Tampa mall shoe store offers $20,000 reward after $200,000 in rare footwear stolen

Four thieves cut a hole through the back wall of a shoe store in International Plaza and made off with hundreds of thousands worth of merchandise, including three pairs of rare Jordans.

Safety of Bay Area bridges monitored using new technology

Cars drive over hundreds of thousands of bridges daily that develop issues beneath the surface, so researchers from Tampa Bay and central Florida are teaming up to develop new technology to be more proactive about bridge repairs. 

Ransomware attacks prompt Bay Area schools, governments to beef up security

In the past year, cybercriminals hacked Colonial Pipeline, a meatpacking plant and the city of Oldsmar’s water treatment plant. Now, Tampa Bay area groups are trying to make sure they're not next on the list.

Tampa scientist calls on NASA to explore moon caves for possible water, organisms

University of South Florida geology professor Bogdan Onac has studied caves and lava tubes all over the planet. He believes what’s inside our earth could hold clues to life beyond it. 

Genealogy database leads Tampa police to 2007 Gasparilla rape suspect

Police in Tampa say a cold-case arrest was possible because the suspect had entered his DNA into a genealogy database, ultimately allowing detectives to match it to a sexual assault from 14 years ago.

Tearful son takes stand to recall father's 2017 murder during Craigslist sale

A father and son hoping to sale a dirtbike on Craigslist walked into a trap four years ago. James Beck was murdered right in front of his 15-year-old son. Now, the accused killer is on trial, and Beck's son is forced to relive that day from the witness stand.

Ronnie Oneal found guilty of 2018 double-murder of family; attempted murder of son

The trial was three years in the making, but after a few hours, a jury found Ronnie Oneal III guilty of the brutal murders of his 9-year-old daughter and the mother of his two children in 2018. His son barely survived the attack and lived to testify against his father at the age of 11.

Tampa paints the town purple to raise Alzheimer’s awareness

Sunday, the city of Tampa's buildings and bridges were lit up in purple as a show of support in the fight to end Alzheimer's disease.

Professional pet sitters pleased with post-pandemic prosperity

As families head out on summer vacations, many are hiring professional pet sitters, so their animals can stay at home.  

Florida car dealership owner leaves huge legacy in Tampa Bay

"It's going to be huuuuuuuuge." Car dealership owner Billy Fuccillo was known across southwest Florida and upstate New York for his advertisements, but that familiar call to come buy a new car was silenced Thursday when he died in Sarasota, at the age of 65.

Free healthy food program strengthens community

The Harvest Hope Garden in the University area of Tampa is a place where kids and adults in the community can learn how to grow and prepare their food.

Streetcar updates still in the works, despite funding setback

Ridership on Tampa's streetcar is way up, even when compared to pre-pandemic numbers, but the loss of $67 million that would have come from the penny sales tax has created a hurdle for the project.