St. Pete will soon accept proposals for developing Gas Plant District after Rays deal falls through

Genevieve Curtis reports. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The city of St. Petersburg will soon be fielding offers for 86 acres of prime downtown real estate, and some developers have already begun courting officials with their visions for the site. At a...

St. Pete Beach ‘private property’ sign sparks debate about how much of a beach is public in Florida

Danielle Zulkosky reports. ST. PETE BEACH, Fla. - The Undertow Bar posted a signpost with seven signs on it laying stake on a significant portion of St. Pete Beach as private property extending out from where the bar is located. The issue many...

Diagnosis for 10.21.25: Checking the pulse of Florida health care news and policy

Welcome back to Diagnosis, a vertical that focuses on the crossroads of health care policy and politics. ___ — Marketplace Overhaul — Rep. Taylor Yarkosky has filed legislation to overhaul and rename the Florida Health Choices Program, refocusing...

Kirby Smart Unfazed by Florida Firing Billy Napier Before Rivalry Game

The Florida Gators are set to face Georgia on 1st November and have a bye week in hand. They also fired their head coach, Billy Napier, after the Gators escaped a narrow loss against Mississippi State. The interim head coach, Billy Gonzales,...

Gas prices plummet in past week

The national average for regular gasoline fell sharply as prices continued to fall in October. The national average for regular gasoline was $3.03 for the past week and the Alabama average fell to a $2.69 per gallon average for the same seven-day...

St. Pete advances Gas Plant proposal process

Mayor Ken Welch told the Catalyst in May that St. Petersburg would prioritize creating affordable senior housing around Tropicana Field. That is the sole focus of a redevelopment proposal submitted Oct. 8. The Pinellas County Housing Authority...

Florida Man Returns Stolen Car After Finding Toddler Inside

A Florida man is facing charges after stealing a car at a Brevard County gas station, then quickly returning it when he realized a child was inside. KNOE reports that 53-year-old William Mullis drove off in the vehicle while the owner was inside a...

Gas hits lowest price since 2001, best numbers since Trump came into office

Looking for a bright spot in this puzzling economy where unemployment is low, but jobs seems scarce while housing inventory is low but prices are sky high, and groceries are breaking the bank? Here it is: Motorists are paying an average of $41 for...

Florida News That Impacts You – October 20th, 2025

Florida News That Impacts You – October 20th, 2025 Bottom Line: Your daily recap of the biggest news from around the state that impacts you throughout the Palm Beaches and Treasure Coast. The FBI search for a person responsible for constructing a...

Florida Man Returns Stolen Car After Discovering Baby Inside

A mother’s quick trip into a Brevard County gas station turned into a terrifying ordeal when a man stole her car with her 1-year-old child still inside. Terrifying Moments at a Cocoa Sunoco According to the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office, the...

Tech, Capital, and Playa: Turning Conservation into an Innovation Economy in South Florida

The 305 (ok, ok, and the 954) sit at a unique intersection of ecological urgency and entrepreneurial energy. Surrounded by fragile ecosystems—the Everglades to the west, coral reefs and seagrass meadows along Biscayne Bay and the Keys, and one of...

Trump Plan Would Open Almost All Coast to Offshore Drilling

The Trump administration is readying a proposal to open almost all US coastal waters to new offshore oil drilling despite opposition from state governors and the president’s previous efforts to close off some of the territory. The draft plan for...

Meet Brevard's latest Teacher of the Week and vote in new poll

Wendy Nastasi of Holy Trinity was voted Brevard's Teacher of the Week by readers. FLORIDA TODAY runs a weekly poll allowing readers to vote for nominated educators from the Space Coast. Nominations for the upcoming week include teachers from Holy...

Montana’s energy landscape future through the eyes of industry insiders

At an all-day summit last week co-hosted by Republican Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte and the Montana Chamber of Commerce, politicians and energy industry insiders described a fossil-fuel-heavy vision for the country where regulatory hurdles are few...

The Atomic Toilet: Florida Tech’s bold experiment in innovation

The formerly known home for Atomic Toilet—now Gordon and Joy Patterson’s bike rack to keep their daily form of transportation dry. Courtney Capar Florida Tech is known as a “can-do” school—an institution that encourages students to chase their...

Renewable energy initiative at Legoland Windsor Resort

LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort will soon be home to a landmark solar PV carport, installed by Mitie under a new partnership between Zestec Renewable Energy and Merlin Attractions Operations. The 1.2MW arrayed solar carport will generate over 1.1million...

Two Games, One Goal: How Kyle Boylston balances life as a dual-Division I athlete at Florida Atlantic

The name Kyle Boylston may sound familiar to Florida Atlantic football and baseball fans. While most cannot even imagine balancing one Division I sport, as evidenced by his numbers — 29 for the FAU football team and 39 for the baseball team — he...

Hammer and Nigel’s “Is This Anything?”: Farts, Frights, and Florida Man

Hammer and Nigel’s “Is This Anything?”: Farts, Frights, and Florida Man The Hammer and Nigel Show on 93.1 WIBC delivered another unforgettable segment of “Is This Anything?”—a fan-favorite where the duo hilariously dissects bizarre and outrageous...

As electric bills rise, more states ban disconnections in dangerous weather

Shelby Green’s lights were off. She could plug her phone into a wall socket, but it wouldn’t charge. It would be weeks until she received her next paycheck for her job as an undergraduate researcher at Florida State University in chemical...

Winter Pride fests keep the party going year-round

Amid political backlash, a Winter Pride event in Florida emerges as a bold, off-season celebration of queer resilience and community The party doesn’t have to stop when the last Pride float rolls away in late summer. From Florida’s winter paradise...