by Frank Pastor on July 22, 2019 at 1:52 pm

An autistic boy was found in a urine-soaked diaper earlier this month when the man who was supposed to be watching him and another child left them home alone while he visited a strip club, deputies said.Kalvin Dwayne Guice, 38, of Seminole was arrested and faces charges of child neglect, […]

by Ernest Hooper on July 21, 2019 at 7:16 pm

He witnessed teachers filling their classrooms with energy and enthusiasm. He observed administrators as they pushed to find solutions. He watched with admiration as then-Mort Elementary principal Woodland Johnson took on the challenge of leading one of the Hillsboroug […]

by <p>By Ben Leonard</p><p>Times Staff Writer</p> on July 20, 2019 at 12:31 am

ST. PETERSBURG - Here come the robots.Autonomous crawling robots may soon be crawling in sewage pipes under the streets to help fix the city's wastewater woes.The robots would allow the city to scan for pipe problems three to four times faster than underground video […]

by Waveney Ann Moore on July 19, 2019 at 8:13 pm

ST. PETERSBURG - The dispute over the historic status of Driftwood, the tranquil, tree-lined Old Florida neighborhood off 22nd Avenue S, has taken another litigious step. Opponents of the waterfront neighborhood's recent designation as a historic district have filed a lawsuit […]

by Waveney Ann Moore on July 19, 2019 at 7:54 pm

ST. PETERSBURG - Demolition has begun at the former K-Mart on 34th Street S, in the Skyway Marina District. In its place will rise the Addison at Skyway Marina, a 308-unit luxury apartment project by ContraVest of Altamonte Springs. The multi-million-dollar project is expected to b […]

by <p>BY Alex Connor</p><p>Times Staff Writer</p> on July 19, 2019 at 4:50 pm

When at a spa with her daughter in Clearwater, a man remarked at the size of Liz Goldstein's arms. At 62, her biceps are nearly 13 inches round.She brushes off his comment, but not before convincing the man to do push-ups in the middle of the spa while she watches. […]

by Daniel Figueroa IV on July 19, 2019 at 3:37 pm

Here are the top five latest headlines and updates on tampabay.com.Florida's GOP mostly mum on 'Send her back!'Florida Republican leaders wer […]

by Waveney Ann Moore on July 18, 2019 at 12:31 am

ST. PETERSBURG - For the next six months, residents and visitors to downtown will need to make further adjustments as construction continues on the city's new Pier.Starting July 22, work on a "gateway" to the 26-acre Pier District will close Second Avenue NE, from t […]

by <p>BY SHEILA MULLANE ESTRADA</p><p>Times Correspondent</p> on July 17, 2019 at 11:48 pm

ST. PETE BEACH - Residents near the proposed new Caddy's St. Pete Beach appear to have won their nearly year-long fight to prevent open-air dining they feared would cause excessive noise echoing over the Intracoastal Waterway.A group of residents have reached a settlement […]

by Waveney Ann Moore on July 17, 2019 at 11:20 pm

ST. PETERSBURG - The golf cart stocked with plastic bags of personal hygiene items and handwritten messages of encouragement made its way toward a homeless camp off 31st Street S. Behind a curtain of trees, an elderly woman sat alone on a plastic chair, amid dirt-caked dishes, pots and […]