Tampa Bay Times

The Tampa Bay Times, formerly known as the St. Petersburg Times until 2011, is a prominent newspaper located in St. Petersburg, Florida. It stands as one of the two leading newspapers in the Tampa Bay Area, with the other being The Tampa Tribune. The Times consistently outperforms The Tampa Tribune in terms of both circulation and readership. Since 1964, the newspaper has been recognized with 10 Pulitzer Prizes, including an impressive two awards in a single year in 2009, marking a historic achievement for the publication. The Times is published by the Times Publishing Company, which is owned by The Poynter Institute for Media Studies, a nonprofit journalism school situated next to the University of South Florida's St. Petersburg campus. Many of its editions can be accessed through Google News Archive, and a daily digital version is available for Kindle and iPad users.

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Ex-Clearwater police union leader accused of tipping off drug dealers faces trial

1 day ago | tampabay.com | Jack Prator

A former Clearwater detective and police union president is in trial this week to face accusations he tipped off drug dealers who were being investigated by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office. Fredrick Lise faces eight felony charges based on allegations that he helped a multimillion-dollar drug trafficking organization.
Jurors weigh case against motorcyclist in St. Petersburg street racing death

2 days ago | tampabay.com | Jack Prator

A Pinellas jury began deliberating Monday morning in the case of a Tampa motorcyclist accused of killing a 13-year-old boy at a street racing event in St. Petersburg. Carlos Fernandez, 23, faces felony charges of vehicular homicide, culpable negligence manslaughter and reckless driving causing serious bodily harm, as well as two misdemeanor charges: street racing and operating a motorcycle without an endorsement.
L.L. Bean sets opening date for its first Florida store

3 days ago | tampabay.com | Jason Dill

L.L. Bean’s first Florida store has a grand opening date. The popular outdoor and recreation store, located at 111 North Cattleman Road, in University Town Center’s West District, opens May 9, the company said in a news release. The company, which began in 1912 in Maine, is celebrating the opening of its nearly 17,000-square-foot store with various activities planned for customers on the store’s first two days.
Tampa Bay anti-Trump protesters keep showing up. Here’s why.

4 days ago | tampabay.com | Kirby Wilson

Tampa Bay’s anti-Donald Trump contingent is fired up. Hundreds of demonstrators flocked to downtown St. Petersburg Saturday afternoon, waving signs, chanting and voicing their disapproval for America’s 47th president. And they promised to keep showing up. Anti-Trump protesters chant and wave signs on the streets surrounding Williams Park on Saturday, April 19, 2025 in St. Petersburg.
Hope Florida charity took in $867,000, gave away little in first year

5 days ago | tampabay.com | Lawrence Mower |Alexandra Glorioso

TALLAHASSEE — The Hope Florida charity created by Gov. Ron DeSantis’ administration took in more than $867,000 in donations in its first year, mostly from companies regulated by the state or doing business with it, according to the organization’s first tax filing. In the year leading up to Tampa Electric asking state regulators for a hotly contested rate increase, the utility gave $123,408, more than any other private company.
‘Legal morphine’ is for sale in Florida. Will officials act?

5 days ago | tampabay.com | Kirby Wilson

Around the Tampa Bay region, consumers can walk into smoke shops and gas stations and buy a substance that experts say mimics a powerful opioid. No prescription is required. The products are virtually unregulated: Bills to curb their sale have repeatedly died in Tallahassee. State and federal regulators have done almost nothing to intervene. Scientists say the substance, called 7-hydroxymitragynine or 7-OH, poses a public health threat.
FSU shooting unlikely to bring change to gun laws this year

5 days ago | tampabay.com | Romy Ellenbogen

TALLAHASSEE — Just around the corner from where lawmakers gathered Thursday at the Florida Capitol, sirens began to sound. News of an active shooter at Florida State University rippled through the Capitol soon afterward. The shooting would leave two dead and six others wounded. Law enforcement confirmed 20-year-old suspect used a service revolver belonging to his mother, a longtime Leon County sheriff’s deputy.
All six wounded in FSU shooting expected to make full recovery

5 days ago | tampabay.com | Romy Ellenbogen

TALLAHASSEE — All six people wounded in the Thursday shooting on Florida State University’s campus are in stable condition and expected to make a full recovery, according to a team of surgeons at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare. Dr. Brett Howard, a trauma surgeon at Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare, said all six patients had received gunshot wounds. Between the six patients, there were gunshots to the torso, face and other extremities, Howard said.
Florida students have been training for this their whole lives

5 days ago | tampabay.com | Stephanie Hayes

They were studying for finals and grabbing snacks from the student union on a gossamer spring day. Each flashcard and burrito and blanket on a lawn comprised the unspoken curriculum of life. A crop of new adults becoming who they will be. And then the thing happened. Let’s be honest, the thing they always knew was coming. The thing they’ve been training for their whole lives. Today’s university students were raised hiding, after all.
FSU shooting prompts renewed calls for gun regulations

6 days ago | tampabay.com | Jeffrey Solochek

The big story: At the same time Florida lawmakers were discussing school campus security in committee, their phones were buzzing with alerts of a shooting at nearby Florida State University. At least two people were killed and six others wounded. A suspect was in custody soon after. The House Education and Employment Committee unanimously advanced HB 1403, which addresses issues including school guard training and rules for when to lock doors and gates.