Last week, 12 more eateries across Central Florida were forced to close after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records.
Last week, seven more restaurants across Central Florida were forced to close after a visit from a health inspector, according to state records.
A new report has ranked metros across the nation on rent affordability. But despite being the best in the state, one Florida city still lags behind much of the country.
With cowbells ringing in the stands, Bryan Baker was fired up after striking out Pete Crow-Armstrong to give the Tampa Bay Rays a triumphant return to Tropicana Field.
Cedric Mullins, Jonathan Aranda and Junior Caminero homered and the Tampa Bay Rays beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4 in their first game at Tropicana Field in 561 days.
A sellout crowd will welcome the Tampa Bay Rays back to renovated Tropicana Field on Monday for the first time in 18 1/2 months.
A Russian court has banned a prominent LGBTQ+ rights group and has labeled it as extremist in the latest step in the country’s crackdown on the community.
Quabreshe Long told police she was trying to retrieve personal belongings and $49,000 in cash she claimed was inside the Malibu. Officers found oxycodone pills, a 9mm handgun, and the cash in her possession, the affidavit states.
A historic theater in the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol has opened its doors more than three years after it was pummeled in a Russian airstrike that killed hundreds of civilians sheltering inside.
In the week before Christmas, nearly a dozen restaurants across Central Florida were forced to shut their doors, according to state records.
The USCG said it received multiple mayday calls from the boaters, indicating the boat was taking on water and the boaters had put on life jackets.
A Russian court has extended the jailing of an 18-year-old street singer on charges seen as punishment for performing anti-war songs.
A dozen more Central Florida restaurants were forced to close their doors last week after a visit from a health inspector — including a popular eatery in Orlando’s Mills 50 district.
While the threat of a recession seems to have abated, there’s another danger looming over Florida’s future, UCF economist Sean Snaith announced in his latest forecast.
Just in time for summer, pest-control company Terminix has released its annual report on the most bedbug-infested cities in the nation.
Last week, another 18 Central Florida eateries were forced to close down after a visit from a health inspector, according to the Florida DBPR.
Six separate eateries across Central Florida were forced to shut their doors last week following a visit from a health inspector, according to the Florida DBPR.
The Florida city of St. Petersburg, long a bastion of LGBTQ+ rights and mindful of its racially segregated past, is considering approval of two flags recognizing those issues after Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis ordered similar street murals erased because of supposedly political messages.
Last week, a dozen more eateries across Central Florida were told to close temporarily after a visit from a health inspector, according to the Florida DBPR.
The new owners of the Tampa Bay Rays are promising to get hurricane-damaged Tropicana Field repaired in time for next season and beginning a search for a new, permanent ballpark to open in 2029.
During a news conference on Wednesday, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and state CFO Blaise Ingoglia highlighted certain parts of the state over what they dubbed “excessive” spending.
Major League Baseball owners have unanimously approved the sale of the Tampa Bay Rays to a group led by real estate developer Patrick Zalupski.
Last week, six more Central Florida restaurants were forced to close temporarily after a visit from a health inspector, according to the Florida DBPR.
Last week, over a dozen more Central Florida restaurants were forced to close — at least temporarily — over concerns brought by health inspectors, according to the Florida DBPR.
Russia has scaled down its Navy Day celebrations due to security concerns from ongoing Ukrainian drone attacks.
The study examines factors of stress like health, safety, family, finances, and work to determine which areas of the country are struggling with stress the most.
To figure out which places were considered the “most educated,” researchers looked at factors like degree holders, local school quality, and nearby learning opportunities.
A 31-year-old St. Petersburg woman, accused of the death of a nine-month-old child in her care nearly a year ago, was arrested on Tuesday by the St. Peterburg Police Department, officials said.
Just in time for summer, pest-control company Terminix has released its annual report on the most bedbug-infested cities in the nation.
The Tampa Bay Rays say they are in “exclusive discussions” with a Florida investment group for a potential sale of the team.
This study examined factors like education systems, resident health, and economic conditions to determine which cities ranked among the best — and which places left something to be desired.
Last week, another half-dozen restaurants across Central Florida were told to close after they were visited by a health inspector, according to the Florida DBPR.
Aside from affordability, the ranking examines factors like entertainment, safety, and education to determine which cities are the best picks for a burgeoning family.
A Hillsborough County Assistant State Attorney is accused of transmitting and possessing child pornography, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office.
