Many women were hired in the late 1970s and early 1980s, when fire departments across the U.S. were actively recruiting women ...

PLANT CITY, Fla. — The 91st annual Florida Strawberry Festival will make its return to Plant City on Thursday. Guests can celebrate the history of the Florida strawberry while enjoying plenty of ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The proposal of a new Tampa Bay Rays stadium at the Hillsborough College location on north Dale Mabry Highway took another step forward Tuesday. Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida ...

TAMPA, Fla. — When a K-9 officer is hurt in the line of duty, every second counts — just like it does for their human partners. Now, Tampa General Hospital is making sure those four-legged heroes get ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — For three nights, 50 blocks of Central Avenue in St. Pete will be illuminated with a rainbow of laser lights. The lights will project off the roof of the Mari Jean Hotel and end ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Changes are coming to Florida’s Schools of Hope program after a vote by the State Board of Education on Friday. Schools of Hope allows certain charter schools to co-locate in schools ...

TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Police Department has released its annual report and numbers indicate a drop in crime. For 2025, the city saw a 21 percent drop in total crime. That includes a 16 percent drop ...

LARGO, Fla. — The Pinellas County Schools board unanimously approved a series of proposals to close and consolidate a handful of schools on Tuesday evening. The move, the district officials say, will ...

In 1976, President Gerald Ford called upon the public to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history.” ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — This is the first year that the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series will be hitting the streets of St. Pete as part of the Firestone Grand Prix of St. Petersburg. Some of the ...

NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. — Avery Ortiz teaches first grade at Moon Lake Elementary. She has been teaching there for four years. Before graduating from St. Petersburg College, she started at the school as ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Neighbors in a St. Petersburg neighborhood say drivers are speeding down their residential street to get to and from a gas station and that includes sometimes ignoring speed ...