St. Pete Looks at Creating City-Run Power Company to Replace Duke Energy
City leaders voted 2-1 to draft a plan asking for study proposals - a move that could end St. Petersburg's 100-year relationship with Duke Energy in 2026. Families saw their power bills jump 11% from 2023 to 2024, pushing rates way above Florida's average. This increase sparked more calls from residents to break away...
‘Alligator Alcatraz’ lawsuit goes to court, DOGE auditors to visit St. Pete, and tenants...
Good evening, Tampa Bay. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. It will be another hot and humid one for Wednesday with highs in the mid 90s. It will feel like the low 100s when you factor...
Funeral service for Pinellas County Schools Police Sergeant
Pinellas County students and staff are honoring the life of a district police officer, Tuesday.
Former teacher opens children’s bookstore in St. Pete
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla - A former teacher missed reading books to students, so she created The Story Garden, where she can do just that. "That was really my what I enjoyed most about teaching," The Story Garden owner Megan Kotsko said. "I missed helping children discover books and become readers and writers."
Hundreds of St. Pete residents could have water turned off over ‘unpaid bills from...
The City of St. Petersburg notified residents living at the Morgan on 54th Avenue South, and at the Elements on Third on 3rd Avenue North that they could lose water service if the bills are not paid by the owner.
1 injured, 2 detained after shooting in Tampa: HCSO
Authorities are investigating a shooting on Tuesday in the 12000 block of Saint James Place in Tampa.
Pinellas completes $5.6 million animal shelter project
The former and future pets housed by Pinellas County Animal Services now have a new medical hospital and kennel building built to withstand a Category 4 hurricane. A recently completed $5.6 million renovation project also added air conditioning and larger kennels. The animals will hear relaxing music from a new audio...
Sheriff’s Office Divers Find Domestic Violence Suspect Hiding In Body Of Water
A domestic violence suspect in Florida was found hiding in a body of water, and aerial video shows multiple deputies working to wrestle him to shore. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to Key Biscayne Drive just north of Tampa on Saturday after a domestic violence suspect fled into a...
Hit-and-run victim asking for help to find driver who left the scene
A hit-and-run crash victim is searching for the driver who left the scene of a crash last week. He's hoping the community can help.
Hillsborough deputies and FWC rescue stranded boaters and pets from river blockade
TAMPA, Fla. (CBS12) — Two dogs and two people were rescued from a sunken boat in mid-July by the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO). On July 24, at about 8:25 p.m., HCSO's dive boat was launched to rescue the stranded boaters in Morris Bridge Park, but a fallen tree had blocked the river.
