Florida lawmaker steps in to halt controversial Manatee cruise terminal

On Wednesday, Senator Jim Boyd (R-Manatee) filed an amendment to a coastal resiliency bill that would expand dredging protections over the Terra Ceia Aquatic Preserve, an area recently targeted for the site of a new cruise terminal.

2 dead, 1 airlifted after fire breaks out at Sebring home

Two people are dead, and another person was airlifted to the hospital after a fire broke out at a manufactured home in Sebring, according to the fire department.

Seniors remain stranded at Pinellas Park apartment building after elevator breaks down again

Seniors living at an apartment complex in Pinellas Park have been without a working elevator for 19 days. This breakdown has left some residents at St. Giles Manor II unable to leave the six-story building.

Family-owned Brannen Bank turns 100 by keeping it personal

In a world filled with national banks and digital apps, Brannen Bank in Inverness is proof that personal service still matters. 

Tampa honors its ‘Rosa Parks’ who fought for her seat 36 years before Civil Rights Movement

Long before the Montgomery bus boycott made Rosa Parks a household name, a 23-year-old laundress in Tampa named Hattie Wright staged her own act of defiance on a streetcar—a move that would eventually lead her to the Florida Supreme Court.

St. Pete-Clearwater Airport ranked 2nd most affordable in U.S.

St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport (PIE) has earned the No. 2 spot for the lowest round-trip domestic airfare in the country, according to recent Kayak data.

Denise Amber Lee’s husband continues legacy with convicted killer’s death set for next month

A stranger abducted Denise Amber Lee from her North Port home and murdered the young mother of two 18 years ago. Her death exposed tragic cracks in the 911 system and sparked her husband's life-long mission to make sure no other family suffered the same fate.