Feeding Tampa Bay’s #SNAPChallenge highlights growing burden of grocery prices
Feeding Tampa Bay's #SNAPChallenge highlights growing burden of grocery prices. Nonprofit warns proposed federal budget cuts could heighten food insecurity in our area.
‘She lives in heaven now’: FEMA delivers trailer to dead woman’s address
A FEMA trailer is delivered months after hurricanes hit Tampa Bay, dozens of miles from the hardest hit areas, to a property the I-Team has learned is registered to a dead woman.
Florida Attorney General Announces the Rescue of 60 Missing Children, Arrest of 8 Suspects
TAMPA, Fla. — Sixty missing or endangered children were rescued in the Tampa Bay area as part of a multi-agency crackdown on child exploitation and trafficking, officials announced Tuesday. Dubbed “Operation Dragon Eye,” the joint effort was led by the U.S. Marshals Service and supported by 20 partner agencies,...
The Enormous Flea Market In Florida That’s Almost Too Good To Be True
Some people see piles of used stuff and head for the nearest exit, but others—the treasure hunters, the haggle enthusiasts, the culinary adventurers—they see unlimited potential in those same heaps. The Plant City Farm & Flea Market stands as a monument to this second group, a sprawling wonderland...
Sentencing phase in Ronnie Walker death penalty case begins Thursday
TAMPA, Fla. - Ronnie Walker will soon find out whether he'll be sentenced to die for murdering a 14-year-old girl in Tampa more than three years ago. A jury convicted Walker of first-degree murder in the high-profile case earlier this week. Case against Ronnie Walker. The backstory:. In May 2022,...
Man in ‘fear for his safety’ fatally shoots another man: Tampa police
A man who claimed he was in "fear for his safety" fatally shot another man in Tampa on Sunday morning, the Tampa Police Department said.
‘It’s going to be big’: Businesses prepare for St. Pete Pride
Thousands of people are expected to fill the streets of St. Petersburg for this weekend's Pride celebrations.
This Remote Island Fort in Florida Is Only Reachable by Ferry and Surrounded by...
If you’ve ever dreamed of exploring a deserted island with a 19th-century brick fort and snorkeling just steps from the shore, Dry Tortugas National Park is calling your name. Tucked 70 miles west of Key West in the Gulf of Mexico, this off-the-radar gem feels like stepping into another era — or a vivid daydream.
This Oceanfront Garden in Key West Hides a Secret Fortress and a Wild Collection...
Step through the thick, coral rock walls of an old Civil War-era fort and you'll find a bloom-filled paradise that seems plucked from a dream. At the Key West Garden Club, history and horticulture collide in the most unexpected way — with butterflies fluttering between bromeliads and salty breezes swirling through banyan trees.
YMCA coming to Wesley Chapel
Officials recently broke ground on a YMCA fitness center in Wesley Chapel. State of play: The $35 million Mary W. Sierra Family YMCA is rising at 4379 Wellbeing Way, just south of BayCare Hospital Wesley Chapel. It will include a gym, several pools, group exercise studios, a childcare area, "spa-inspired" locker...
