Teens help snook population rebound after cold snaps, red tide

For the past eight months, Riverview High School students have taken on the big responsibility of measuring, weighing and preparing snook to be released.

Search continues for fugitive who never showed up for vehicular homicide trial

Bill and Jane Swartz were 30 seconds away from their Tampa home when they were killed by a racing driver. Now, prosecutors say the man responsible is a fugitive on the run.

Florida ports say they can solve Pacific shipping woes, product shortages

A traffic jam of cargo vessels in the Pacific Ocean is causing shortages that could impact deliveries to the United States for the holiday season. The Florida Ports Council says they can fix the problem.

Man was reloading ammunition inside Seffner home at time of explosion

The explosion that destroyed a Seffner home and injured two people was apparently caused by a man inside working with ammunition.

Former congressional candidate, Green Beret from Tampa denied bond for alleged role in U.S. Capitol riot

Surveillance video allegedly shows Jeremy Brown ready for battle in full tactical gear and court documents released in the case show Brown emailed others and urged them to prepare with weapons and be "ready" to go.

ATF investigating Seffner home explosion that seriously injured man and woman

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue responded to an emergency call just before 4:30 p.m. at a home near King Charles Circle and King Richard Court.

State targets 8 school districts over mask requirements; Hillsborough, Sarasota off the hook

The State Board of Education on Thursday ratcheted up discipline against eight county school boards that have maintained student mask mandates to try to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

Man convicted in 2016 attack, kidnapping in downtown Tampa

Brittney Dahlberg was in downtown Tampa's SoHo district for a good time one night in December of 2016, when suddenly she was knocked out, kidnapped, and robbed.

Cora apartment building opens in Water Street district

The second residential building in Tampa’s Water Street transformation is open and leasing luxury apartments. 

Giving names to missing, unidentified people through art

Not all missing persons cases -- like Miya Marcano's and Gabby Petito's -- get the attention they need or deserve. An annual art exhibit continues to change the tide on solving cases that have gone cold.

Rescued baby manatee gets bottle-fed by ZooTampa staff around the clock

Rescuers saved this tiny orphaned manatee calf off the coast of southwest Florida and brought him to ZooTampa. He weighs just 45 pounds, and is one of the smallest manatee patients the zoo has ever treated.

Wrongfully convicted of rape and murder, man sues Tampa, police for allegedly framing him of the crimes

After spending nearly four decades behind bars for a crime he did not commit, Robert DuBoise is now suing the city of Tampa and the Tampa Police Department officers who allegedly framed him for rape and murder.