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  1. Subtropical Storm Patty forms, 2 other systems with chance of development in Caribbean
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    A tropical depression is likely to form in the Caribbean Sea as soon as this weekend, while Subtropical Storm Patty formed in the Atlantic.
  2. UCF student among 2 killed in downtown Orlando mass shooting
    Yesterday• Breaking News
    The two people killed early Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, in a mass shooting in downtown Orlando have been identified as Timothy Schmidt Jr., 19, and Tyrek Hill, 25, according to the Orlando Police Department.
  3. Debris removal in Indian Rocks Beach expected to cost $1.5M, officials say
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    Debris is seen in front of homes along Gulf Boulevard in Indian Rocks Beach on Oct. 13.
  5. Contractors raise prices for hurricane debris removal in Seminole
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    Workers use an excavator to remove trash and debris from homes along Gulf Boulevard in Redington Beach on Oct. 6.
  6. Hemp shops and Florida GOP align against recreational marijuana
    Yesterday• Elections
    Havana Hemp flower is on display during the CHAMPS Trade Show at the Broward County Convention Center on Thursday, Oct. 17, 2024, in Fort Lauderdale
  7. Tests show some Florida hemp products are potent, have pesticides
    Yesterday• Elections
    Industrial hemp plants grow in a greenhouse at the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Mid-Florida Research& Education Center in Apopka, on Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2019.
  8. Not knowing all the results on election night is normal. Here’s why.
    Yesterday• Elections
    Bartender Sam Schilke watches election results on television at a bar and grill on Nov. 3, 2020, in Portland, Ore.
  9. Wesley Chapel to get its first Hooters restaurant next summer
    Yesterday• Pasco
    The Original Hooters, at 2800 Gulf-to-Bay Blvd. in Clearwater, is seen on Jan. 15, 2020. Pasco County will be getting its third Hooters location, in Wesley Chapel, next summer.
  10. Money, politics and insurance, oh my! The sad saga of fixing the Trop
    Yesterday• Rays
    An aerial drone view of Tropicana Field on Wednesday as work began to remove the damaged fiberglass roof, which was destroyed from high winds during Hurricane Milton.
  11. St. Petersburg’s new fire chief is ‘here to serve a purpose’
    Yesterday• St. Petersburg
    Keith Watts was recently named St. Petersburg Fire Rescue's 11th chief. He joined the department in 2018 and has over 30 years of experience in public safety.
  12. As marijuana arrests become less common in Miami-Dade, one city’s approach stands out
    Yesterday• Health
    Miami Beach police officers patrol along Ocean Drive on their ATVs during spring break on Miami Beach, Florida on Sunday, March 17, 2024.
  13. In this St. Petersburg neighborhood, climate inequity is on full display
    Yesterday• St. Petersburg
    Aracelly Graffer, who grew up in the Bartlett Park neighborhood, is one of several people on the block who had homes damaged by the recent hurricanes. Across the street, big and sturdy new builds were largely unaffected. Though her neighborhood is gentrifying, she’s determined to stay on the street where she’s lived since the 1970s, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024 in St. Petersburg.
  14. Shooting at St. Petersburg construction site was self-defense, police say
    Yesterday• Crime
    St. Petersburg police say that a shooting Friday afternoon at a construction site on Farragut Drive North was in self-defense.
  15. Man faces murder charge in deadly Tampa shooting
    Yesterday• Crime
    Luscious Bell Jr. is seen in this Hillsborough County jail booking photo after his arrest Friday on charges of first-degree murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm.
  16. Deputies arrest mail carrier accused of stabbing lawn care worker in Lithia
    Yesterday• Crime
    Hillsborough deputies investigate after a man was stabbed to death during an altercation in Fish Hawk on Oct. 22. The sheriff's office said Friday that a man had been arrested in connection with the incident.
  17. Man faces DUI manslaughter charge in crash that killed pedestrian in Tampa
    Yesterday• Crime
    Pjeter Nesti Paci is seen in this booking photo from the Pinellas County Jail following his arrest Friday on a DUI manslaughter charge.
  18. Judge grants bail for ex-University of Tampa student charged in baby’s death
    Yesterday• Crime
    Brianna Moore is escorted into the courtroom by Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies at the beginning of a pretrial hearing Friday in Tampa. Moore, a former University of Tampa student, is accused of killing her newborn child in a dorm room in April.
  19. Pinellas inmate dies in custody, deputies say
    Yesterday• Pinellas
    A man who was being held at the Pinellas County jail in Clearwater, shown above in 2023, was hospitalized early Thursday for medical issues and died early Friday, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.
  20. As St. Petersburg debates new tallest tower, crane safety rises as a concern
    Yesterday• St. Petersburg
    Workers begin to remove a crane which came loose from the Residences at 400 Central Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024 in Tampa. High winds from Hurricane Milton caused a crane to come off the Residences at 400 Central and land on top of 490 First which houses the Tampa Bay Times newsroom and offices.
  21. Hurricane center says high chance tropical depression will form in Caribbean
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    The National Hurricane Center on Friday was tracking three systems with potential to develop into the season's next tropical depression or storm.
  22. Shootings kill 2 and wound 6 during Halloween celebrations in Orlando
    Yesterday• Crime
    Police investigate the scene of two shootings that took place among crowds during Halloween celebrations early Friday in Orlando.
  23. Hillsborough school tax backers ‘optimistic, but not confident’ ahead of election
    Yesterday• Education
    Advocates for Hillsborough County Referendum No. 2 campaign outside of Jan Kaminis Platt Regional Library on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, in Tampa.
  24. 2 Florida teachers quit rather than implement new grading policy
    Nov. 1• Education
    The debate over the best way to grade students continues in some Florida schools. Two Bradford County teachers quit their jobs rather than implement their district's new policy.
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