Hurricane Helene: Wind-whipped waves close Courtney Campbell Causeway

A portion of the Courtney Campbell Causeway closed on Thursday afternoon as Hurricane Helene worked its way north off the west coast of Florida. 

‘It’s a calling’: The challenges Clearwater Beach lifeguard face protecting paradise

Tourism in the St. Petersburg/Clearwater area saw record breaking numbers in 2020 and the Spring of 2024, according to Visit St. Pete-Clearwater. Millions of out-of-towners go to Clearwater Beach, spending their afternoons under the watchful eye of the beach lifeguards. 

Bay Area dive shop offering swim lessons for babies

At Mac’s Sports in Clearwater, children as young as 6 months are learning to swim – lessons that can be lifesaving.

Do you know what to recycle and what’s trash? Many don’t, officials say

The City of Clearwater is calling on residents to be mindful of what they put in their recycling bins, after sharing that 50 percent of what crews collected as recycling lately ended up being garbage.

Man's body found floating in water on Clearwater Beach

Clearwater police are investigating after finding a man's body floating in the water on Monday.

Couple escapes Clearwater yacht fire thanks to Good Samaritan

A Clearwater couple's yacht caught fire while they were on board over the weekend, and it spread fast. They were able to escape the flames thanks to a Good Samaritan. 

Clearwater Threshers new bat dog becomes viral sensation after doing more relieving than retrieving

For the last few months Andrew Davis has been training his 10-month-old labrador retriever, Lucy, to be the new bat dog for the Clearwater Threshers after Lucy's older sister, Layla, retired from the job earlier this season.