St. Petersburg

Florida Tourism Sees Boom In First Quarter

In just three months, 26 million people have visited the Sunshine State, making the first quarter of 2013′s tourism record-breaking.

2013/05/15

“Bong Bill” Clears House Panel

The push to outlaw popular marijuana pipes known as “bongs” has cleared another House panel.

CBS4–2013/04/16

St. Petersburg Woman Accused Of Stealing Police Car

A St. Petersburg woman is behind bars after she allegedly hopped in a police car and tried to get away.

2013/01/13

Tampa Skyline (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Tampa Paying Big To Host Republican National Convention

It’s been 40 years since a political party has held a convention in South Florida, but Tampa is learning first-hand that holding a modern convention is anything but cheap.

CBS Miami–2012/08/16

Twice Convicted Killer Executed At Starke

On Florida’s death row for more than three decades, a twice-convicted murderer was executed Wednesday night for the rape and murder of a St. Petersburg woman.

CBS4–2012/02/15

Republican presidential candidate, former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (C) speaks at his party on primary night as his wife Callista Gingrich (R) looks on January 10, 2012 in Manchester, New Hampshire. According to early results, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney finished first in the state's primary election. Romney has led a field of six GOP candidates in the polls by double digits going into to the primary, a second important test for presidential hopefuls. (Photo by Allison Joyce/Getty Images)

Gingrich Barnstorming Florida Ahead Of Primary

Buoyed by rising poll numbers and his impressive South Carolina showing, Newt Gingrich continued his push towards winning the Sunshine State during several Tuesday events.

CBS4–2012/01/24

Severed Leg Washes Ashore Behind Home

Members of the St. Petersburg Police Department’s marine units are keeping a sharp eye out after a severed human leg washed ashore on a yard from nearby Tampa Bay.

CBS4–2011/12/28

(Source: U.S. Coast Guard) Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Cypress on scene above a sunken self-propelled semi-submersible vessel as members of the FBI Laboratory's Technical Dive Team, located at Quantico, Va., recover approximately seven tons of cocaine Oct. 19, 2011. The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Mohawk interdicted the SPSS in the Western Caribbean Sea Sept. 30, 2011, before its crew sank the vessel.

Coast Guard Recovers 7 Tons Of Cocaine From Drug Sub

The U.S. Coast Guard off-loaded seven tons of cocaine, worth nearly $180 million, seized from a self-propelled semi-submersible vessel in St. Petersburg on Friday.

CBS4–2011/10/28