Saint Petersburg FL

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...

Two destructive hurricanes — Helene and Milton — tore through Gulf Coast counties in Florida in fall 2024, causing tens of billions of dollars in damage. The storms also caused residents to leave, according to population estimates released Thursday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Pinellas County lost almost...

A Hillsborough County deputy accused of kidnapping a woman at gunpoint and assaulting her this week has been charged in connection to a similar incident that happened last year.

FLORIDA — A fast-moving cold front is expected to sweep across central Florida on Saturday, bringing a sharp increase in wind speeds, cloudy skies, and scattered rain showers by the evening hours. Forecasters warn that wind gusts could reach or exceed 45 mph in some areas, especially along the...

Shocking videos from Miami, Orlando, and Tampa show disoriented patients wandering in gowns and wristbands—some with IV tape still on—after hospital discharge. Outrage is exploding online, while advocates call the practice a “death sentence” for people with open wounds, dementia, or untreated mental illness. The...

Pinellas County’s roads are buzzing with opportunity right now. Whether you’re into local deliveries or long-haul trucking, there are several solid driving jobs hiring fast.