Saint Petersburg FL

PINELLAS – Two Clearwater women were arrested on February 26, 2026, on felony animal cruelty charges after deputies say a small dog was thrown from a moving vehicle in Pinellas County. According to a Complaint/Arrest Affidavit filed in the Pinellas County Circuit Court, twins, Tracey Denise Fitzgerald, 54, and...

FLORIDA — The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a homicide after a man died early Sunday morning in Seffner. Deputies said they responded just before 12:30 a.m. to reports of a fight in the area of Black Dairy Road. When deputies arrived, they found a man suffering from upper body trauma. He was...

There is a small, no-frills diner in St. Petersburg, Florida, where the smell of wood smoke drifts through the air every time someone opens the door. On Fridays, the parking lot fills up fast, and the line of regulars stretches out toward the street. People who grew up in the...

You know that feeling when your GPS says you’ve arrived, but you’re pretty sure you’ve just entered a time portal?. That’s exactly what happens when you pull up to the Florida Railroad Museum in Parrish, a tiny town tucked between Tampa and Sarasota that most people blow past on their way to somewhere else.

FLORIDA — A strengthening upper-level ridge is expanding across the Southeast, with the core of a developing heat dome centered over Florida, where temperatures near 90 degrees are projected for Tampa, Miami, and surrounding areas late next week. Heat Dome Building Across the Southeast. Forecast imagery shows a...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The four-time IndyCar Series Champion and 2011 IndyCar St. Pete Grand Prix winner Dario Franchitti is making his first NASCAR start since 2008 and competing in his first nationally sanctioned race of any kind since 2013. That’s the power of his longtime friend, seven-time NASCAR...

A woman was recently arrested after a shooting at a Tampa home. The post Woman Arrested after Shooting at Tampa Home appeared first on West Orlando News .

When locals and visitors in Pinellas County, Florida, decide to step away from their kitchen counters and dine out, it’s reassuring to know that many area restaurants are not only meeting inspection standards but doing so perfectly. Inspections conducted by the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation...

A Central Florida woman was arrested in a fatal vehicle versus pedestrian crash. The post Central Florida Woman Arrested in Fatal Vehicle Versus Pedestrian Crash appeared first on West Orlando News .

The St. Petersburg City Council gave the green light Feb. 19 to buy a 0.86-mile spur of railroad tracks to create a recreational trail connecting the Historic Gas Plant District, home to Tropicana Field, to Fifth Avenue North. The council voted unanimously to support buying the line from CSX Transportation...