Rays owner, Tampa mayor meet to discuss moving team across bay

A spokesperson for the mayor's office told FOX 13 the Rays still hope to move forward with their plan to split the team between Tampa Bay and Montreal, which, he says, Castor is open-minded about.

St. Pete officers go Christmas shopping to spread holiday cheer to children, families in need

This year, Santa once again had some help from officers at the St. Petersburg Police Department as they spent their morning at Walmart filling up their shopping carts for kids in the community.

'Enchant Christmas' elves hope to get lost lovie home for the holidays

Workers at St. Pete’s Enchant Christmas event are hoping you can help them with a small Christmas miracle. They’re trying to reunite a lost stuffed tiger with his or her human friend.

Children across St. Petersburg gifted with new bicycles just in time for Christmas

Over 100 children in St. Pete will receive new bicycles for the holidays this year. The initiative started in 2019 when one local man spotted an officer purchasing a bicycle for a resident. Police play a role in delivering the new bikes in the community.

Custom gift baskets, locally made art & more at the St. Petersburg Visitor Center store

The gift shop at the St. Petersburg Visitors Center might be your one-stop shop for holiday gifting this year. And most of the money spent there goes back to local makers and artists.

Holocaust survivors reconnect after 82 years, thanks to dedicated researcher

On a playground in Berlin, 82 years ago, Betty Grebenschikoff said goodbye to her childhood best friend, 9-year-old AnnaMarie. They thought they'd never see each other again, but a dedicated researcher at USC helped them reconnect.

St. Pete’s Biff Burger restaurant, assets will be sold at auction

It’s the end of an era for Biff Burger fans in Pinellas County. The final location has closed, but you can take a piece of it home.

SPPD: Woman killed after crashing into tractor-trailer

A woman was killed Sunday morning in a vehicle crash in St. Petersburg, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department. 

Injured, underweight manatee rescued from St. Pete canal

A team from the Clearwater Marine Aquarium, along with partners at FWC and ZooTampa rescued an injured manatee from a St. Petersburg canal on Thursday afternoon.

St. Pete PD grant program benefits community with money seized from criminals

SPPD gave out $53,000 that was taken from criminals back to city and county departments, local schools and community organizations as part of its forfeiture grant program.

‘We cannot delay’: Mayor Kriseman names developer tasked with transforming Tropicana Field property

On Wednesday, St. Petersburg Mayor Rick Kriseman announced that Midtown Development out of Miami will redevelop Tropicana Field’s 86-acre property into a massive space for retail, offices, housing, and green space that may or may not contain a stadium.

St. Pete murals celebrate ‘art for art’s sake’ in an outdoor gallery

For the past several years, St. Petersburg has invited some of the world’s best mural artists to use its downtown buildings as their personal canvas during the SHINE Mural Festival.

St. Pete police K9 Titan dies of cancer, 2 years after surviving shooting

Police in St. Pete are mourning the loss of K9 Titan, who died of cancer on Monday. Titan made headlines back in 2019 after he was shot in the line of duty and severely injured while trying to apprehend a suspect.

Vero police locate missing, endangered St. Pete man following Silver Alert

Police in Vero have safely located an 80-year-old man reported missing from St. Petersburg on Friday. Police say he is being reunited with his family, but did not provide additional details.