ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A new class of pilots hopes to elevate the St. Petersburg Police Department’s drone program. This week, the department hosted another round of training…
Read more Drone hive and new pilots fuel expansion for St. Petersburg Police DepartmentST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A St. Petersburg City Council committee took the first steps on Thursday to potentially give voters the chance in November to approve an expansion of…
Read more St. Pete wants to expand the Maritime and Defense Technology HubPINELLAS PARK, Fla. — Sprowls Horizon Sports Park in Pinellas Park is hosting its grand opening this weekend after years of planning. The complex has six baseball and softball…
Read more Sprowls Horizon Sports Park hosts its grand opening this weekendST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is under fire about the way she handled the Epstein file release. And the people speaking out are some of…
Read more Attorney asks Stetson Law School to denounce Pam BondiST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Logan Cappelli is a Coast Guard veteran and also a student at St. Pete College in Pinellas County and thanks to the Post-9/11 GI Bill, or Chapter…
Read more Veteran students hope for changes to the Post-9/11 GI BillST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The immediate past president of the Shore Acres Civic Association, Kevin Batdorf, has pitched lawmakers on a big idea to install a retractable wall at…
Read more Could a retractable wall in Tampa Bay prevent storm surge flooding?ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — With the festivities around the St. Pete Grand Prix come a lot of food, but not all of it gets prepared and served. That’s…
Read more Surplus food from the St. Pete Grand Prix to be distributed to those in needLARGO, Fla. — Tuesday, the Pinellas County Schools board unanimously approved a series of proposals to close and consolidate a handful of schools. The move, the district officials say, will…
Read more School board OKs closings, consolidations to adjust to declining enrollmentPINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Parents and students at a handful of Pinellas County schools should have a final answer Tuesday night on whether their school will be closing…
Read more Final word on Pinellas schools closings and consolidations TuesdayST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Neighbors in a St. Petersburg neighborhood say drivers are speeding down their residential street to get to and from a gas station and that…
Read more Neighbors concerned about gas station traffic on St. Petersburg streetST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Protesters gathered in downtown St. Petersburg on Sunday to call for an end to the war in Ukraine. What You Need To Know Protesters marched…
Read more Protesters march in support of Ukraine as four year anniversary approachesPINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — Pinellas County officials say there is still hurricane recovery funding available from the $813 million it received through a community block grant last fall.…
Read more Federal funding still available for hurricane recovery in Pinellas CountyPINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — The Bayside Bridge officially gets a new name on Tuesday. The county is renaming the bridge the Dillinger McCabe Bayside Bridge. The new name…
Read more Bayside Bridge to take on new name Tuesday in honor of long-time attorneysST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — When it comes to organ donations and those in need of a transplant, numbers show there are some serious racial disparities. What You Need To…
Read more Advocates in Tampa Bay push to close racial gap in organ donationST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — New data shows violent crime was down in 2025 in the Tampa Bay area. The city of St. Petersburg had the lowest number of homicides in nearly…
Read more St. Petersburg police chief says programs have kept youth crime downST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Leaving the military and adjusting to civilian life can be difficult for veterans. That’s why organizations like Club 214 Land & Sea try to host…
Read more Vets organization aims to bring in younger veteransPINELLAS PARK, Fla. — Grassroots racing has a charm to it. Robert Yoho can recall working at Showtime Speedway in Pinellas County as a kid. What You Need…
Read more Showtime Speedway keeps grassroots racing alive in Pinellas CountyCLEARWATER, Fla. — With physical therapy you get out what you put in. Sonny Harriel, 75, doesn’t just tell his patients that, the physical therapy tech lives it in…
Read more 75-year-old Clearwater physical therapy tech has no plans to retirePINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — This year when filing taxes, those who receive tips could get more money back in their pocket. A study from Yale University says about…
Read more Filing taxes? ‘No tax on tips’ provision could affect thousands locallyST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — For a long time, Paloma House owner and founder Sophie Moenter had a goal: create a space where motherhood, wellness, work and connection could…
Read more Paloma House, a women-centered community, opens in St. Pete
