Catholic Churches across Tampa honor Pope Leo during first Sunday masses since election

As Pope Leo XIV gave his first Sunday blessing to a crowd in St Peter's Square at the Vatican, parishes around the globe and across the Tampa Bay area honored the beginning of his papal ministry in their services as well.

Nations largest single-day food drive returns to Tampa Bay for 33rd year

The largest single-day food drive in the nation returned to the Tampa Bay Area on Saturday as the National Association of Letter Carriers held their 33rd Annual 'Stamp Out Hunger' event.

Woman charged with DUI after hitting, killing pedestrian, Tampa police say

A woman has been arrested after a fatal crash at the intersection of N Nebraska Ave. and E Robson St. early on Saturday morning, according to the Tampa Police Department.

2 dead, several injured after crash in Largo shuts down stretch of Ridge Road: LPD

Two people are dead and several people were hospitalized after a crash at the intersection of Orangeview Drive and Ridge Road in Largo on Saturday afternoon, according to police.

11-year-old takes on Swim Across America challenge in support of older sister

11-year old Emmersan Grieco-Routh, who often goes by Emmie, was one of dozens of swimmers who suited up and made a splash to fight cancer on Saturday morning at the 14th annual 'Swim Across America' open water swim in St. Pete.

Grandmother-to-be fulfills need for speed on race track: 'It's like a dance'

A Bay Area driver is burning up the track in a new kind of race car. It’s fast and full of new technology – and the person behind the wheel is about to become a grandmother.

Sunshine Skyway Bridge disaster: 45 years later

Friday marked the 45th anniversary of one of the Tampa Bay area's worst tragedies, when a freighter hit the Sunshine Skyway Bridge, causing part of the bridge to collapse, killing dozens of people.

Gator claws at Wesley Chapel family’s door, “It was a huge guy"

It wasn’t a burglar trying to get in, it was a scaly neighbor. Truly a Florida kind of wake-up call and we’re pretty sure no one wants to wake up to that. 

Pope Leo XIV's brother, a Florida resident, reacts to historic election: 'Shock and awe'

When the white smoke rose above the Vatican on Thursday, one Port Charlotte man felt a wave of disbelief and pride: his younger brother had just become the next pope.