Saint Petersburg FL

What started as “tea time” with his guy friends became a greater mission for Eli Koss, junior in psychology. Olin Duggan, Sam Taylor and Koss started an evening tradition of sitting together to catch up, an opportunity for open communication and taking a break. When they spent time together, it didn’t feel like they...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A great white shark measuring over 13 feet long pinged off the coast of Pinellas County on Tuesday. Goodall, a shark tracked by OCEARCH that weighs over 1,300 pounds, was pinged at 10:23 p.m. Tracking data shows Goodall reached the Atlantic coast of Florida last...

Starting April 3, 2026, Pinellas County will enforce a Modified Phase III “Extreme” Water Shortage Order. Residents can water lawns one day per week only — Tuesdays for even-numbered addresses and Thursdays for odd or no-address properties. Watering is allowed only between 12:01–4 a.m. or 8–11:59 p.m., and smaller...

Anh Ngoc Nguyen Tran PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Pinellas County detectives have issued a plea...

With 64 teams registered, the International Hot Rod Association produced-and-sanctioned St. Petersburg Grand Prix kicked off yesterday with testing for all classes and qualifying for the Pro Class 1 and Factory Stock categories. Beyond that exercise, most of the day’s activity focused on teams setting up for two days...

A controversial 21-story apartment tower planned for downtown St. Pete will move forward after the City Council voted Thursday to deny an appeal challenging its approval. The $134 million project, known as The Pelican, has been proposed by St. Pete-based Stadler Development and would replace seven existing apartment...

Alex Chamberlain, currently chef de cuisine at Michelin-starred Kōsen in Tampa, is exiting that kitchen to take the helm at Mei, a new French-Nordic-Japanese restaurant slated to open this spring in downtown St. Petersburg. The move brings serious culinary pedigree to St. Pete’s already surging dining core and marks...

Picture this: you’re sipping coffee on your porch in sunny Central Florida, when suddenly the ground decides to play hide-and-seek with your entire backyard. Florida’s limestone bedrock, prone to dissolving like sugar in rainwater, turns everyday spots into potential trapdoors. The U.S. Geological Survey flags the...

A Pinellas County teacher is focusing on gratitude after a lightning strike during a Thanksgiving trip to Peru nearly cost him his life.

LARGO, Fla. (WFLA) — A woman was injured in Largo on Friday after she was struck by a vehicle driven by her husband, police said. Officers with the Largo Police Department responded to a 911 call regarding a battery at 10150 Ulmerton Road. According to police, an investigation revealed...