Saint Petersburg FL

The St. Petersburg Police Department (SPPD) said it is investigating a car crash where one person was found shot inside a vehicle.

A Duke Energy contractor was taken to the hospital Thursday after he was electrocuted, according to Largo authorities.

After a storied career working as a financial crimes investigator for the FBI, Stephen Firestone is uniquely suited for his job as head of the West Hillsborough County office of Seniors Vs. Crime, an initiative under the Florida Attorney General's Office.

One restaurant faced temporary closure among 14 establishments cited for the most violations during June 2025 inspections across Pinellas County. The Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation conducted 220 inspections throughout the county in the past month, with 150 restaurants passing their initial...

ST PETERSBURG - A man's shoplifting arrest turned into more serious charges when he lied to the police officers taking him to jail. Niels Faaborg was observed taking a perfume tester and some facial cream from the Dillards Department store on 22nd Avenue North on Tuesday. The loss prevention team observed Faaborg...

St. Petersburg must remove and prohibit street murals honoring the city’s diversity and inclusivity, along with any other roadway and sidewalk art, or potentially lose state funding. An internal Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) memo dated June 30 highlights the state’s prohibition of pavement or surface...

TREASURE ISLAND, Fla. — The city of Treasure Island hosted a public meeting Wednesday night, detailing an approved beach renourishment project. While already approved, some residents still oppose the idea. Those homeowners say they are unconvinced about signing an easement, saying the last renourishment project did...

Residential neighborhoods in St. Petersburg could soon see 10-story mixed-use buildings adjacent to single-family homes, following changes to the state’s Live Local Act. Districts and structures designated as historic after Jan. 1, 2000, are not exempt from the increased density allowances provided by Senate Bill...

In an innovative move to foster youth education, the City of St. Petersburg, in partnership with the University of South Florida, has introduced a new program designed to provide middle schoolers with an immersive learning experience in marine science, entrepreneurship, and digital marketing. This initiative,...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It’s not necessarily a competition between boys and girls when it comes to reading, but if it were a competition, girls would win. For the 2023-2024 school year, Florida’s Department of Education reports a 6% gap between female and male students on English Language Arts achievement.