St. Pete allows restaurants to apply for temporary outdoor dining permits

The City of St. Pete has found a temporary solution to allow expanded outdoor dining as the city’s COVID-19 emergency order expires Friday. The city is giving businesses until Friday to apply for a temporary use permit.

‘Faces, not numbers’: St. Pete artist paints portraits of those who died from COVID-19

When the COVID-19 death statistics got to be overwhelming for Margaret Bayalis, she went to work putting a face on the stats by painting portraits of those lost to the virus.

FHP: St. Pete man arrested for DUI following multi-vehicle crash on I-275

Troopers say they have arrested a St. Petersburg man for DUI after he caused a multi-vehicle crash that caused a truck to roll over and hit a Florida Highway Patrol trooper's cruiser that was parked on the side of Interstate 275.

St. Pete Beach driver dead following crash

St. Petersburg police said one person died following a two-vehicle crash Tuesday.

Watch for buses driving on I-275 shoulder in Pinellas County next month

Transit buses in Pinellas County will soon be driving on the shoulders of the interstate.  A pilot project launches next month on a five-mile stretch of Interstate 275. The express service is designed to let riders bypass traffic jams during rush hour.

More than money needed to fix problems at Department of Veterans Affairs

While Congress passed reforms to reduce a backlog of veterans claims, a former VA insider told FOX 13 that, based on his experience, policies intended to improve performance in some cases backfired. 

Gov. DeSantis signs bill banning vaccine passports; suspends COVID-19 local emergency orders

From a waterfront restaurant in St. Petersburg, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis suspended all local-government coronavirus emergency orders on Monday as he signed a bill that makes permanent his ban on COVID-19 vaccine "passports" and limits the authority of cities and counties in future healthcare crises.

Family seeks answers, closure one year after fatal hit-and-run crash 

 It has been one year since the driver of an SUV sideswiped two people on a motorcycle, killing the driver, and kept going in St. Petersburg.

St. Pete officer accused of using stolen credit card loses job

A probationary officer with St. Petersburg police is out of a job after investigators say he was arrested for trying to use a Texas woman's credit card information to make purchases from Walmart.

Boaters doubt mayor's claim that privatization would be best for St. Petersburg's marina

Under a contract that City Council has yet to vote on, a Tennessee company would spend $30-million to renovate and then operate the marina, paying a percentage of their revenue -- along with an annual $250,000 in rent -- back to the city.   

Shorecrest opens program for teens graduating high school but not ready for college

A program designed for students who feel like they missed out on crucial parts of high school life, and aren't ready for college, has opened at Shorecrest Prep in St. Pete.

Parking spots turned into patio seating could remain after pandemic, St. Pete says

As part of a program called Restart St. Pete, the city told restaurants they could use concrete barriers to separate traffic from parking spots converted into outdoor seating areas. Restaurants and the city hope to continue the program past the pandemic.

Road to success wasn’t easy for woman behind the wheels of the Firestone Grand Prix

Cara Adams is the director of race tire engineering and manufacturing for Firestone Racing and is paving the way for other women to have a more hands-on role in a male-dominated sport.

1 critically injured after being shot in St. Petersburg, police say

A man suffered critical injuries after being shot in St. Petersburg shortly after midnight, according to the St. Petersburg Police Department.