Hillsborough County Sheriff: Riverview Man Arrested After Three Years Of Abuse Involving 15-Year-Old
Karl Slazinski RIVERVIEW, Fla. – A 41-year-old Riverview man faces multiple felony charges following a...
Veteran music program helps veterans heal
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Healing for veterans doesn't always come through medicine; it can also come through music. A new music program at Bay Pines VA Healthcare System is giving vets new ways to express themselves. "I've always been someone that loved music but I really started to notice...
USF Joins Feds In High-Stakes War On Tampa Bay Traffickers
University of South Florida researchers are moving their homegrown technology straight into the heart of federal human-trafficking work, after signing a formal agreement Friday with Homeland Security Investigations. The memorandum of understanding brings USF’s BRIGHT Project platform into HSI offices in Tampa and Miami
Thunderstorms for Tampa Bay and Southwest Florida
TAMPA BAY, Florida – The National Weather Service Tampa Bay forecasts increasing cloudiness with scattered to numerous mainly afternoon/evening showers and thunderstorms developing today, Saturday, May 23, 2026, across west central and southwest Florida. Best chances for rain will be from Tampa southward. High temperat
Officials: Teens suspected in fires, vandalism at Palm Harbor park
PALM HARBOR, Fla. — Authorities are investigating a series of vandalism incidents, including small fires, at Pop Stansell Park in Palm Harbor. Palm Harbor Fire Rescue and the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office say multiple suspicious fires have been intentionally set inside a restroom at the park in recent months. The mo
The Florida Highway Patrol is searching for a motorcyclist who lost their passenger in...
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Dashcam video from a Florida Highway Patrol patrol car shows a motorcycle pursuit along 38th Avenue North in St. Petersburg, according to authorities. The rider, wearing a black helmet, was traveling with a passenger in a white helmet. Investigators say the motorcyclist turned into a 16th Street
Former St. Petersburg council member honored for restoration project
Robert Blackmon, who served on the St. Petersburg City Council from 2020 to 2022, is also a local real estate developer. Blackmon and his family were behind the restoration and rehabilitation of the former Standard Oil station, at the corner of 4th Street S. and 24th Avenue, in St. Petersburg’s Harbordale neighborhood.
Friday night budget lights: Spending details released after a week of closed-door meetings
After a week of behind-the-scenes negotiations, budget writers for the Florida House and Senate met Friday afternoon and early evening and produced apparent agreements on a $50 million investment for a Tampa Bay Rays stadium, pay raises for targeted state employees, and money for a state emergency fund. The chambers m
Teen Dead, 16-Year-Old Arrested After Triple-Teen Ambush On St. Petersburg Street
Kenneth Washington ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – A 14-year-old boy has died and a 16-year-old is...
BJ’s Wholesale Club expanding in Florida with 3 new locations
BJ’s Wholesale Club announced Friday that it is expanding in Florida with three new locations.

















