Tampa police, community groups team up for 'Stop the Violence' event

The Tampa Police Department and Rise Up for Peace Inc. hosted a family fun day event focused on raising awareness against gun violence in the community.

USF's star softball pitcher hopes to advance to NCAA tournament in final season

As redshirt senior Georgina Corrick nears the end of her final season with the University of South Florida Bulls. She's hoping to accomplish one thing she's yet to in her historic college career: Advance in the NCAA tournament.

Boeing's Starliner capsule blasts off on space station test flight – again

Boeing's new space taxi barely survived its first test flight back in 2019. Now, the company hopes Thursday's long-awaited launch will help them catch up to rival SpaceX.

'A way to honor him': Tampa family fulfills deceased loved one's lifelong dream of going to space

A Tampa family is honoring their loved one by fulfilling his lifelong wish of going to space. It's something they never thought possible until they learned about Celestis Memorial Spaceflights.

USF softball player best in the nation for stealing bases

University of South Florida softball player Alexis Johns is a thief, and she's the best in the nation at stealing bases.

Netflix lays off 150 employees amid subscriber losses

Netflix said the positions represent 2% of the streaming company’s total workforce, which includes nearly 11,000 employees. Most of the employees were U.S.-based.

St. Pete’s CALL Program serves more than 3,000 people in first year, city council extends program

Since the program started in February 2021, CALL has served over 3,000 people, completed over 5,400 contacts (a combination of live calls, follow-ups and referrals) and received over 1,000 officer referrals.

Tampa Police Department want to expand spiritual counseling for officers responding to life-changing calls

Tampa police say they are working to expand their ranks of chaplains to help officers confront new challenges they're facing on the job. "I believe that a happy police officer is going to equal a happy community."

Homeowner helps track down man on South Tampa vandalism spree

Police are searching for a man seen on multiple surveillance cameras in South Tampa causing damage to a restaurant, a man's home and later seen stealing packages from woman's doorstep. One of the victims was able to track down the man believed to be responsible after talking with residents and businesses in the area.

‘We did it’:  Thousands who pursued higher education amid a pandemic graduate from USF

More than 6,400 students at the University of South Florida earned their degrees this weekend, with commencement ceremonies happening at the Yuengling Center between Friday and Sunday.

SpaceX launch from Cape Canaveral creates ‘space jellyfish’ in morning sky

Before sunrise, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched 53 internet satellites from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Even from Tampa, it created a dazzling effect in the sky, which has been termed "space jellyfish."

Sheriff: Suspect shot after pointing gun at St. Pete police officer

A suspect who pointed a gun at St. Petersburg police was shot by an officer late Thursday evening, according to Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri.