'Signatures for Soldiers' founder uses athlete autographs to help homeless, disabled veterans
Tim Virgilio is the founder of Signatures for Soldiers, a non-profit based out of his home in St. Petersburg. He started in 2014 with a simple idea: Ask athletes to sign items, knowing that he would sell those items with 100% of the proceeds going to help homeless and disabled veterans.
St. Pete high school football star who collapsed on the field to represent organ donation in Rose Parade
An image of a St. Petersburg high school football player will be seen across the country to draw attention to the importance of organ donation.
St. Pete officer justified in fatally shooting man armed with mother's handgun, state attorney rules
A St. Petersburg police officer was justified in a September shooting that killed a man who refused to drop a weapon, according to a review by the State Attorney's Office.
St. Petersburg softball team is the oldest continuously operating senior softball league in the United States
A St. Petersburg softball team keeps its players young at heart.
Pinellas County may turn an old school into affordable housing for teachers
Schools across the country are doing what they can to keep teachers, even building apartments, and Pinellas County Schools looks to do the same with an existing building to help its teachers.
St. Pete to require landlords to give tenants notice in order to raise rent
There’s some good news for renters in St. Petersburg. The St. Petersburg City Council approved an ordinance Thursday that requires landlords to tell tenants in advance if they plan to raise the rent.
Tickets to 2023 Grand Prix of St. Petersburg are now on sale
The sound of racing cars will return to downtown St. Petersburg. Tickets to this year's Firestone Grand Prix are now on sale.
The hunt for St. Petersburg’s number one fugitive goes national as tv show highlights unsolved murder case
A national crime show is putting the spotlight on St. Petersburg as it strives to find the man accused of gunning down his girlfriend while she held their baby on her lap.
Woman dead after friend 'unknowingly' backs over her with car, St. Pete police say
An 80-year-old woman is dead after a car backed over her Wednesday on 5th Avenue in St. Petersburg, police said.
Local health officials monitor rise in RSV cases among children
RSV cases are on the rise across the country and in the Tampa Bay area, according to the CDC. Several local health departments Tuesday warned they're monitoring a higher number of pediatric emergency room visits caused by RSV compared to previous years.
St. Pete man accused of murdering his 60-year-old mother, police say
St. Petersburg police said they are investigating the homicide of a 60-year-old woman over the weekend, and the suspect is her son.
1 dead, 1 in custody following welfare check in St. Pete, police say
The St. Petersburg Police Department is investigating after a woman was found dead Sunday morning.
SPD: 2, including woman in wheelchair, killed crossing St. Pete street
Two people are dead after being struck by a vehicle Saturday night in St. Petersburg.
St. Pete K9 helps capture 2 men accused of breaking into home on Hurricane Ian-damaged Sanibel Island
Two men who were supposed to be helping with Hurricane Ian relief efforts on Sanibel Island ended up in handcuffs after police say a K9 with the St. Petersburg Police Department caught them trying to break into a home.
'Night of Reflection' in St. Pete helps those grieving loved ones, friends
Everyone has felt grief before whether from losing a loved one or a friend, and community members in St. Petersburg came together to talk about that collective loss Friday.
St. Pete voters to decide on Dali Museum expansion referendum
If voters approve the referendum, it would let the city amend its 99-year lease with the Dali, which would allow the museum to expand. Hine said they want to build on a 40-foot-wide strip of property that stretches from the Dali’s parking lot entrance to one of the entrances to the Mahaffey Theater’s garage.
Cooling technology helped save premature baby’s life, brain, doctors say
November is Prematurity Awareness Month and a St. Petersburg children's hospital is touting its ability to treat high-risk babies.
Doc Ford's employees in St. Pete helping fellow SWFL workers impacted by Hurricane Ian
Doc Ford's St. Petersburg Pier location is one of four across Florida, and it was the only one Hurricane Ian spared. Its employees are now helping the ones who weren’t so fortunate.
Deadline to submit Tropicana Field redevelopment proposals extended due to Hurricane Ian
Those interested in having a hand in redeveloping the 86-acre Tropicana Field site in St. Petersburg have two extra weeks to get their proposals together after the Tampa Bay Rays requested a deadline extension following Hurricane Ian.
St. Pete approves 50 percent funding increase for Meals on Wheels as 800 seniors sit on waiting list
Meals on Wheels in Pinellas County provides thousands of senior’s no-cost meals each year, but the cost of those meals has increased along with the need in the community.