Residents in Tampa Bay were confounded after seeing what seemed to be an explosion in the sky around Thursday's sunset.

Video of the Starship debris in Highlands County (Credit: Zachary Updike via WFLA Report It)

Residents in Tampa Bay were confounded after seeing what seemed to be an explosion in the sky around Thursday's sunset.

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Residents in Tampa Bay were confounded after seeing what appeared to be an explosion in the sky around Thursday's sunset.

SpaceX lost contact with its Starship during its eighth test flight Thursday.

Police Chief Vance Monroe let the community know Thursday he recognizes the situation at an American Legion Post Tuesday afternoon looked bad while acknowledging that, though officers followed policy, everything will be under review.

SpaceX lost contact with its Starship during its eighth test flight Thursday.

On Thursday, President Donald Trump told journalists in the Oval Office he’s looking at revoking the temporary protected status of refugees from the country that’s at war.

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An Oldsmar woman has been arrested on allegations of infanticide, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.