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First opened in 1917, the St. Petersburg Yacht Club’s downtown facility has served as a waterfront landmark for over a century; however, father time and mother nature have caught up to the historic building. Brian K. Smith, club president, notified members of the impending demolition and redevelopment project in...

Bryton Dunbar, a 31-year-old individual, has been apprehended by the police on charges of three counts of attempted homicide in connection with a shooting incident at the Tru by Hilton St. Petersburg Downtown parking garage at 1650 Central Avenue. On May 1, 2023, around 12:30 p.m., law enforcement authorities and...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A reward is being offered for information about two men seen in a video forcing a victim to withdrawal money from an ATM Saturday morning in St. Petersburg. The video, released Wednesday, shows two men standing behind a person who is withdrawing money from an ATM. The two men approached […]

ST. PETERSBURG, FL– A two-year-old boy is dead after his father pulled out a gun during an argument and accidentally shot him. The incident occurred Sunday evening at a home located at 4644 15th Ave. S. Officials say the child’s father, Aaron Creary, got into an argument with his...

The 52-year-old St. Petersburg man was arrested 10 months after the crime in Palmetto.

Fort Lauderdale-based real estate firm Alexander Goshen is proposing to lease the parking lot at 800 1st Avenue South and transform it into an affordable housing complex. The group submitted a letter of intent in late May to the city after Tampa-based investment advisory firm Third Lake Partners made an unsolicited bid, offering $6 million to acquire a portion of the vacant parcel. TLP’s unsolicited bid triggered an open process for others to submit proposals.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Flooding closed off the southbound exit of I-275 on 54th Avenue South in St. Petersburg Wednesday afternoon, troopers said. Flooding could be seen from the Florida Department of Transportation's (FDOT) camera in the area. It also caught the moments a disabled car was being towed out of the floodwaters that took over the exit.

On May 4, 2023, Deputy Marquis Fitzgerald, age 31, was placed on Administrative Leave without Pay after an investigation began concerning text messages Fitzgerald sent to his wife due to infidelity issues. Fitzgerald sent his wife photos of shooting target silhouettes riddled with bullet holes. Fitzgerald insinuated harm toward the person with whom his wife was having an affair. Fitzgerald then sent a text message to his mother-in-law stating, “Come get your daughter before I kill her.”

A shocking video shows a man in the alligator habitat at Busch Gardens.

Aerial footage shows how close an “unconscious” boat driver came to Florida swimmers on Madeira Beach.Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office shared the video on social media, confirming they responded to a call regarding a fishing vessel operator slumped over at the helm, heading towards a public swimming beach.His passenger was also unconscious on the deck of the boat.Footage shows the vessel entering a swimming area where lots of people were seen in the water before marine deputies arrived and made contact with the boat.They found a conscious but “visibly disorientated and confused” driver. Read More Florida beachgoers rescued after becoming stranded on jetty rocksMoment feisty 11ft alligator lunges as trappers try to wrangle itThis poem has been banned from a Florida school

Two armed men approached the victim around 3:30 a.m., forcing him to go to the nearest ATM and withdraw multiple times. The men let the victim go without harming him, police say.

Mayor Ken Welch was joined by community members in front of City Hall to raise the Pride flag Thursday morning.

Stacker compiled statistics about where people in Pinellas County are looking to buy homes using cross-market demand and monthly inventory data from Realtor.com.

A suspected drunk boater was arrested Tuesday after authorities caught him speeding through a busy swim area mere feet from the shores of Madeira Beach.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A St. Petersburg man was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison for stealing and slaughtering a horse in 2019, according to court documents. Eladio Garcia-Gasca, of St. Petersburg, was caught on surveillance camera Dec. 1, 2019, leading a horse away from a property on Buckeye Road near Grass Farm […]

TAMPA, Fla. — An adventurous and loving young man's life was taken during a day out on the water at Pine Key Island with friends. Isaac McNair's family says he was a family man, who was quiet, but outgoing. They knew he was out on the water with friends on Sunday, May 28, but never expected to get the call he was missing.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — St. Petersburg police are set to give significant updates on two major cold case investigations. While details on the updates were limited, the St. Petersburg Police Department mentioned that one case was the “Trunk Lady” case of 1969. According to police, the...

TAMPA, Fla. - Madison McGall was 15 years old when she was charged with plotting an armed robbery that ended in murder with her then 18-year-old brother Henry McGall. Last year, the criminal cases for both siblings ended in plea deals. Henry McGall was sentenced to 25 years in prison.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Torrential rainfall prompted a flood advisory Wednesday for parts of the Tampa Bay area and is making a mess of the evening commute. As of 5 p.m., about 2 to 4 inches of rain has fallen in parts of the St. Petersburg area, according to the National Weather Service. It's possible another 1 to 3 inches of rain could fall.

Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri is expected to provide an update on an officer-involved shooting that unfolded in Pinellas Park early Tuesday morning.