ST. PETE BEACH — Dissension is brewing as Pinellas’ bus agency draws closer to submitting a final plan to federal officials for a new route that would connect downtown St. Petersburg and the beaches using a special bus lane for a majority of the trip. Discussions for the bus rapid […]
TIERRA VERDE — About 100 yards from the beach, under a broiling May sun, a team of scientists worked steadily at excavating a dead body. When two small backhoes couldn’t pull it out of the grave, a larger machine rumbled in and tried tugging it out. The crowd began to […]
TIERRA VERDE — About 100 yards from the beach, under a broiling May sun, a team of scientists worked steadily at excavating a dead body. When two small backhoes couldn’t pull it out of the grave, a larger machine rumbled in and tried tugging it out. The crowd began to […]
Here are the top five latest headlines and updates on tampabay.com. Tornado struck Madeira Beach during Sunday storm, officials confirm Ninety-percent sure quickly became 100 percent Monday morning when the National Weather Service confirmed reports that a tornado hit Madeira Beach when severe weather pushed through the bay area Sunday […]
The National Weather Service Monday confirmed reports that a tornado hit Madeira Beach when severe weather pushed through the bay area Sunday afternoon. Videos and photos spread across social media Sunday showing wild wind and even a sun room that was ripped off a home and sent flying across the […]
MADEIRA BEACH — City Manager Jonathan Evans planned to meet with Riviera Beach council members twice this week to discuss whether he would accept an invitation to return as that city’s manager. Evans was ousted by the Riviera Beach City Council in 2017 following disputes with former council members there. […]
ST. PETERSBURG — A group of property owners and developers in the city’s downtown say a plan that includes promoting independently owned businesses and preservation of historic buildings along parts of Beach Drive and Central Avenue still needs work. They will get their say today, when the City Council will […]
ST. PETERSBURG — A group of property owners and developers in the city’s downtown say a plan that includes promoting independently owned businesses and preservation of historic buildings along parts of Beach Drive and Central Avenue still needs work. They will get their say today, when the City Council will […]
CLEARWATER — On March 12, 2011, 35-year-old police cadet Kelly Rothwell met up with her friend Donna Scharrett at a Chili’s in Clearwater. They talked about how she was going to her Indian Rocks Beach apartment to break up with her longtime, live-in boyfriend David Perry, how she was going […]
Just when you thought it was safe to go back to the beaches, another seasonal cold front dropped cool air into the Tampa Bay area, sending temperatures well below normal. High temperatures only reached 63 Tuesday, significantly below the 74-degree norm. Overnight lows dropped into the 40s and are expected […]
