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  1. Hillsborough to open cold weather shelters as temps plunge into 40s
    47 minutes ago• Hillsborough
    Hillsborough County is opening cold weather shelters on Tuesday evening as a cold front is expected to drop temperatures into the 40s. This photos shows people seeking shelter at Hyde Park Methodist Church on Dec. 23 in Tampa during a cold spell.
  2. As your abandoned Florida sweater, these are my demands
    56 minutes ago• Opinion
    It's sweater season, Tampa Bay. Do you know where your single sweater is?
  3. Tampa actor is ‘King of the B Movies’ with over 200 credits
    3 hours ago• Movies
    Joel Wynkoop, 63, poses for a portrait at Tampa Bay Community Network in Tampa.
  5. Florida high school principal reassigned over transgender student athlete
    4 hours ago• Education
    A student publication at an Orange County high school has come under fire for including information about Florida's law requiring students to use restrooms according to their biological sex at birth.
  6. DeSantis and Newsom health care policies could be front and center in their debate
    5 hours ago• Politics
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, left, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom.
  7. What it is like at St. Pete’s Derby Lane, 3 years after greyhound racing ended?
    5 hours ago• Entertainment
    An aerial drone view of the former dog racing track and score board at Derby Lane, 10490 Gandy Blvd. N. Almost three years after greyhound racing has ended, the track is now filled in with grass and is remarkably well tended to.
  8. Florida grand jury calls for more state efforts to curb illegal immigration
    Yesterday• Politics
    Gabriela Ibarra joins her daughters Kathy Camacho, 12, and Ashley Cruz, 18, as they listen to speakers at the "Freedom For All" rally in Homestead, on Saturday, July 1, 2023.
  9. Judge orders Ybor shooting suspect to stay jailed
    Yesterday• Crime
    Tyrell Phillips, a suspect in a deadly shooting in Ybor City on Oct. 29, is seen as he is brought into the courtroom for a detention hearing at the Hillsborough County criminal courthouse annex, 401 N Jefferson St, Tampa, on Monday.
  10. Arrest made in Tampa fatal stabbings of girl, 14, and woman
    Yesterday• Crime
    Tampa police said on Monday that a man suspected of stabbing to death a woman and a 14-year-old girl on Sunday has been arrested in Maryland.
  11. Florida official lay ‘dead or dying’ for 24 minutes in a governor’s office hall, per report
    Yesterday• Politics
    Pete Antonacci, seen here in 2009, was chosen by Gov. Ron DeSantis in 2022 to lead the state’s new Office of Election Crimes and Security.
  12. Dakin Dairy Farms, one of Manatee County’s last dairies, is for sale
    Yesterday• Business
    Georgia Southwestern State University's campus in Americus features a bronze statue of former First Lady Rosalynn Carter. Hyosub Shin / Hyosub.Shin@ajc.com
  13. Pinellas County’s animal shelter needs homes for dogs during renovation
    Yesterday• Pets
    From left: Chobani, Harrison and Ghost are staged in kennels where they remained available for adoption on Monday, Nov 27, 2023, at Pinellas County Animal Services on Ulmerton Road in the Largo area.
  14. Sinkhole opens under Busch Gardens wastewater pond, dumps 2.5 million gallons below
    Yesterday• Environment
    A sinkhole recently opened under a wastewater treatment pond at Busch Gardens, dumping an estimated 2.5 million gallons of treated wastewater.
  15. Coldest weather in months expected in Tampa Bay this week
    Yesterday• weather
    The coldest weather since January is expected early this week when temperatures are expected to fall into the 40s in Tampa Bay and the 30s in some areas of the Nature Coast. In January, Goldie Limon, 1, of Clearwater, reached to help her mother, Jessica Limon, left, after selecting oranges while visiting the Dunedin Downtown Market with her parents.
  16. After takeover, Crystal is back in Florida with a revamped cruise ship
    Yesterday• Business
    The refurbished Crystal Serenity cruise ship arrived to PortMiami on Nov. 2, 2023.
  17. Hillsborough DUI crackdown during Thanksgiving week nets 44 arrests
    Yesterday• Crime
    A crackdown on drunken driving during Thanksgiving week resulted in 44 arrests, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office reported on Monday.
  18. Things to do: Top Tampa Bay area events for Nov. 27-Dec. 3
    Yesterday• Things To Do
    Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats perform at 97X Next Big Thing in 2018 at the MidFlorida Credit Union Amphitheatre in Tampa. This year, the station has moved the show to The Sound in Clearwater's Coachman Park.
  19. Gift shop at Wesley Chapel’s Krate closing after slow summer sales
    Yesterday• Business
    All Good Things Gifts at the KRATE Container Park pictured on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 in Wesley Chapel. The store is closing due to a dip in sales during the summertime.
  20. Families enjoy Winter Village along Tampa’s Riverwalk
    Yesterday• Photos
    Robyn Spotts, in background on left, her daughter Rowan, 6, and friends, Molly Glassman and her son, Isaac Glassman, 5, are all pictured after a few laps on the ice rink at the Winter Village at Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023 in Tampa. The families first visited the Glazer Children’s Museum before hitting the ice rink. “We didn’t last long there and we are not lasting long here,” Robyn Spotts said regarding their limited success on ice skates.
  21. Biggest, oldest and most: Some surprising record setters in Tampa Bay
    Yesterday• Life & Culture
    The Museum of the American Arts and Crafts Movement in St. Petersburg is the only museum in the world dedicated to that period.
  22. Court weighs if Tampa rapper’s jury should be unanimous on death penalty
    Yesterday• Crime
    Billy Adams III appears in a Hillsborough courtroom in February after he was accused of fatally shooting 22-year-old Alana Sims, who was pregnant.
  23. Didn’t finish college? Florida ‘completion coaches’ try to help.
    Yesterday• Education
    Tansheka Riggins, a student at St. Petersburg College, meets in person for the first time with her completion coach, Matt Smith, who works for local nonprofit LEAP Tampa Bay.
  24. This Pinellas town banned shark fishing on its beaches. What’s next?
    Yesterday• Environment
    In June, a dead tiger shark washed up on Indian Shores, prompting town leaders to pass a ban on shark fishing from land.
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