans with the Southwest Florida Water Management District to redevelop the former Checkers property at 6401 Park Boulevard, demolishing the existing building and constructing a new 964-square-foot drive-through res

















