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Tampa Bay Times

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Photos: Clearwater home becomes a Halloween house of horrors

The clown outside the house is enormous. Its eyes bulge, its teeth are bared and its mouth hangs wide open. And people walk right in. Towering over a quiet residential street, a menacing inflatable clown marks the entrance to the Clearwater Clown House, where homeowner Jeff Somerville has transformed his property at 1004 S. San Remo Ave. into a carnival of nightmares.

Clearwater, FL · 8d

Tampa Bay Times

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Warren Sapp’s free speech lawsuit against city of Tampa dismissed

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by former Tampa Bay Buccaneer Warren Sapp that claimed Tampa officials violated his free speech rights. Sapp filed the federal civil rights lawsuit against the city last month. It claimed city officials suppressed his right to express himself as guaranteed under the First Amendment by having him removed from a council meeting they said he disrupted.

Tampa, FL · 7d

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Pasco County couple waits months for $24k tax refund

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Pasco County couple has been waiting since February for a $24,851 income tax refund. After months of delays, repeated requests for information and little explanation, they called Better Call Behnken for help. Cathy Boucher said she and her husband intentionally have more taxes withheld...

Pasco County, FL · 8d

Tampa Bay Times

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Best cities for Halloween: Where does Tampa Bay land?

But where should people go to rock their costumes?. WalletHub compared the 100 largest U.S. cities across 20 key metrics to find the best locations, ranging from costume stores per capita to the crime rate to the share of potential trick-or-treat stops.

Tampa, FL · 7d

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David Jolly campaign leads to Bay Area

It's down to the wire in the race for governor with just four days left until Election Day, Byron Donalds and David Jolly are traveling the state, hoping to close the deal. For Jolly, it means trying to overcome the slight, but consistent lead held by Donalds. FOX 13's Blake DeVine reports.

Tampa Bay Area, FL · 7d

WFLA

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TECO reopens Manatee Viewing Center for 40th season

The Tampa Electric Company is hoping to welcome back some old friends with the start of the manatee viewing center's 40th season.

Tampa, FL · 5d

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Florida's 14th Congressional District: Kathy Castor faces Mike Beltran

Florida 14th Congressional District race: Democratic U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor faces Republican challenger Mike Beltran in a redrawn Hillsborough County seat. The district was redrawn to exclude St. Petersburg, creating a new political battleground carried by Donald Trump in 2024. Candidates present contrasting platforms on health care costs, sugar subsidies,...

Florida · 6d

Herald-Tribune

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Florida dengue cases surge to 485 in largest outbreak in US in decades

Florida reported 60 more locally acquired cases of dengue fever in one week, according to the latest update from the Florida Department of Health . The disease is also called breakbone fever, due to the pain it causes. That brings the statewide total to 485 for the year as of Oct. 24, the largest outbreak in the United States in decades. The previous highest number of Florida cases in recent memory was 199 in 2023 . In 2025, Florida reported 62 cases for the year. ➤ Prevent dengue at home in Florida with this 10-minute mosquito inspection The bulk of the cases continues to be in Hillsborough County on Florida's west coast, which has 385 confirmed cases. Locally acquired cases have now been reported in 12 counties. The outbreak prompted Hillsborough County Administrator Bonnie Wise to extend a state of local emergency to Nov. 5 in the county as officials "work to control the mosquito population and protect residents from dengue fever." One death was confirmed in Hillsborough County, identified as 80-year-old Gay Small, who died of “dengue infection” along with septic shock and multi-organ failure, according to a death certificate. The previous largest outbreak was in Hawaii's Big Island,

Florida · 7d

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Publix Pushes $200M Lakeland Warehouse Expansion Past Key City Approval

Publix is pushing ahead with a roughly $200 million expansion of its sprawling west Lakeland warehouse campus near the Polk Parkway, adding a massive new produce warehouse and a merchandise return center to a distribution hub that already anchors the company's Central Florida operations. City officials signed off on an updated site plan for the project on Oct. 27, attaching conditions tied to stormwater management, floodplain protections and pedestrian access.

Lakeland, FL · 6d

10 Tampa Bay

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Florida Gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds rallies Tampa Bay supporters as early voting ends

Florida · 5d

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Florida ready for takeoff

An electric air taxi flew across Tampa Bay from downtown St. Petersburg to Tampa International Airport Friday morning, marking Florida's first flights under a new federal program testing how the aircraft could eventually become part of the nation's transportation system.

St. Petersburg, FL · 7d

10 Tampa Bay

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Voters speak on issues, candidates ahead of the General Election as early voting ends in Florida

Florida · 5d

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Tampa Bay electric aircraft tests could bring Florida air taxis

TAMPA BAY, Fla. (WINK)—Florida’s first advanced air mobility electric aircraft demonstration flights took off over Tampa Bay. The aircraft was part of the FAA’s Integration Pilot Program. Gov. Ron DeSantis said the new pilot program included cargo delivery and emergency services. DeSantis also said the program could...

Tampa Bay Area, FL · 7d

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David Jolly brings statewide Believe in Better Tour to Tampa Bay, South Florida

Democratic gubernatorial nominee David Jolly and running mate Gwen Graham will make stops across the state through Monday, rallying supporters during the final weekend before Tuesday’s election. The appearances are part of the campaign’s Believe in Better Tour, a statewide swing that began Monday in Pensacola. Jolly and...

Tampa, FL · 7d

WFLA

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Pasco County couple waits months for $24k tax refund

A Pasco County couple has been waiting since February for a $24,851 income tax refund. After months of delays, repeated requests for information and little explanation, they called Better Call Behnken for help.

Pasco County, FL · 8d

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St. Petersburg Seniors Move Into 75 New Affordable Homes at Burlington Post II

Seventy-five new apartments for seniors have opened their doors in St. Petersburg, with residents moving into Burlington Post II over the past month after roughly two years of construction. The five-story building sits beside Burlington Post I, which began welcoming residents in 2018, and rounds out a growing stretch of affordable senior housing along Burlington Avenue.

St. Petersburg, FL · 6d

Tampa Bay 28

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Pasco leaders experience challenges of living in poverty through simulation

New Port Richey simulation puts community stakeholders in the roles of struggling families to help them better understand barriers to basic needs

Zephyrhills, FL · 8d

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One-Man Museum: Tampa man has 70 years of memorabilia

TAMPA, Fla. — A Tampa man is a one-man museum. Rudy Scaglione, 82, has been collecting memorabilia for about 70 years. He started saving magazines, newspapers, photographs and other collectibles about the time he became a teenager. He never stopped. He has now amassed memorabilia related to historic events...

Tampa, FL · 8d

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Inside Museum of Haunted History in St. Pete

A house built in St. Pete in the 1930s is full of stories. A paranormal investigator bought it and turned it into a haunted history museum. FOX 13's Briona Arradondo reports.

Tampa, FL · 7d