FHP identifies teen passenger, 18-year-old driver who jumped into Tampa Bay after crash

The Florida Highway Patrol has released the identities of a teen and an 18-year-old who allegedly fled a trooper before crashing on the Howard Frankland Bridge and jumping into Tampa Bay Thursday.

Pinellas officials grapple with community spread, fear as pandemic hits vulnerable communities

Pinellas County seems to be getting a better handle on coronavirus, compared to others in the Bay Area, but health experts say the county is not in the green and this is no time to let up.

Bank robber accused of shooting at St. Petersburg police officer identified, arrested

St. Petersburg police officers arrested Charles Combs, 51, after he allegedly robbed the Mid Florida Credit Union, located at 2646 4th St. N. in St. Petersburg and fired shots at an officer on Thursday.

Tourism experts still hopeful, despite crushing blow of pandemic

Following a record-breaking year in 2019 for Hillsborough County’s tourism industry, 2020 was set to shatter last year’s numbers until the pandemic, according to Visit Tampa Bay.

Artist behind St. Pete pier's 'Bending Arc' invites you to 'lie down in the grass and look up'

The featured artwork at the St. Pete Pier is open to interpretation, at the insistence of the creator, Janet Echelman, who says the patterns of wind drew her to this form of art.

Campaign stop brings VP Mike Pence to Clearwater

Vice President Mike Pence made a campaign stop in Pinellas County on Wednesday to remind Florida and the rest of America why he believes we need four more years of President Donald Trump.

Men arrested for illegal use of gill net to catch baby dolphin, redfish, snook, and bonnethead sharks

The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission filed charges against two men for the unlawful use of a gill net, which they used to catch a baby dolphin and several species of fish.

Pinellas County COVID-19 nursing home death toll third-highest in state

As Governor Ron DeSantis began talks for a plan to allow some visitors back into nursing homes, Pinellas County is still trying to get outbreaks of COVID-19 in long-term care facilities under control.

For social distancing, Eckerd College takes classes outside

An Eckerd professor developed an app that faculty can use to reserve outdoor spaces. It tells them whether it’s grass or concrete, wheelchair accessibility, even the signal strength of the wifi.

Murder-suicide by fire: Police say couple died from fire intentionally started by husband

A married couple died in a fire at their St. Petersburg home Friday that investigators say was deliberately started by the husband. They're calling it a murder-suicide.

Suspect wanted in Seminole bank robbery

Investigators are trying to track down the person who robbed the First Citizens Bank at 13700 Park Boulevard in unincorporated Seminole just after 4 p.m. Monday.

Fire intentionally set at St. Pete home that killed husband and wife, police say

St. Petersburg police now say a 75-year-old woman, who died two days after a house fire that also killed her husband, may be the victim of a murder-suicide.