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  1. Tampa Bay area first responders deploy to help after Hurricane Ian
    Yesterday• Hurricane
    Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister speaks to reporters during a security briefing at the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office last month in Tampa. The sheriff's office was one of several local agencies to send help to southwest Florida after Hurricane Ian.
  2. Free and cheap things to do in Tampa Bay: free USF performances, train rides, fossil museum
    Yesterday• Shopping
    The University of South Florida has announced that college of arts performances are now free. The USF Jazztet will perform Oct. 26 at 7:30 p.m. in Barness Recital Hall.
  3. USF professor offers pandemic health advice for Halloween: ‘Treat it like the flu’
    Yesterday• Health
    Joan and Kevin DiMaggio dressed as the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines on Central Avenue in St. Petersburg on Halloween in 2021.
  5. BayFirst Financial to close Clearwater office, lay off 58
    Yesterday• Business
    BayFirst Financial, formerly known as First Home Bank, is closing its Clearwater residential mortgage office and laying off 58 workers.
  6. Selmon Expressway reversible lanes return to normal operation Monday
    Yesterday• Transportation
    The Selmon Expressway West officially opened on Monday April 19, 2021. This view is from underneath the flyover on Gandy Blvd. eastbound.
  7. 1 teen dead, 2 hurt after stolen Maserati crashed in St. Petersburg
    Yesterday• Breaking News
    Check tampabay.com for the latest breaking news and updates.
  8. Hurricane Ian’s arrival meant we all covered the story
    Oct. 1• Hurricane
    Jake Moses, 19, left, and Heather Jones, 18, of Fort Myers, explore a section of destroyed businesses at Fort Myers Beach on Thursday, Sep 29, 2022. The community was mostly destroyed after Hurricane Ian made landfall on Wednesday.
  9. In 3 years, these 6 Tampa Bay companies grew like wildfire. Here’s how.
    Oct. 1• Business
    Amanda Tress, founder and CEO of the FASTer Way to Fat Loss, offers a high-five to pro trainer Haven Hennessey while recording a workout session on Sept. 6 at the company’s headquarters in Clearwater. Also participating, at left, is Tress' husband Brandon.
  10. Power restored to more than half of 500,000 Tampa Bay customers who lost it in Ian
    Sep. 30• Hurricane
    Duke Energy trucks are staged the parking lot at Tropicana Field in preparation for Hurricane Ian on Wednesday in St. Petersburg.
  11. Tampa Bay emerges after Hurricane Ian to survey the damage
    Sep. 29• Tampa
    Hilleary Gramling, 28, walks her dog as she avoids a blocked sidewalk where a tree splintered due to winds from Hurricane Ian in front of a house at 2201 Fifth Ave. N on Thursday in St. Petersburg.
  12. Sunken Gardens flamingos, still in a St. Petersburg bathroom, are doing fine
    Sep. 29• Hurricane
    Twenty-one Chilean flamingos, left, sheltered in the ladies' bathroom off the main lobby of Sunken Gardens during Hurricane Ian. Staff members including Emily Mastoroudis, right, carried them carefully inside one at a time.
  13. Where to donate or volunteer to help Hurricane Ian victims
    Sep. 29• Hurricane
    Disaster Program Manager Bill Egerton explains features including storage containing PPE and food distribution materials within their emergency response vehicle at the American Red Cross in Norfolk, Va. on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022. This vehicle will be deployed to Florida on Monday to assist with Hurricane Ian relief efforts.
  14. Hurricane Ian claims the Dali Museum’s Wish Tree in St. Petersburg
    Sep. 29• Hurricane
    Officials look at the uprooted Wish Tree in the Dalí Museum's Avant-garden on Thursday in St. Petersburg. The tree was pushed over by strong winds from Hurricane Ian. Winds have uprooted the ficus tree several times since it was planted in 2011.
  15. DeSantis says rescue efforts underway, hundreds have called 911 in Lee County
    Sep. 29• Hurricane
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis during a media briefing in Tallahassee before Hurricane Ian.
  16. People trapped, millions without power after Ian drenches Florida
    Sep. 29• Hurricane
    This image provided by the Naples Fire Rescue Department shows a firefighter carrying gear in water from the storm surge from Hurricane Ian on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, in Naples, Fla. Hurricane Ian has made landfall in southwestern Florida as a massive Category 4 storm.
  17. Power outages pass a half-million in Tampa Bay area from Hurricane Ian
    Sep. 29• Hurricane
    Aerial view of people that stopped along Bayshore Blvd. to see the effects of Hurricane Ian which produced a reverse storm surge, pulling water out of Hillsborough Bay on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022 in Tampa.
  18. Thursday updates: Tampa Bay surveys Hurricane Ian’s damage
    Sep. 29• Hurricane
    A man is evacuated by the United States Coast Guard after being found among the wreckage of homes on Fort Myers Beach on Thursday, Sep 29, 2022, which was mostly destroyed after Hurricane Ian made landfall overnight on Wednesday.
  19. Didn’t evacuate for Hurricane Ian? Here’s how to get help.
    Sep. 28• Hurricane
    Waves crash along the Ballast Point Pier ahead of Hurricane Ian, Wednesday in Tampa. The U.S. National Hurricane Center says Ian's most damaging winds have begun hitting Florida's southwest coast as the storm made landfall.
  20. After Hurricane Ian, how to get help with fallen trees, food, damaged shelters
    Sep. 28• Hurricane
    Bruce Myers cleans up the Dolphin Reef condominium building in Indian Rocks Beach on Sept. 29, 2022, after Hurricane Ian passed through. The building had no real damage, just fallen palm fronds. “We lucked out,” he said.
  21. Hurricane Ian was supposed to slam Tampa Bay head on. What happened?
    Sep. 28• Hurricane
    A view of The Pier as the Tampa Bay drains in a reverse storm surge with Hurricane Ian expected to make landfall this afternoon on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022 in St. Petersburg.
  22. See Hurricane Ian live from cameras across the Tampa Bay area
    Sep. 28• Hurricane
    This GOES-East GeoColor satellite image taken at 12:01 a.m. EDT on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2022, and provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), shows the eye of Hurricane Ian approaching the southwest coast of Florida. Hurricane Ian's most damaging winds began hitting Florida's southwest coast Wednesday, lashing the state with heavy rain and pushing a devastating storm surge after strengthening to the threshold of the most dangerous Category 5 status. (NOAA via AP)
  23. Millions of Americans will save on Medicare fees next year
    Sep. 28• Health
    For the first time in a decade, Americans will pay less next year on monthly premiums for Medicare’s Part B plan, which covers routine doctors’ visits and other outpatient care.
  24. Troopers close Sunshine Skyway due to high winds from Hurricane Ian
    Sep. 28• Hurricane
    A traffic camera image released by the Florida Highway Patrol shows the Sunshine Skyway at 7:41 a.m. on Wednesday after troopers closed the bridge due to winds clocked at between 50 and 60 mph.
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