15-year-old driver speeding in Clearwater crashes into home, car: FHP

CLEARWATER, Fla. (WFLA) — A 15-year-old driving at a high rate of speed crashed into a car and a home in Clearwater late Tuesday night. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, a Dodge Durango, driven by a 15-year-old boy from Clearwater, was traveling northbound on South Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue when he lost control [...]

27th, May 2026, 09:12pm

No arrests made after man killed in Tampa shooting: Hillsborough deputies

A man was killed in a shooting at a Tampa home on Wednesday morning.

27th, May 2026, 09:02pm

Robots move hospital beds in pilot program at Morton Plant Hospital

BayCare is taking a major step into the future of healthcare with a new robotic transport system now being piloted inside Morton Plant Hospital.

27th, May 2026, 08:57pm

Biden sues to block release of audio, transcripts in special counsel investigation

Former President Joe Biden on Tuesday sued the Department of Justice (DOJ) to block the release of audio and transcripts of private interviews with a ghostwriter used in a special counsel investigation into his handling of classified documents.

27th, May 2026, 08:50pm

Trump gathers Cabinet as he looks to seal deal to end war that some backers worry will embolden Iran

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will meet with his Cabinet on Wednesday at a precarious moment for talks aimed at ending the war with Iran, just days after insisting that his administration and Tehran had “largely negotiated” a settlement but with the negotiations still in a state of flux. As he prepares to huddle with his top aides, Trump is [...]

27th, May 2026, 07:30pm

As stock market hits new highs, 2 of 3 Americans are cutting back on spending

Consumer sentiment is mostly gloomy even as the economy is still growing and the unemployment rate has stayed low. Some economists argue that the gap reflects inequality in a “K-shaped” economy.

27th, May 2026, 06:45pm

Former Florida 911 operator faces 100 years in prison for child sexual abuse material

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WFLA)— A former 911 operator faces up to 100 years in prison after he was arrested and charged with possessing, viewing, and transmitting child sexual abuse materials, AG James Uthmeier announced. An investigation began into Jacob Rookey, 21, when the Broward County Sheriff's Office received a tip from the National Center for Missing [...]

27th, May 2026, 06:36pm

Speakeasy opens inside working distillery in St. Petersburg

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA)—A new speakeasy tucked inside a working distillery is now open in St. Petersburg. The St. Petersburg Distillery opened 31 South, a 45-seat speakeasy inside the working distillery, and will introduce a new after-hours experience above the production floor, accessible by secret password. According to the St. Petersburg Distillery, the lounge draws [...]

27th, May 2026, 05:32pm

Teen charged with killing stepsister on Carnival Cruise could be jailed until trial

MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge is expected to decide whether a teenager charged with sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship will remain free as he awaits trial following a hearing scheduled for Wednesday morning in Miami. U.S. Magistrate Judge Edwin Torres ruled in February, after Timothy Hudson was initially arrested [...]

27th, May 2026, 05:06pm

Teen charged with killing stepsister on Carnival Cruise to stay out of jail until trial

A federal judge is expected to decide whether a teenager charged with sexually assaulting and killing his 18-year-old stepsister on a Carnival Cruise ship will remain free as he awaits trial following a hearing scheduled for Wednesday morning in Miami.

27th, May 2026, 05:06pm