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  1. FDA panel endorses lower-dose Moderna COVID shot for booster
    46 minutes ago• Health
    This Dec. 23, 2020, file photo shows a vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in the first round of staff vaccinations at a hospital in Denver. On Thursday, U.S. health advisers said that some Americans who received Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine should get a half-dose booster to bolster protection against the virus.
  2. Crist says he’d legalize marijuana and expunge records as governor
    2 hours ago• Politics
    U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, D-St. Petersburg, in July.
  3. Some Florida counties to pay more because of new election law
    3 hours ago• Politics
    A poll worker verifies a Vote-by-Mail ballot as a voter uses the official ballot drop box setup at the Stephen P. Clark Government Center polling station on October 19, 2020 in Miami, Florida.
  5. At Abandon Izakaya in Seminole, a chef’s table series with a big following finds a home
    3 hours ago• Food
    The team behind the popular chef's table dinner series Abandon Izakaya has opened a street food-themed brick-and-mortar restaurant in Seminole.
  6. Tampa agrees to $25 million for Straz Center expansion and renovation
    3 hours ago• Tampa
    Tampa City Council on Thursday agreed to a five-year $25 million commitment toward the expansion and renovation of the David A. Straz, Jr. Center for the Performing Arts.
  7. Tampa Taco Festival helping 50 vendors shake off COVID-19 struggles
    3 hours ago• News
    Three friends started the Taco Festival at Al Lopez Park and are hoping the third one Saturday will draw the biggest crowds yet. From left, Tatiana Cox-López, Florimar Galdón, and Yisenia Abrahantes.
  8. ‘As seen on TikTok’ is the new ‘As seen on TV’
    3 hours ago• Business
    A column of candy, left, featured in TikTok videos is displayed at It'Sugar candy store, Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, on the Upper East Side of New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
  9. US unemployment claims fall to lowest level since pandemic
    3 hours ago• Business
    A now hiring sign sits on a display in a clothing store Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, in Sioux Falls, S.D. The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell to its lowest level since the pandemic began, a sign the job market is still improving even as hiring has slowed in the past two months. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
  10. State health officials seek more funding to support growing marijuana industry
    4 hours ago• Business
    Florida health regulators are asking lawmakers for nearly $13 million to more than double the number of workers in the office that oversees medical marijuana issues.
  11. Hundreds are picking up litter in Clearwater, hoping to inspire new habits
    4 hours ago• Clearwater
    “I never thought I’d be up and picking up trash at 7 a.m. on a Thursday morning,” joked volunteer Melissa Hewett, 24, of Largo, as she worked at Clearwater's Eddie C. Moore Complex on Thursday. “It is crazy how much garbage is out here. Especially right in front of a garbage can.”
  12. St. Petersburg Black history museum has a new name and fundraising partner
    4 hours ago• History
    An architectural rendering of the future upgraded Woodson African American Museum of Florida.
  13. 2 St. Petersburg mothers were killed within a week — by the same man, police say
    5 hours ago• Crime
    Tyron Jackasal faces murder charges in connection with the shooting deaths of two women, both shot in cars and both believed not to be his intended targets.
  14. Tampa Bay area pets looking for forever homes
    5 hours ago• Pets
    Daisy and Luke at two of many young pets available for adoption this week.
  15. Drunk driver leads deputies on chase over Skyway and back, Sheriff’s Office says
    5 hours ago• St. Petersburg
    A Clearwater man was arrested early Thursday morning after leading deputies on a chase over the Sunshine Skyway Bridge and back in his Charger.
  16. Bill would outlaw local mask mandates in Florida
    Earlier today• Education
    Members of the Florida Senate fill the chamber during the 2020 legislative session. A Senate bill proposed for the 2022 session would make mask mandates illegal in the state.
  17. Panthers, skunks, otters, primates getting COVID-19 shots first at ZooTampa
    Earlier today• Health
    Skunks are among the animals first in line for COVID-19 vaccinations at ZooTampa.
  18. Florida lawmakers to limit public input before drawing redistricting maps
    Earlier today• Politics
    The Florida Legislature's redistricting hearing in Orlando, at the Bob Carr Performing Arts Centre downtown, in 2011.
  19. Firefighters find 2 dead in north Florida mobile home
    Earlier today• Florida
    Two died in a mobile home fire in Clay County.
  20. 46 dead in Taiwan apartment building blaze that raged for hours overnight
    Earlier today• Nation & World
    Fire and smoke pour from a building Thursday in Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan. Flames engulfed the 13-story building, killing dozens.
  21. 1 killed, 1 hurt when motorcycle collides with car in Pinellas Park
    Earlier today• Pinellas
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
  22. Florida’s fight over fines for school mask rules continues
    Earlier today• Education
    Opponents, left, and supporters of a mask mandate, right, square off outside the Pinellas County school district headquarters before the school board’s regular meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, in Largo.
  23. Stormy Daniels and her haunted doll looked for ghosts at a Safety Harbor restaurant
    Earlier today• Food
    Stormy Daniels and Justin Loupe, stars of the Spooky Babe Show, visited Safety Harbor eatery and movie theater Gigglewaters in September 2021.
  24. After long absence, Tampa’s port set for cruise ships’ return this weekend
    Earlier today• Business
    When it departs from Port Tampa Bay on Oct. 16, Royal Caribbean's Serenade of the Seas will be the first cruise ship to carry passengers out of Tampa since the start of the pandemic in March 2020.
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