Every year, an estimated 300,000 participants come to Tampa for Gasparilla Pirate Festival, a mock attack by a band of pirates called Ye Mystic Krewe. The pirates’ plot is simple: storm the shores, take the key to the city and parade down Bayshore Boulevard.

Every year, an estimated 300,000 participants come to Tampa for the Gasparilla Pirate Festival, a mock attack by a band of pirates called Ye Mystic Krewe. The pirates’ plot is simple: storm the shores, take the city’s key, and parade down Bayshore Boulevard.

Arr! Gasparilla in Tampa is Saturday, Jan. 25, 2025. Attendees can witness the "pirate invasion" as Jose Gasparilla ship sets sail at Hillsborough Bay

Núñez was a key player in pushing legislation to allow children of immigrants in the country illegally to pay the same in-state tuition rates for college as other Floridians.

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputies rescued a group of ducklings from a sewer drain before reuniting them with their mother. TAMPA, Fla. — Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office deputies recently performed what they called "a quack-tastic rescue mission."

Temperatures are dipping into the 30s this week, and while parts of Florida are expected to get snow, FOX 13 meteorologists say the Bay Area won’t see any snow or ice. However, that wasn’t the case in 1977.

The man had started a carnivore diet 8 months prior, eating "6 to 9 lb of cheese, sticks of butter and additional fat incorporated into his daily hamburgers."

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — A Florida man was arrested Friday after he was accused of making threats against President Donald Trump. The FBI was tipped off to concerning social media posts made by Shannon Depararro Atkins, 46, according to the West Palm Beach Police Department.

The Florida State Fair returns Feb. 6-17, and with it comes a new lineup of wacky foods that are deep-fried or covered in chocolate and served on a stick.

Schools across America, including in Florida, are gearing up for the possibility of officials with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) showing up to their campuses.

Interim Chief Tony Araujo of the West Palm Beach Police Department (WPBPD) announced Saturday the arrest of a local man accused of making violent threats