Tampa Bay

On "Florida Matters," we explore bird-watching. We speak to bird enthusiasts about what birding is and how to start. And we also take you on a little bird walk.

On this episode of Florida Matters, we speak to three people with different perspectives on Florida Noir, and find out why the Sunshine State makes a great setting for shifty characters and sinister deeds.

The $40 million from tech entrepreneur Arnie Bellini and his wife, Lauren, establishes USF's Bellini College of Artificial Intelligence, Cybersecurity and Computing.

The Trump administration suspended the Refugee Admissions Program in January, cutting off funding for groups that help refugee families settle in the U.S. Now, the State Department has terminated the program.

There's been a sharp increase in pet surrenders for economic reasons to SPCA Tampa Bay since 2021, according to internal shelter records.

Volunteers have been busy building up natural seawalls on one of the spoil islands in the middle of the bay. They're helping restore part of one of the most important rookeries in the state.

The national team formed in 2019 with 11 players. In 2022, the Puerto Rican Ice Hockey Association had 200 registered members. Today it has 500.

There are many different events that Tampa Bay residents can choose from to commemorate Juneteenth.

In the 1900s, swamps and low-lying areas were drained to create more space for development and farming.

A weird bass sound has been plaguing residents of South Tampa for over a year. Different people have come up with different hypotheses, with the most headline-catching theory being black drum mating in Tampa Bay.

Hundreds of volunteers and employees worked from Saturday night through Sunday afternoon to collect 20 tons of trash from this past weekend's parade.

More than 4,000 teaching positions need to be filled across Florida. In the greater Tampa Bay region, there's about 880 vacancies.