TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Before pirates invaded the land, the scallywags invaded the water and took the key to the city from Mayor Jane Castor. The pirate invasion was packed with people crowding around ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Cannons boomed and pirates galore swarmed downtown Tampa on Tuesday in a prelude to this weekend's Gasparilla Pirate Fest, expected to draw up to 500,000 revelers to the shores of ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Time to lock up that buried treasure — the Gasparilla pirates are coming to town. The Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla’s elite Plunder Team is set to descend on Tampa on Tuesday morning to ...

The Philadelphia District Attorney’s office has filed charges against a Castor Gardens man for lying about a home invasion and the circumstances of his wife’s death. Judith Hartdegen, 74, died Monday ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Avast! The century-old pirate “invasion” of Tampa is coming back after a virus-related year off and officials have a message: don’t throw plastic parade beads into the bay. The ...

The Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla is sailing into Tampa once again. And after COVID-19 put a hold on last year's invasion, those pesky pirates are coming for all the booty. Ahead of the festival this ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Ready or not, here they come! Pirates have officially warned Mayor Jane Castor they will be invading the City of Tampa this week. Three members of Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Police are searching for three suspects who broke into a home and pistol-whipped the homeowner. The incident happened shortly after 2 a.m. on the 7200 block of Horrocks Street in ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Pirating marauders descended upon City Hall Tuesday afternoon, but Mayor Jane Castor stood firm. Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla caught up with Castor in her office and led her outside for ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Cannons boomed and pirates galore swarmed downtown Tampa on Tuesday in a prelude to this weekend’s Gasparilla Pirate Fest, expected to draw up to 500,000 revelers to the shores of ...