Straz Center hosts theatre class for Rampello students

For the last two months, students at Rampello K-8 Downtown Partnership Magnet School have been meeting weekly after school to learn about the world of theatre, thanks to a partnership with the Straz Center.

Bird strike forces Allegiant Airlines flight to return to St. Pete

An Allegiant Air flight had to return to St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport shortly after taking off on Tuesday after the plane hit a bird, officials with the airline confirmed.

Florida man set to be executed for kidnapping and murdering a woman

A man convicted of kidnapping a woman in Miami and later strangling her to death is set to be executed next month under a death warrant Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Monday.

Texas embalmer charged with castrating dead sex offender

A Houston woman who worked at a funeral home is accused of mutilating the body of a dead sex offender, according to the Harris County Precinct 1 Constable’s Office.

Bay Area mother pushes Florida lawmakers for change after daughter hit by car

Months after her 11-year-old daughter was hit by a car while riding her bike to school, a Pasco County mother traveled to Tallahassee, pleading with Florida lawmakers for changes to state law.

Florida senators support tightening ballot initiative process

A key Senate panel on Monday approved a measure that would place a number of new restrictions on people and groups seeking to make changes to the state Constitution, the latest move in the Legislature’s years-long effort to curtail the ballot initiative process.

Man critically injured after being hit by car along Busch Blvd. in Tampa

A man is in critical condition at the hospital after Tampa police say he was hit by a car along a busy stretch of Busch Blvd. on Tuesday morning.

Crews battle fire at Hillsborough County smoke shop

Firefighters battled a fire that damaged a smoke shop early Tuesday, according to Hillsborough County Fire Rescue.

America’s Path to Equality: Bloody Sunday

This month, our nation remembers the heroes of Selma, Alabama.  Sixty years ago, they marched for voting rights, survived brutal beatings, and inspired the Voting Rights Act of 1965. 

JD Vance memes take over social media—here’s how he responded

Viral memes of Vice President JD Vance have flooded social media, depicting him in comically altered and grotesque forms. Now, Vance has responded—by posting a meme of himself.