An investigative report shows that Reeser smoked a cigarette, sitting in her easy chair before heading to bed. That was the last day she was seen alive.
A bomb threat note found on a plane at a Florida airport prompted the evacuation of the aircraft and a temporary closure, but no explosives were found, officials said.
It happens every spring along a section of road north of Russia’s second-largest city of St. Petersburg: Volunteers, some in yellow vests, patrol near the Sestroretsk Bog natural reserve, and become crossing guards for thousands of toads and frogs.
A Florida man was arrested Monday after police found him living with his mother’s decomposing body, officials said.
After the Rays withdrew from a $1.3 billion ballpark deal earlier this month, their future in the Tampa Bay area remains uncertain.
The Orlando Dreamers — led by MLB Hall of Famer Barry Larkin — confirmed they’ve identified an anchor investor to purchase a team and fund the $1.7 billion domed stadium project on a plot of land next to Aquatica water park in Orange County.
The Tampa Bay Rays on Thursday withdrew from a $1.3 billion ballpark project, citing hurricanes and delays that likely will drive up the proposal’s cost.
St. Petersburg police say a man and a woman face charges in the alleged kidnapping and killing of a 16-year-old girl who was reported missing in February.
New Pittsburgh Pirates first baseman Spencer Horwitz is expected to miss most of spring training after undergoing surgery on his right wrist.
China has reiterated it could take “necessary countermeasures" after U.S. President Donald Trump decided to impose a 10% tariff on China for allegedly doing too little to stem the production of precursor chemicals for the drug fentanyl.
St. Petersburg police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspected thief who was seen on camera taking an art piece valued at $21,000 from an art gallery.
State regulators didn’t do anything wrong when they rejected a medical-marijuana company’s request to open dispensaries near or adjacent to convenience stores, an administrative law judge decided on Tuesday.
After two costly delays, the Pinellas County Commission approved its share of financing for a new $1.3 billion Tampa Bay Rays ballpark.
In 2024, U.S. photographers captured glimpses of humanity, ranging from a deeply divisive presidential election, to hurricanes and fires that ravaged communities, to campus protests over the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
The Tampa Bay Rays should declare in writing whether they want to pursue an existing financing plan for a new $1.3 billion ballpark or walk away from the deal.
The St. Petersburg City Council has reversed course on whether to spend more than $23 million to repair the hurricane-shredded roof of the Tampa Bay Rays' ballpark.
Austrian utility OMV says supplies from Russia’s state-owned natural gas company Gazprom stopped early Saturday after the company said it would stop payments for the gas following an arbitration award.
Austria's chancellor says Russia’s state-owned natural gas company Gazrom will cut off supplies early Saturday to Austrian utility OMV.
Police say Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco has been arrested for his involvement in an armed altercation in a parking lot in the Dominican Republic countryside.
Major League Baseball hopes to find the Tampa Bay Rays a temporary home near their fanbase for the start of the 2025 season if their home field can't be repaired in time.
Major League Baseball spring training facilities on Florida’s west coast appear to have been mostly spared major damage during Hurricane Milton.
A construction crane came crashing down on the building that houses the Tampa Bay Times during the height of Hurricane Milton’s menace across Florida.
The National Weather Service says it has received reports of multiple collapsed cranes due to high winds in St. Petersburg, about 50 miles (80 kilometers) south of Siesta Key, where Milton made landfall.
Hurricane Milton plowed into Florida as a Category 3 storm Wednesday, bringing misery to a coast still ravaged by Helene, pounding cities with winds of over 100 mph after producing a barrage of tornadoes, but sparing Tampa a direct hit.
Hurricane Milton ripped part of the roof off of Tropicana Field late Wednesday evening as Hurricane Milton moved through the state.
The National Hurricane Center says Hurricane Milton is intensifying and will likely be a major hurricane before it slams into the storm-ravaged Florida coast, most likely on Wednesday.
Patients and their caregivers were rescued from a Tennessee hospital’s roof after flooding caused by Hurricane Helene drove them from the building’s interior and conditions made rescue efforts difficult.
With Hurricane Helene expected to make landfall in Florida on Thursday, Publix has announced that stores in Helene’s expected path are set to close early ahead of the storm’s arrival.
At Major League Baseball's All-Star break, the one award race that seemed like it might be over was for National League Rookie of the Year.
