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

The man who carried out a deadly New Year's attack in New Orleans was in Tampa for three days in October, the FBI said.

The driver of the truck responsible for the terror attack in New Orleans, who killed 14 people, visited Tampa twice before his rampage, the FBI said.

Post-Hurricane Milton, the Sunshine State's city of Tampa and its historic centre Ybor is an exciting winter getaway for Brits who enjoy tacos, tequila and tales of terrors in the tropics

The Gulf Coast is digging out from a once-in-a-lifetime snowstorm that struck from Texas to Florida, closing airports and crippling roadways.

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.

The snow and ice lingering from a rare winter storm in the South is set to begin its thaw as temperatures slowly return to normal starting this weekend, forecasters said Friday.

After the game, "Front Office Sports" on Instagram revealed the future sites for the next five College Football Playoff National Championship Games. The next five will be played in Miami, Florida (2026); Las Vegas, Nevada (2027); New Orleans, Louisiana (2028); Tampa, Florida (2029); and Miami, Florida again in 2030.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A major winter storm that slammed Texas and blanketed the northern Gulf Coast with record-breaking snow moved east Wednesday, spreading heavy snow, sleet and freezing rain across parts of the Florida Panhandle, Georgia and eastern Carolinas.

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.

Starting next week, you can party like pirate in Florida! Here's a guide to Tampa's Gasparilla Pirate Festival and information on security measures.

“The FBI Tampa Field Office has not found any criminal intent, to date, as to why the man responsible for the deadly New Year’s Day attack in New Orleans visited Tampa,” a statement from the ...