Cuba in 1991: Kelly Ring reflects on covering PanAm Games in poverty-stricken country
She may have anchored the news for three decades, but FOX 13’s Kelly Ring has also reported stories all over the globe. As she nears retirement, we’re revisiting some of her most important journalistic works.
She may have anchored the news for three decades, but FOX 13’s Kelly Ring has also reported stories all over the globe. As she nears retirement, we’re revisiting some of her most important journalistic works.
'This was just unthinkable': 42 years pass since deadly Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster
It's been 42 years since one of the worst tragedies in Tampa Bay's history when the Skyway Bridge was hit by the Freighter Summit Venture.
It's been 42 years since one of the worst tragedies in Tampa Bay's history when the Skyway Bridge was hit by the Freighter Summit Venture.
'Strongly rooted in family': Tampa statue of mother, three children returns to public view
A statue of a mother and three children given to the City of Tampa by a Cuban organization in 1948 is back in public view just in time for Mother’s Day.
A statue of a mother and three children given to the City of Tampa by a Cuban organization in 1948 is back in public view just in time for Mother’s Day.
'Shark lady' who founded Mote Marine remembered on postage stamp
Her picture is now printed on 18 million stamps, as her legacy continues to inspire each new generation.
Her picture is now printed on 18 million stamps, as her legacy continues to inspire each new generation.
New waterfront swing tributes St. Petersburg's famous 'Green Benches'
The $20,000 prototype was paid for by the Majeed Foundation and provides a spectacular waterfront seat in a city that made sitting famous.
The $20,000 prototype was paid for by the Majeed Foundation and provides a spectacular waterfront seat in a city that made sitting famous.
Family works to restore 120-year-old West Tampa cigar factory for wine company
West Tampa has a long history, and its become the new focus of the real estate boom. That's why Ted Boscaino and his family bought a 1908 cigar factory on North Albany Avenue.
West Tampa has a long history, and its become the new focus of the real estate boom. That's why Ted Boscaino and his family bought a 1908 cigar factory on North Albany Avenue.
New historic marker on Riverwalk will shine light on lynching victim, Tampa's dark past
Robert Johnson wasn’t famous in his day and his image is lost to time. Yet nearly 90 years after his body was found on the banks of the Hillsborough river, his name will be added alongside those of prominent city leaders memorialized along the Riverwalk.
Robert Johnson wasn’t famous in his day and his image is lost to time. Yet nearly 90 years after his body was found on the banks of the Hillsborough river, his name will be added alongside those of prominent city leaders memorialized along the Riverwalk.
New Plant Museum exhibit shares real stories of Rough Riders in Tampa
A new exhibit at the H.B. Plant Museum called "Stop the Presses! Fake News and the War of 1898" just opened. The exhibit is aiming to reveal the real stories.
A new exhibit at the H.B. Plant Museum called "Stop the Presses! Fake News and the War of 1898" just opened. The exhibit is aiming to reveal the real stories.
Meet the 92-year-old woman behind TPA's logo, color-coded zones
Millions of passengers travel through Tampa International Airport every year and folks are able to easily find their way around thanks to Jane Davis Doggett.
Millions of passengers travel through Tampa International Airport every year and folks are able to easily find their way around thanks to Jane Davis Doggett.
Woman whose grandfather was lynched searching for descendants of Polk County lynching victims
Cars and trucks zip by the Peace River Bridge on State Road 60 just east of Bartow as Doris Moore-Bailey stands on the bank pondering the gruesome thought of lynchings that happened on that site.
Cars and trucks zip by the Peace River Bridge on State Road 60 just east of Bartow as Doris Moore-Bailey stands on the bank pondering the gruesome thought of lynchings that happened on that site.
500 years of Cuban stories on display at Tampa Bay History Center
Throughout history and into the present day, Cuba and the Cuban people have had a profound impact on Florida, especially Tampa. That history of Cuban struggle and triumph is now on display at the Tampa Bay History Center.
Throughout history and into the present day, Cuba and the Cuban people have had a profound impact on Florida, especially Tampa. That history of Cuban struggle and triumph is now on display at the Tampa Bay History Center.
70-year-old St. Pete smokehouse prides itself in preparing Florida’s oldest cuisine
The aroma from Ted Peters Famous Smoked Fish fills the air in Pasadena. The Bay Area smokes more than 250,000 pounds of fish a year.
The aroma from Ted Peters Famous Smoked Fish fills the air in Pasadena. The Bay Area smokes more than 250,000 pounds of fish a year.
The history of Cuban coffee: Cigar rollers on strike demanded café con leche upon return to work
Cuban people and cigar production came to Ybor City in the 1880s and good coffee came with them. It became so popular, when cigar rollers went on strike, they demanded to be allowed to drink café con leche at their desks.
Cuban people and cigar production came to Ybor City in the 1880s and good coffee came with them. It became so popular, when cigar rollers went on strike, they demanded to be allowed to drink café con leche at their desks.
'Food will win the war': Grouper's thrust into popularity during WWI
Grouper wasn't exactly what they call a "trash-fish," but not far off. It received its first push towards popularity in March 1917, on the eve of the United States entering World War I.
Grouper wasn't exactly what they call a "trash-fish," but not far off. It received its first push towards popularity in March 1917, on the eve of the United States entering World War I.
FOX 13's Kelly Ring announces retirement from television news after 37 years on-air in Tampa Bay
After an iconic 37-year career covering and reporting news in Tampa Bay, FOX 13’s Kelly Ring is announcing her retirement from television.
After an iconic 37-year career covering and reporting news in Tampa Bay, FOX 13’s Kelly Ring is announcing her retirement from television.
St. Petersburg Museum of History celebrates 100 years
The St. Petersburg Museum of History has been sharing the city's storied past for an entire century now.
The St. Petersburg Museum of History has been sharing the city's storied past for an entire century now.
For descendants of those buried at erased Black cemeteries, work never stops to honor ancestry
Several erased African American cemeteries were uncovered in Tampa Bay in the last few years, and the work to do right by those buried hasn’t stopped.
Several erased African American cemeteries were uncovered in Tampa Bay in the last few years, and the work to do right by those buried hasn’t stopped.
Once sold as 'colored property,' Carver City and Lincoln Gardens now golden real estate
World War II was winding down and at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, young, Black veterans faced segregation, but they also found opportunity in the government-subsidized properties of Lincoln Gardens and Carver City.
World War II was winding down and at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, young, Black veterans faced segregation, but they also found opportunity in the government-subsidized properties of Lincoln Gardens and Carver City.
St. Petersburg plans for new Black history museum
On Tuesday, St. Petersburg's first Black mayor, Ken Welch kicked off Black History Month by raising the African American history flag over City Hall. Community leaders say they want a new museum to preserve that history.
On Tuesday, St. Petersburg's first Black mayor, Ken Welch kicked off Black History Month by raising the African American history flag over City Hall. Community leaders say they want a new museum to preserve that history.
The history of piracy is far from the experience of Gasparilla – but that's OK
Beads, feathers, comfortable shoes and fresh whiskey – all easy to find at the Gasparilla Pirate Invasion and Parade. For pirates in the 1700s, life was filthy, smelly, and very dangerous.
Beads, feathers, comfortable shoes and fresh whiskey – all easy to find at the Gasparilla Pirate Invasion and Parade. For pirates in the 1700s, life was filthy, smelly, and very dangerous.