News across Tampa Bay
It will be Rays vs. Yankees in the American League Division Series
The first two games of the best-of-five matchup will be at Tropicana Field. New York advanced by sweeping AL East rival Boston in the Wild Card Series.
St Pete Catalyst
Published October 01Weekend spotlight: Caamp, TFO and Stormy Daniels
The Catalyst’s every-Thursday guide to bay area entertainment and the arts.
Boosted by Rays' return to Tropicana Field, MLB attendance rises for fourth straight year
After spending 2025 at Steinbrenner Field, Tampa Bay had the biggest increase, up 628,255 to 1,414,975. The Trop hosted 24 games with more than 20,000 people and seven with more than 24,000.
Evolution and climate change are missing from Florida's new K-12 science standards
The Florida Department of Education held its first listening session at Armwood High School. Some teachers brought up their concerns about missing topics, such as evolution.
I Love the Burg
Published September 30Fall is in the air: Piertoberfest, Pumpkin Patch, Fall Fest, Putt the Pier return to St. Pete Pier in October
October is here, and with it come some of the year’s biggest annual events on the St. Pete Pier. This is the month that kicks off the run of weeks […]
Two Pinellas deputies charged with using databases to get information on women they wanted to date
Both men resigned from the force after being arrested and charged with multiple felonies.
That's So Tampa
Published September 30Fall is in the air: Piertoberfest, Pumpkin Patch, Fall Fest, Putt the Pier return to St. Pete Pier in October
October is here, and with it come some of the year’s biggest annual events on the St. Pete Pier. This is the month that kicks off the run of weeks […]
Immigration detention money flows in Florida's governor's race
Florida's GOP gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds raised more than $115 million for the midterms. Some of that money comes from groups tied to immigration operations in the state.
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
Published September 30Pinellas deputy charged after allegedly searching license plate reader database 300 times for woman he arrested
Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri said one of his deputies used an automated license plate reader (ALPR) database around 300 times searching for a romantic interest.
Creative Loafing Tampa Bay
Published September 30Florida Realtors are bankrolling the $18 million effort to pass property tax-cutting Amendment 3
A report shows that the campaign working to see Amendment 3 on the statewide ballot win approval in November is vastly outspending opponents of the measure. The campaign to fund the measure raised $18 million through Sept. 25. All of that financial support came from the Florida…
Tampa Bay Beacons
Published September 30Seminole adopts $36.6M budget, keeps tax rate flat
Insight from the WUSF reporters behind ‘The Cost of Power’ series, and taking charge of AI
If you compare your electric bill from last month to one from a few years ago, you’d probably see a jump. Our three-part investigation digs into why. The reporters tell us how they dug.