FHP: High-speed chase across Howard Frankland Bridge ends in fatal crash near TPA

A St. Petersburg man who led troopers on a high-speed chase early Saturday morning was killed after crashing into a patrol vehicle and then colliding nearly head-on with a pick-up truck near Tampa International Airport. 

Report: 500 crashes linked to self-driving cars, auto-assist vehicle technology

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration released 10-months-worth of crash data involving vehicles using driver-assist technologies, as well as fully autonomous vehicles. It is the first time this information has been released, and there were nearly 500 wrecks reported.

8 candidates vie for 3 seats on Hillsborough County School Board

Bay Area school boards have been under intense scrutiny since the start of the pandemic and school board elections have become equally contentious. 

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. 

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.

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. 

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.

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. 

Travel nurse jobs mix care with 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. 

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. 

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. 

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. 

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.

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.