Tampa raises Juneteenth flag, recognizing history with new tradition
For just the third time ever, the city of Tampa raised its Juneteenth flag, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought news of freedom to enslaved people in Texas.
For just the third time ever, the city of Tampa raised its Juneteenth flag, marking the day in 1865 when Union soldiers brought news of freedom to enslaved people in Texas.
Historical marker honors Tampa’s largest forgotten African American cemetery
A new historical marker was unveiled Friday at the site of the old College Hill Cemetery in Tampa, where hundreds of minorities, mostly African Americans, were buried more than a century ago, before they were erased from maps in the mid-20th century.
A new historical marker was unveiled Friday at the site of the old College Hill Cemetery in Tampa, where hundreds of minorities, mostly African Americans, were buried more than a century ago, before they were erased from maps in the mid-20th century.
FHP: Woman killed after gas tank falls on car following fiery tractor-trailer crash on I-75
A Ruskin woman lost her life Friday morning in a fiery crash involving two tractor-trailers on I-75, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
A Ruskin woman lost her life Friday morning in a fiery crash involving two tractor-trailers on I-75, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
Creation of Tenants Advocacy Office gets go-ahead from Tampa City Council
Tampa renters are another step closer to relief amid a housing crisis. Tampa City Council approved moving forward Thursday with creating a Tenants' Advocacy Office.
Tampa renters are another step closer to relief amid a housing crisis. Tampa City Council approved moving forward Thursday with creating a Tenants' Advocacy Office.
Hillsborough House of Hope helps give women a fresh start after incarceration
The Hillsborough House of Hope helps women who are released from jail by teaching them job skills, showing them how to dress for an interview, or even just praying with them. Many are mothers who are trying to reconnect with their children.
The Hillsborough House of Hope helps women who are released from jail by teaching them job skills, showing them how to dress for an interview, or even just praying with them. Many are mothers who are trying to reconnect with their children.
'The community needs to really come together': Tampa groups pleads for end to teen gun violence
Law enforcement agencies across the Bay Area are expressing concern about gun violence and teens.
Law enforcement agencies across the Bay Area are expressing concern about gun violence and teens.
Tampa teen on a mission to show military appreciation
A teenager has spent years collecting thousands of items for care packages to send to the men and women serving overseas.
A teenager has spent years collecting thousands of items for care packages to send to the men and women serving overseas.
Travel nurse jobs mix care with adventure
Traveling nurses fill crucial staffing shortages at hospitals across the country while pursuing their passion for adventure.
Traveling nurses fill crucial staffing shortages at hospitals across the country while pursuing their passion for adventure.
Parents unsure how children under 18 months will get COVID-19 vaccine in Florida
Florida parents hoping to vaccinate young children against COVID-19 are unsure where to turn because the state disagrees with the recent FDA recommendation that children six months and up be vaccinated and didn't pre-order any doses.
Florida parents hoping to vaccinate young children against COVID-19 are unsure where to turn because the state disagrees with the recent FDA recommendation that children six months and up be vaccinated and didn't pre-order any doses.
Tampa inmate foils escape plan, helps save deputy from jail attack for second time
An inmate at the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is being hailed as a hero after she came to the aid of a deputy who was being attacked by an inmate for the second time in five months.
An inmate at the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office is being hailed as a hero after she came to the aid of a deputy who was being attacked by an inmate for the second time in five months.
T-Mobile customers in Tampa ‘dead zone’ fear lack of service during emergencies
T-Mobile customers in one Tampa neighborhood are fed up after months of dropped calls and spotty service and many are wondering if the company ever plans to address the problem.
T-Mobile customers in one Tampa neighborhood are fed up after months of dropped calls and spotty service and many are wondering if the company ever plans to address the problem.
Deputies, good Samaritans rescue 11 from sinking boat off Beer Can Island
An evening on the water turned into an emergency for 11 boaters whose vessel capsized and began sinking Sunday evening near Beer Can Island.
An evening on the water turned into an emergency for 11 boaters whose vessel capsized and began sinking Sunday evening near Beer Can Island.
Juneteenth Bingo: Mark these amazing Black-owned businesses off your card
A pair of Tampa Bay Area moms hope their Juneteenth Bingo game cards will spell success for Black-owned businesses.
A pair of Tampa Bay Area moms hope their Juneteenth Bingo game cards will spell success for Black-owned businesses.
Florida surgeon general disagrees with FDA on COVID vaccines for kids under 5; state does not pre-order doses
Parents are in the home stretch with COVID-19 vaccines for babies and their youngest children after Wednesday’s FDA advisory panel meeting. But once those vaccines are approved, parents in Florida who want their kids to get inoculated may face a longer wait. That's because Florida's surgeon general Dr. Joseph Ladapo says he does not support giving the COVID vaccine to babies and children under the age of 5 – so Florida is the only state that did not pre-order any doses.
Parents are in the home stretch with COVID-19 vaccines for babies and their youngest children after Wednesday’s FDA advisory panel meeting. But once those vaccines are approved, parents in Florida who want their kids to get inoculated may face a longer wait. That's because Florida's surgeon general Dr. Joseph Ladapo says he does not support giving the COVID vaccine to babies and children under the age of 5 – so Florida is the only state that did not pre-order any doses.
HCSO: Hillsborough inmate uses pillowcase to choke deputy; other inmates rescue her
A Hillsborough County inmate is facing new charges after assaulting a detention deputy in jail – but it was other inmates who came to the law enforcement officer's rescue, according to the sheriff's office.
A Hillsborough County inmate is facing new charges after assaulting a detention deputy in jail – but it was other inmates who came to the law enforcement officer's rescue, according to the sheriff's office.
App helps young adults navigate the real world
College or trade schools can give students an idea of how to get started in a career, but what about those other big questions that come with adulthood? Young adults setting out in the real world now have everything they need to get on their feet right at their fingertips.
College or trade schools can give students an idea of how to get started in a career, but what about those other big questions that come with adulthood? Young adults setting out in the real world now have everything they need to get on their feet right at their fingertips.
Hillsborough County School ‘get creative’ as summer renovations begin amid climbing construction costs
As major repairs and renovations began this summer on 20 Hillsborough County schools, the district has been looking at ways to "get creative" with construction costs soaring due to inflation.
As major repairs and renovations began this summer on 20 Hillsborough County schools, the district has been looking at ways to "get creative" with construction costs soaring due to inflation.
Dazzling tourism data might reveal a less than sunny side of life in the Bay Area
The pandemic hit the tourism industry especially hard, but the Bay Area has more than rebounded.
The pandemic hit the tourism industry especially hard, but the Bay Area has more than rebounded.
‘I will kill him’: Tampa man accused of faking mental illness pleads guilty to killing father
A Tampa man who doctors say was faking a mental illness pleaded guilty to killing his father as a teen in exchange for a reduced sentence.
A Tampa man who doctors say was faking a mental illness pleaded guilty to killing his father as a teen in exchange for a reduced sentence.
Mother of slain Tampa woman taking action against violent crime
The mother of a woman who was shot and killed while in her car at a Tampa intersection is turning her grief into action by hosting an anti-crime barbecue.
The mother of a woman who was shot and killed while in her car at a Tampa intersection is turning her grief into action by hosting an anti-crime barbecue.