Florida discontinues manatee winter feeding program after seagrass conditions improve

A two-year expereimental feeding program for starving Florida manatees will not immediately resume this winter as conditions have improved for the threatened marine mammals and the seagrass on which they depend, wildlife officials said.

Hundreds of children gifted bikes from St. Petersburg police

The St. Petersburg Police Department teamed with St. Pete Fools Charity to give hundreds of bikes to children in need this holiday season. 

St. Pete detectives search for person of interest in $18k antique theft

Detectives with the St. Petersburg Police Department are searching for a person of interest who may know the man accused of stealing items from an antique store.

St. Pete police launch campaign to keep pedestrians, bicyclists safe

From now through May 2024, there will be more St. Petersburg police patrolling along roadways and intersections that have been designated as problematic for drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists.

Family owned business sells Christmas trees in St. Petersburg

One local family has barely gotten sleep as they work seven days a week to make sure people find the perfect Christmas tree to put gifts under.

Fairgrounds St. Pete launches 'Scent of the Seasons' holiday experience

With so much to see, and even more to smell, this holiday season, one local museum is allowing guests to follow their noses into a world of festive wonder.

Group accused of ripping off Florida taxpayers in $5M construction fraud scheme at Bay Pines Veterans Hospital

A federal indictment accuses four men of ripping off Florida taxpayers in a nearly $5 million construction fraud scheme at Bay Pines Veterans Hospital in St. Petersburg. It alleges that they posed as a disabled veteran-owned company. 

St. Pete leaders discuss ways to ease chronic flooding issues on last day of hurricane season

On the last day of hurricane season, city leaders in St. Petersburg talked about areas that repeatedly see the most flooding, and ways to ease the damage from that flooding.

USF preserves Egmont Key with 3D app as barrier island 'washes away'

Egmont Key, the barrier island between Pinellas and Manatee County, is a picture of paradise with a significant past, but it's vanishing before our eyes. Now, a team from the University of South Florida is trying to preserve it, while a group of environmentalists are hoping to save it.

Antique thief hides in St. Petersburg store, takes $18,000 worth of items: Police

Police are searching for a man described as having a "distinctive waddle" after he stole valuable items from Andrea and Friends Antique Mall, according to detectives.

'Take Care of Maya' case: Lawyers for All Children's Hospital demand new trial, claiming jury misconduct

It's the medical battle that grabbed national headlines after the Netflix documentary “Take Care of Maya." Years worth of emotional anguish had taken its toll and came pouring out as Maya Kowalski and her family sat in a Sarasota County courtroom two weeks ago.