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  1. Florida teen charged with smothering sister, 3, to quiet her, police say
    Yesterday• Crime
    A teen in Florida is facing a manslaughter charge after police say she killed her 3-year-old sister by putting a pillow over her head after their mother told the girl to quiet the toddler while she was on a work call at an extended stay hotel.
  2. Parkland school massacre sentencing trial begins with excruciating details
    Yesterday• Florida
    Max Schachter reacts as video and audio of the Feb. 14, 2018, shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are played as evidence on Monday at the penalty trial of confessed gunman Nikolas Cruz at the Broward County Courthouse in Fort Lauderdale. Schachter's son Alex was killed in the shooting.
  3. Florida Republican wins state House seat after opponent booted off of ballot
    Yesterday• Politics
    Adam Anderson of Palm Harbor will secure the House District 57 seat in north Pinellas after his only opponent was disqualified from the ballot on Sunday.
  5. Florida gas prices hit five-week low, dropping 62 cents per gallon
    Yesterday• Business
    Gas prices are displayed as drivers pump gas at a Walmart Fuel Station Monday in Palm Harbor. Costs are on a downward trend.
  6. Parkland school killer’s sentencing trial finally begins. Five key things to know
    Yesterday• Florida
    Ali Dangelo and her service dog, Strudel, attend a community commemoration event for the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School victims at Pine Trails Park in Parkland in February. Jurors on Monday will finally begin hearing evidence against shooter Nikolas Cruz to determine if he should be executed for his crimes.
  7. Florida woman dies after falling in pond, getting grabbed by gators
    Jul. 16• Florida
    Authorities say a Florida woman was found dead after falling in a pond and being grabbed by two alligators. This photo shows an alligator in Port Richey last year.
  8. A new shooting game at Florida theme park stirs questions
    Jul. 16• Florida
    Icon Park in Orlando is shown in this photo. A recent feature allowing riders at the park to shoot at targets is stirring questions.
  9. Life or death for Parkland shooter? Trial will take months
    Jul. 16• Crime
    Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter Nikolas Cruz speaks with sentence mitigation specialist Kate O'Shea during the penalty phase of his trial on July 6.
  10. Recalled Sarasota ice cream had Listeria in 16 of 17 tested flavors, officials say
    Jul. 16• Health
    A label for ice cream made by Big Olaf Creamery, a Sarasota company first linked to a deadly Listeria outbreak on July 1.
  11. Rapper Kodak Black arrested in Florida on drug charges
    Jul. 16• Florida
    Bill K. Kapri, known as rapper Kodak Black, was was arrested Friday in South Florida, on charges of trafficking in oxycodone and possession of a controlled substance.
  12. Pinellas rolls out BeBot, a beach-cleaning robot with a message for humans
    Jul. 16• Pinellas
    A remote-controlled robot named BeBot rolls over a patch of sand in Indian Shores during a cleanup demonstration on Thursday, July 14, 2022. BeBot is part of a campaign by Keep Pinellas Beautiful to raise awareness about debris left by humans that lurks under the beach surface and eventually winds up in the Gulf of Mexico.
  13. COVID-19 cases rise in Florida as BA.5 becomes the region’s dominant strain
    Jul. 16• Health
    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's community chart on Friday shows many Florida counties are at "high" risk of COVID-19. Those are the ones colored orange. The "medium" risk counties are colored yellow and "low" risk counties are green.
  14. A 2nd man was involved in Tampa 14-year-old’s murder, prosecutor says
    Jul. 15• Crime
    A photo of Nilexia Alexander is seen during a news conference about Ronny Walker's connection to Nilexia's murder at the Tampa Police Department on July 8 in Tampa.
  15. Pinellas congressional hopeful Anna Paulina Luna sued over dog bite
    Jul. 15• Elections
    Republican congressional hopeful Anna Paulina Luna.
  16. 538 gives Democrats slim odds to win new Florida congressional district
    Jul. 15• Politics
    Republican Jackie Toledo and Democrat Alan Cohn are competing for the new District 15 congressional seat.
  17. She sought her dream home in St. Petersburg — but had to leave to find it
    Jul. 15• Real Estate
    Carrie Norris poses for a picture with her 11-year-old Shih-Tzu, Berand, in front of her Wimauma home. Moving to the suburbs came with tradeoffs.
  18. 988 suicide crisis line is about to launch. Is Tampa Bay ready?
    Jul. 14• Health
    Thomas Young, right, takes a call from someone in need of counseling at the Crisis Center of Tampa Bay in 2019. The crisis center is now preparing for a flood of calls to the 988 suicide crisis line.
  19. Juneteenth isn’t a Tampa city holiday. Should it be?
    Jul. 14• Tampa
    Tampa City Council member Orlando Gudes is seen during a council meeting Thursday, March 31, 2022 in Tampa.
  20. Which Florida Democrat hoping to replace DeSantis is raising more money off abortion?
    Jul. 14• Health
    Since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Nikki Fried, left, who’s seeking the Democratic nomination for governor, has sought to paint her opponent Charlie Crist as anti-abortion.
  21. Gaetz friend faces December sentencing as he helps in multiple federal probes
    Jul. 13• Crime
    A banner reading "Tick Tock Matt Gaetz" is flown above the federal courthouse during a hearing for Joel Greenberg, on May 17, 2021, in Orlando. Sentencing for the former Florida tax collector whose arrest led to a probe of U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz has been set for December 2022, as his lawyer indicated that his client continues to cooperate with federal investigators in Florida, the District of Columbia and other jurisdictions.
  22. Statue of Florida educator Mary McLeod Bethune unveiled in U.S. Capitol
    Jul. 13• Education
    Evelyn Bethune, front left in yellow, a granddaughter of Mary McLeod Bethune, speaks with Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, as members of the Congressional Black Caucus gather around an unveiled statue of Mary McLeod Bethune during a ceremony on Wednesday, July 13, 2022, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
  23. 7 people hospitalized in Tampa after taking ‘bad drugs,’ police say
    Jul. 13• Crime
    Seven people were hospitalized in Tampa Tuesday night after taking "bad drugs" that included fentanyl.
  24. Florida woman surprised by iguana in her toilet
    Jul. 13• Florida
    A South Florida found an iguana in her toilet this week. This is a photo of an iguana found in a toilet in 2019 in Miami. Iguanas often get into sewer systems and then look to escape, sometimes swimming up into toilets.
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