The Latest Breaking News from Pinellas County

U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, the Democratic nominee for Florida governor, is resigning early from Congress, leaving the Pinellas County-based seat vacant until after the November election.

Voters in a key swing county in Florida are grappling with some of the highest inflation rates in the country. But it's not necessarily the deciding factor for some voters.

TAMPA, Fla. — The Pinellas Jail is on lockdown until Aug. 22 due to a COVID-19 outbreak, a Pinellas County Sheriff’s spokesperson said Monday.

The Pinellas County, Florida, Sheriff's Office has fired Deputy Joshua Sacino for violating his duties and responsibilities and committing acts unbecoming of members of the agency. An investigation found Sacino spent four hours one day parked in his patrol vehicle surfing the Internet. When asked to document his activities, Sacino…

TAMPA, Fla. — The red Camaro’s driver, police later determined, was going 101 mph when he hit the motorcycle Kelly Patino Riley was riding as a passenger.

TAMPA, Fla. — John Calandra spends his hours in a shed-sized room in St. Petersburg.

TAMPA, Fla. — Pinellas County commissioners voted Tuesday to sue the state over its new elections reform law, which includes a provision they say illegally targets Pinellas to accommodate the political ambitions of one state legislator.

TAMPA, Fla. — Fifteen former employees at a Pinellas County golf resort are alleging in a lawsuit that they lost their jobs because of their ages.

TAMPA, Fla. — Those flocking to Pinellas County beaches and Tampa’s theme parks this March can expect plenty of the sunshine they crave.