Office building designed for health and wellness opens on Water Street

Downtown Tampa's new One Thousand One office building -- part of the Water Street Tampa project -- is Well-certified, meaning it meets criteria aimed at advancing human health and well-being.

Bay Area activists take fight for Cuba to Washington as Biden imposes new sanctions

Alian Collazo came to Florida on a raft from Cuba at the age of eight. On Monday, he will voyage from Largo to Washington to exercise a right family still in Cuba don't have: The right to demonstrate. He will protest on behalf of the Cuban people.

Attorney: Accused Tampa looter incompetent to stand trial

Promise Goodwine's attorney claims she's incompetent according to a doctor's evaluation. Prosecutors identified Goodwine as a looter after finding surveillance footage of her stealing from a CVS last summer.

Lightning’s national anthem singer urges vaccination after being hospitalized with COVID-19

Sonya Bryson-Kirksey, the Tampa Bay Lightning’s national anthem singer for home games, has been admitted to a hospital following a COVID-19 diagnosis and is stressing the importance of getting vaccinated.

Heat advisory issued for inland Hillsborough, Manatee

The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory for inland portions of Hillsborough and Manatee counties for Thursday afternoon.

Most Bay Area school districts won’t mandate masks this school year

School districts across the Bay Area have voted to make masks optional in schools this fall and, despite surging coronavirus cases, they aren’t reversing their new policies.

Travel expert: Destinations like New York, Europe have less summer crowds right now

Some popular travel destinations are packed this summer due to school breaks and vaccines being readily available. Learning how to travel during busy season is necessary for a stress-free trip, expert say.

Push to legalize recreational marijuana gains traction in Florida

A new survey shows a majority of Floridians are in support of it, but organizations are still concerned it may not make the ballot in 2022. 

Citing growing gun violence concerns, HCSO launches new team

Dozens of shootings are currently under investigation across Hillsborough County, prompting the sheriff's office to form a new team that will focus on reducing street violence.

No timeline for residents to return to soaked Tampa condos after pipe burst

Element residents have spent the last five days living in hotels after a water main break in the downtown apartment high-rise left hundreds displaced.

Waterspout spotted in Tampa Bay during Wednesday morning commute

As a line of storms swept across Tampa Bay this morning, commuters spotted a large waterspout swirling over the water near the Howard Frankland Bridge.

Oath Keepers member pleads guilty to Capitol riot conspiracy, obstruction

A fourth member of the far-right group Oath Keepers has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from the Capitol riot that took place on Jan. 6.

Florida doctors see 87% increase of COVID-19 cases in kids under 12

With rapidly rising COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations in Florida, Bay Area doctors are sounding the alarm for the least protected age group, children. 

Sewage spills around Tampa Bay add fuel to red tide, scientists say

The city says there was a mechanical failure that led to 1,300 gallons of raw sewage to leak near Smacks Bayou. That's around 31st Avenue NE and Maple Street NE.

Child drownings on pace to hit 10-year high in Florida

While they hit a 10-year high of 88 in 2018, 2021 is on pace to beat totals of the last three years. With five months to go, there have been 63, already close to 2020 (69) and 2019 (65).

Seffner man agrees to plea deal for stopping Black teen riding through neighborhood

A man claiming to be a police officer who illegally stopped a black teen on a bike took a plea deal Tuesday. Prosecutors say Luis Santos-Santiago racially profiled the teenager, but Santos-Santiago doesn’t see it that way.