DeSantis vows more than $640 million to combat flooding, sea-level rise

In Tarpon Springs, Governor Ron DeSantis signed bills establishing immediate and multi-year plans to tackle flooding and sea-level rise around the state.

Man recently released from prison faces DUI manslaughter charges after crash kills couple on tandem bike

Corey Corrado, 31, is facing 2 counts of DUI manslaughter and vehicular homicide after troopers say he caused a crash that killed Janine Dorsey and Peter Yore while they were riding a tandem bicycle Tuesday evening.

Visit Florida backs show to boost Tampa Bay

Visit Florida has for nearly a year teamed with Visit St. Pete/Clearwater --- with each putting up $275,000 --- on an eight-episode show called “Life’s Rewards” that started streaming Monday on platforms including Amazon Prime, YouTube, GoUSA TV and Places.Travel.

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.

Colonial Pipeline hack has echoes in Oldsmar

A major pipeline that ships nearly half of the fuel in the Northeast had to shut down due to a hack this weekend. It's not clear who carried out the attack, but some say it's similar to a hack at an Oldsmar water plant.

Ben Diamond joins crowded field vying for Charlie Crist’s congressional seat

State lawmaker Ben Diamond announced Monday morning he is running for Congress to take over Charlie Crist’s U.S. House of Representatives seat. Crist announced last week he is running for governor.

Bicyclist dies following Starkey Road crash

Largo police said a bicyclist has passed away following a Monday morning crash.

‘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.

Clearwater council member's $1 million lottery ticket mistakenly thrown in trash by Publix worker

The odds of matching the first five Powerball numbers are 1 in 11,688,054. That ticket will win you $1 million. On the April 17 drawing, only two people in the nation hit that prize. One of them was a Clearwater City Council member.

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.