How to meet Jason Momoa before he plays at Jannus Live in St. Petersburg
Jason Momoa said he was ready to rock out with the people of Tampa Bay. But before his concert at Jannus Live, the movie star also revealed a secret. Even Aquaman gets nervous. “It’s pretty scary. For me, that’s a…
What are saw palmetto berries and why would someone steal 800 pounds of them?
Published 28.08.|Updated 30.August According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, two people were arrested Monday on suspicion of illegally harvesting 801 pounds of saw palmetto berries in Plant City. The incident raises the question: What are saw palmetto berries? And…
“Not for sale”: Protests flare up outside Honeymoon Island State Park on the third day
The message from the more than 200 people who gathered outside the entrance to Honeymoon Island State Park on Tuesday was clear: Florida’s state parks are not for sale. It was the third day of protests outside Florida’s busiest state…
State law enforcement agencies investigate propeller death near MacDill Air Force Base
State wildlife officials are investigating a fatal boating accident they believe occurred in Tampa Bay last month. On July 17, a body was found near MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa that “showed marks consistent with a collision with a…
67% of women in Florida support a statewide right to abortion
Two-thirds of women of childbearing age in Florida would support federal abortion rights, including about half who identify as Republicans, a new poll shows. The poll conducted by KFF also found that 60% of women of childbearing age in Florida…
The semi-trailer driver wrote a text message saying “I’m going to jail” during an accident at a Tampa strip club, police say
Around the time a tractor-trailer plowed into a group of people outside Emperors Gentlemen’s Club early Tuesday morning, killing one person and injuring two others, the man believed to be the driver sent a text message to a childhood friend….
Man drives semi-trailer into strip club in Tampa, one person dies, two are injured, police say
A man who was thrown out of a Tampa strip club early Tuesday morning returned and drove a semi-trailer into the building, killing one man and injuring two others, police said. According to a Tampa Police Department news release, police…
New cell phone rules are the most important changes to Tampa Bay schools this fall
More than 430,000 students in Hillsborough, Pasco and Pinellas counties are expected back in school on Monday morning. Some will be in entirely new schools – or, in the case of Hillsborough, in other schools due to boundary changes. They…
Hillsborough Commission to put school tax to vote but appeals instead
The question of whether Hillsborough voters will see a tax referendum to fund public school teachers in their November election will now be decided by an appeals court. The Hillsborough County Commission – which voted last month to delay the…
