Saint Petersburg FL

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 […]

The City of St. Petersburg's Public Works departments have received full accreditation from the American Public Works Association (APWA), confirming their adherence to nationally recognized standards in public service. According to the city's statement, the Engineering & Capital Improvements, Fleet Management,...

PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) —Several police departments will be out in full force this weekend to conduct a DUI prevention operation in Pinellas County. The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office said the operation will run from 7 p.m. on Saturday, August 30, to 5 a.m. on Sunday, August 31. In addition to the sheriff’s...

The bleach-blond, spiky-haired Mayor of Flavortown is no stranger to Central Florida. With a Chicken Guy! outpost in Wesley Chapel and several Food Network features over the years, we can't help but accept the fact that the man knows his hometown eats. Guy Fieri's most well-known celebrity chef endeavor, TV...