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  1. Handyman pleads guilty to lesser charge in 2014 murder of Tarpon Springs doctor
    12 minutes ago• Crime
    Anton Stragaj, 44, pleaded guilty Thursday to a charge of accessory after the fact in the 2014 death of a Tarpon Springs doctor. Above, Stragaj is brought into a Clearwater courtroom for a hearing in January 2020.
  2. Ex-Rays manager Joe Maddon selling Tampa home, moving to Arizona
    18 minutes ago• Rays
    Former Rays manager Joe Maddon bought the historic Bayshore Boulevard home, once owned by former Bucs coach John McKay, in 2012.
  3. Florida’s ‘intellectual freedom’ law faces constitutional challenge
    26 minutes ago• Politics
    Police create a barrier between a group of protesters and Kaitlin Bennett, a gun rights advocate who hosts the Liberty Hangout show during her visit to the University of South Florida campus on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2020 in Tampa.
  5. Clearwater selects finalists for city manager, again
    1 hour ago• Clearwater
    The city of Clearwater’s welcome sign, Thursday, July 1, 2021 in Clearwater.
  6. DeSantis’ political team ramps up as his national star rises
    1 hour ago• Politics
    Gov. Ron DeSantis said parents should have the freedom to decide whether their children will wear masks in schools, during a news conference in Cape Coral on July 30, 2021.
  7. U.S. to probe Phoenix police over excessive force allegations
    2 hours ago• News
    Attorney General Merrick Garland, accompanied by Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Kristen Clarke, right, speaks at a news conference at the Department of Justice in Washington, Thursday to announce that the Department of Justice is opening an investigation into the city of Phoenix and the Phoenix Police Department.
  8. Tampa City Council sets 2035 goal for city’s clean energy transition
    2 hours ago• Tampa
    Tampa City Hall.
  9. $20,000 reward offered to find man accused of shooting woman with kids in car in St. Petersburg
    2 hours ago• Crime
    Eleni Peca, the mother of 27-year-old Joana Peca, speaks at a news conference at St. Petersburg police headquarters on Thursday to plead for help finding the man accused of fatally shooting her daughter. Police say Benjamin "Bambi" Williams, 38, shot Joana Peca in the face multiple times near Woodlawn Cemetery on Saturday while she held their four-month-old baby in her arms. Authorities are offering a $20,000 reward in the case. "We need justice," Peca said.
  10. Pinellas, Hillsborough Democrats urge schools to defy DeSantis on masks
    3 hours ago• Education
    Masked students take their seats in this image from a Pinellas County Schools video from 2020. The face coverings are not required for the 2021-22 school year, which begins next week. But Democratic Party officials, noting the recent spike in coronavirus cases, are urging school districts to change that.
  11. Longtime AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka dies at age 72
    3 hours ago• Nation & World
    In this April 4, 2017, file photo, AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka listens at the National Press Club in Washington. The longtime president of the AFL-CIO labor union has died. News of Richard Trumka’s death was announced Thursday by President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. Trumka was 72 and had been AFL-CIO president since 2009, after serving as the organization’s secretary-treasurer for 14 years.
  12. Florida’s pandemic bonuses won’t include governor’s logo, state says
    3 hours ago• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference on a remaining part of the Old Tamiami Trail roadbed, Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, near the Shark Valley Visitor Center in Miami. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
  13. Here’s how Pinellas, Pasco seniors and caregivers can get vaccinated
    3 hours ago• Health
    Nurse Annette Shelton of Med-Call Healthcare administers the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine to Bernice Wyche at Bethel Community Baptist Church in St. Petersburg on March 6.
  14. New study affirms that pandemic hits Hispanics harder than others
    4 hours ago• News
    A year ago, Brayan De los Rios, 40, lost his position as assistant manager at a Tampa restaurant because of the pandemic. He used savings, credit cards and money from friends to get by until he finally landed a new job.
  15. SeaWorld, Busch Gardens beat market estimates on attendance, revenue
    4 hours ago• Theme Parks
    SeaWorld Entertainment, the parent company of Busch Gardens, reported a second-quarter profit that more than doubled. And even attendance was down from 2019 highs, the company beat market expectations.
  16. Coast Guard offloads $1.4 billion in drugs at Florida port
    5 hours ago• Florida
    A U.S. Coast Guardsman stands watch near pallets of cocaine Thursday at Port Everglades in Fort Lauderdale. The Coast Guard offloaded drugs worth more than $1.4 billion.
  17. Grand jury indicts two men on murder charges in overdose deaths of South Beach tourists
    5 hours ago• Crime
    An undated photo of Christine Englehardt, 24, who authorities say was found dead inside a South Beach hotel room after being drugged and sexually assaulted.
  18. State considers offering vouchers to students at schools with mask mandates
    5 hours ago• Politics
    Opponents to mandatory school masking rules demonstrate before the Hillsborough County School Board meeting on May 18, 2021.
  19. The consequence of record-breaking manatee deaths: orphans
    5 hours ago• Environment
    Lisa Smith, animal care supervisor, feeds orphaned calves Soleil, left, and Calliope, right, at ZooTampa's David A. Straz, Jr. Manatee Critical Care Center on Friday, July 30, 2021.
  20. Pinellas company uses vending machines to sell art, odd items
    6 hours ago• Life & Culture
    Clues to a scavenger hunt through downtown St. Petersburg are among the oddball items found in a Lucid Vending machine.
  21. Tampa Bay area pets looking for loving homes
    6 hours ago• Pets
    Lil' Bear and Nellie are two of many animals hoping to find forever homes.
  22. Man accused of sexual battery, biting off top of woman’s ear on Gandy Beach
    Earlier today• Crime
    Kenneth Brabham has been arrested after witnesses reported seeing a man chasing a woman as she ran across Gandy Boulevard early Wednesday morning, screaming that the man was trying to sexually batter her, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.
  23. Spirit Airlines cancellations: Some Tampa flights resume, others stay grounded
    Earlier today• Business
    Passengers board a Spirit Airlines plane at Tampa International Airport on Nov. 19, 2019. After days of slowdowns, a few Spirit flights into and out of Tampa resumed as scheduled on Thursday, although at least 20 more remained canceled.
  24. Downtown Tampa businesses offered $5,000 grants for outdoor improvements
    Earlier today• Business
    A view of downtown Tampa from above St. Andrew's Episcopal Church on June 2.
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