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  1. DeSantis calls for an end to annual spring testing in Florida schools
    Just now• Education
    Gov. Ron DeSantis called for the end of spring Florida Standards Assessments during a Sept. 14, 2021, news conference in Miami.
  2. Is it better to buy or rent in Tampa Bay? Both come with hurdles
    19 minutes ago• Business
    Renter Silvie Johnson poses for a portrait with her son Aiden Hille in front of their apartment on Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 in Pinellas Park.
  3. Startup behind ‘WaterCube,’ aimed at water scarcity, picks Tampa for HQ
    33 minutes ago• Business
    A WaterCube is set up for display at Port Tampa Bay prior to Genesis Systems' Sept. 14 announcement that it is relocating its global headquarters from Kansas City to Tampa.
  5. 2 teens killed, 2 injured in central Florida rollover crash
    34 minutes ago• Breaking News
    Two teenagers were killed and two others injured in a rollover crash, the Florida Highway Patrol said.
  6. Florida jurors dismissed after clerk’s ‘do the crime, do the time’ comment
    3 hours ago• Florida
    A statement from the office of Brenda Forman said the Broward court clerk's comments to prospective jurors "were taken out of context."
  7. Schooling during quarantine is proving tough for Florida
    3 hours ago• Education
    The University of Florida cracked the top five in a new ranking of national public universities for 2022.
  8. Former officers who allegedly violated George Floyd’s rights to be arraigned
    4 hours ago• Crime
    FILE - This combination of photos provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, shows from left, former Minneapolis police officers Derek Chauvin, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao. The former Minneapolis police officers charged with violating George Floyd's civil rights are scheduled to be arraigned in federal court Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. (Hennepin County Sheriff's Office via AP File)
  9. ‘Dolphin Tale’ didn’t change Winter, but it changed her Clearwater home
    4 hours ago• Movies
    Winter the bottlenose dolphin swims in a tank at Clearwater Marine Aquarium. Winter became widely known for having a prosthetic tail after being found entangled in a crab trap line in Mosquito Lagoon near Cape Canaveral on Florida's east coast on Dec. 10, 2005. Injuries from the crab trap resulted in the loss of her tail.
  10. Nicholas, now a tropical storm after landfall, may cause deadly flash floods
    4 hours ago• Hurricane
    People shield their face from wind and sand ahead of Tropical Storm Nicholas, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, on the North Packery Channel Jetty in Corpus Christi, Texas. Lifeguards paroled the beach to warn people of the upcoming conditions. (Annie Rice/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)
  11. Will Lisset Hanewicz be the first Hispanic on St. Petersburg City Council?
    4 hours ago• Elections
    Former prosecutor and trial lawyer and Crescent Lake neighborhood advocate Lisset Hanewicz has filed for the District 4 St. Petersburg City Council seat being vacated by Darden Rice.
  12. Richard Krueger is definitely not dead, no matter what his bank said.
    4 hours ago• Business
    Richard Krueger has been a longtime customer with Bank of America.
  13. How Ken Welch can win the St. Petersburg mayor’s race
    5 hours ago• Politics
    St. Petersburg Mayoral candidate Ken Welch talks with the media after voting along with his family at Lake Vista Recreation Center, 1401 62nd Ave S, during the St Petersburg primary election day on Aug. 24 in St. Petersburg.
  14. How Robert Blackmon can win the St. Petersburg mayor’s race
    5 hours ago• Politics
    St. Petersburg Mayoral candidate Robert Blackmon waves to potential voters in their vehicles along with his supporters on 4th Street and 22nd Ave S, on primary election day Aug. 24 in St. Petersburg.
  15. As quarantines mount, students, teachers struggle to keep up
    5 hours ago• Education
    Boca Ciega High School senior Matthew McCrary, 17, works on algebra homework for his liberal arts math class while his cat, KiKi, explores the dining room table on Monday. McCrary is concerned that his lesson plans have been interrupted because so many teachers are being quarantined.
  16. Capitol rally seeks to rewrite deadly Jan. 6 attack by exalting rioters
    Earlier today• Latest News
    U.S. Capitol Police Chief Thomas Manger, joined at left by Assistant Chief Yogananda Pittman, heads to a closed-door meeting with congressional leaders for a briefing as security officials prepare for a Sept. 18 demonstration by supporters of the people arrested in the Jan. 6 riot, at the Capitol in Washington, Monday, Sept. 13, 2021. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
  17. Billie Eilish, Amanda Gorman, Lil Nas X dazzle at Met Gala
    Earlier today• Entertainment
    Billie Eilish attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion" exhibition on Monday, Sept. 13, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
  18. Nicholas gets stronger, threatens to hit Texas as hurricane
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    People shield their faces from wind and sand ahead of Tropical Storm Nicholas, Monday on the North Packery Channel Jetty in Corpus Christi, Texas. Lifeguards paroled the beach to warn people of the upcoming conditions.
  19. Speakers at DeSantis event share vaccine misinformation
    Yesterday• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at an event in West Palm Beach earlier this month, touting the benefits shown by the Regeneron monoclonal antibody treatment offered at pop-up clinics throughout the state.
  20. Hyde Park strip plaza evacuated after carbon monoxide leak, Tampa officials say
    Yesterday• Breaking News
    Tampa Fire Rescue responds to a carbon monoxide leak in Hyde Park on Monday afternoon.
  21. Democrats seek corporate, wealthy tax hikes for $3.5T rebuilding plan
    Yesterday• News
    In this Sept. 9 photo, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal, D-Mass., presides over a markup hearing to craft the Democrats' Build Back Better Act, massive legislation that is a cornerstone of President Joe Biden's domestic agenda, at the Capitol in Washington.
  22. Clearwater man dies after catching coronavirus in Pinellas jail
    Yesterday• Health
    The entrance to the Pinellas County Jail complex in Clearwater. An inmate at the jail died in the hospital after he caught the coronavirus while at the jail.
  23. West Shore Interchange project moved up to 2023, DeSantis announces
    Yesterday• Business
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a news conference Monday, Sept. 13, 2021 in Tampa. Gov. DeSantis spoke about the continued Howard Franklin Bridge expansion project and the fast-tracking of other area roadway projects.
  24. Man accused of hacking, selling login credentials of Tampa Bay residents, others
    Yesterday• Crime
    A photo of Glib Oleksandr Ivanov-Tolpintsev included in the criminal complaint.
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