LARGO, 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 enrollmentPALMETTO, Fla. — Despite some pushback from the community, members of the Palmetto City Commission voted 4-1 Monday to adopt a new curfew ordinance for minors. What You…
Read more Despite some public objections, Palmetto approves teen curfewST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — They’re being called a potentially transformative change to transportation in Tampa Bay. While it’s uncertain when advanced air mobility aircraft (AAM) will start carrying…
Read more Council hears recommendations from advanced air mobility task forcePINELLAS COUNTY, Fla, — St. Petersburg city officials are one step closer to developing a plan about what improvements will take place for miles of seawall around the…
Read more City officials use first meeting to take stock of city seawallsST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — It was a Night to Shine at the St. Petersburg Coliseum Friday night. The Tim Tebow Foundation held its annual prom for people with…
Read more Night to Shine lights up Pinellas for third yearST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Thirty-five years after it was first discussed, a decision on merging three of Tampa Bay’s metropolitan planning organizations may be on the horizon. “We…
Read more Decision approaching on possible Tampa Bay MPO mergerST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — People who live at the Elements on Third apartment complex say they’ve dealt with everything from maintenance issues to a possible water shut-off that…
Read more Foreclosure complaint filed against Elements on Third ownerST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Measles cases are spiking nationwide according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The latest case identified in Tampa Bay is a student…
Read more Measles case reported at St. Petersburg Catholic High SchoolTAMPA, Fla. — Beginning today, the Florida Dept. of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles will only offer driver’s license knowledge and skills tests for drivers in English. Previously, the exams…
Read more Driver’s license exams only in English starting FridaySARASOTA, Fla. — Information from the Florida Department of Agriculture shows that the state’s recent bout of cold weather may have caused more than $1 billion in losses…
Read more Florida Agriculture Commissioner says cold caused up to $1.5B in crop damagesTAMPA — The Tampa Sports Authority discussed the potential for a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium at their meeting on Tuesday, but no vote was taken. Instead of…
Read more Tampa Sports Authority raises questions about proposed Tampa Bay Rays ballparkTAMPA, Fla. — Nearly three months after four people were killed and more than a dozen injured in a fatal Ybor City crash, the community had the chance…
Read more “Something has to be done” – public weighs in on Ybor City road safetyTAMPA, Fla. — The Florida Dept. of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announced that starting on Friday, February 6, it will only offer driving knowledge and skills tests…
Read more FLHSMV says driver’s license exams will only be offered in EnglishTAMPA, Fla. — “Shiver me timbers” may take on a whole new meaning this Gasparilla, as temperatures are expected to drop while the winds pick up Saturday, the…
Read more Businesses prep for a cold, windy GasparillaOLDSMAR, Fla. — Oldsmar Elementary parents and students heard what a possible K-8 expansion could mean for them at a meeting Monday evening. That recommendation is just part…
Read more K-8 plan met with support, questions at Oldsmar ElementaryST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The St. Petersburg Tenants Union is calling on the city to take over The Morgan Apartments. That’s the property that was in danger of…
Read more Advocates push for city to take over troubled apartment complex in St. PetePINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — A flood relief project in the works for years in Tarpon Springs recently took another step forward. The city commission approved an agreement in…
Read more Major flood mitigation plan moves forward in Tarpon SpringsTAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay’s public radio and television stations are looking at how they’ll move forward without the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. After Congress voted to defund…
Read more Public media look to future after Corporation for Public Broadcasting dissolvesNEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — Students across Tampa Bay head back to school next week following winter break. The CEO of Pasco Kids First, a child advocacy center,…
Read more Child advocates brace for post-holiday spike in abuse reportsPASCO COUNTY, Fla. — Tampa Bay’s first recovery high school is marking a milestone in the new year. Victory High School held its grand opening five years ago…
Read more Tampa Bay’s first recovery high school marks five years in 2026