News across Tampa Bay
The Highlands Current
Published September 30Clearwater to Receive $400K Grant
State provides money for education, sloop
St Pete Catalyst
Published September 30Fans on both sides of Tampa Bay are hyped for Rays’ playoff run
The Rays just wrapped one of their most successful seasons, capturing their first division crown since 2021.
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
Published September 30Voter registration deadline for general election is October 5
The voter registration deadline for both Hillsborough and Pinellas counties is Oct. 5.
Pasco County Government News
Published September 30Pasco County Waives Residential Tire Disposal Fee
Pasco County takes another proactive step to protect our community from the mosquito-borne viral infection, dengue fever , by waiving residential tire disposal fees from October 1 through November 1 . Pasco County residents can bring up to four, old tires – no more than 36 inches…
Pinellas death from 'flesh-eating bacteria' reported by Florida health department
The victim was 50 to 54 years old and was listed in the health department's Vibrio database for the week of Sept. 13-19. It was the state's 22nd case and fifth death tied to the bacterial illness in 2026.
Tampa Bay Beacons
Published September 30The Tampa Bay Fishin’ Report: Cooler weather may mean a hotter bite
Tampa Bay Beacons
Published September 30Belleair police chief: Amendment 3 cuts could mean fewer services
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
Published September 30Pinellas sheriff arrests two deputies after TCPalm reporter sends Flock inquires
The Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office has arrested two deputies after identifying misuse of automated license plate readers (ALPRs). The agency didn’t catch it until a Florida reporter started asking questions.
WMNF 88.5
Published September 30The Scoop: Wed. Sep. 30, 2026, Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
An unarmed man experiencing a mental health crisis was killed following a welfare check by two St. Pete officers.
Tampa Bay Beacons
Published September 30The Pasco & North Pinellas Fishin’ Report: Cooler weather heats up inshore bite
St Pete Catalyst
Published September 30Should the City issue a storm resilience general obligation bond?
The effort would fund St. Pete Agile Resilience (SPAR) projects.
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
Published September 30‘This is death by medical neglect’: Doctors, activists, urge DeSantis to provide care to ‘profoundly sick’ Death Row prisoner
Florida prison officials are refusing to give a “profoundly sick” 74-year-old man medical care while he waits for his scheduled execution October 13, drawing objections from more than 100 doctors. The man, William Lee Thompson, is the first known gravely ill prisoner who has been…