From 1987: Previewing the new Sunshine Skyway Bridge
WTVT takes a look at the Sunshine Skyway Bridge as its opening date nears. Mike Randall's report originally aired February 7, 1987.
From 2003: Jan Thornburg on KSC memorial service
Jan Thornburg reports from the space shuttle Columbia memorial service at Kennedy Space Center, February 7, 2003.
From 2003: Warren Elly on space shuttle Columbia disaster
Warren Elly's report from February 1, 2003 -- the day of the space shuttle Columbia disaster.
From 1987: Gasparilla pirate invasion
The last weekday Gasparilla parade, as seen by WTVT.
From 1987: 'King Tusk' highlights the circus
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus has a giant new star in St. Petersburg.
From 1987: Circus train arrives in St. Pete
Gunther Gebel-Williams brings the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus to St. Petersburg in 1987.
From 1986: Circus arrives in St. Pete
Kenneth Feld brings the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus back to St. Petersburg in 1986.
From 1984: Ringling Bros. 100th anniversary
Ringling Bros. Circus marks 100 years by opening its 1984 season in St. Petersburg, Florida.
From 1996: Ice Palace opens
Our report from October 20, 1996: The day of the first Tampa Bay Lightning game at the Ice Palace.
Sunshine Skyway Bridge tragedy coverage
It was on May 9, 1980 when the unthinkable happened: The freighter M/V Summit Venture collided with a support column during a blinding thunderstorm, knocking a 1,200-foot section of the roadway into the water below. Six cars, a truck, and a bus plunged 150 feet into Tampa Bay, killing 35 people. WTVT's crews covered the tragedy for hours from the land, the air, and even from the water -- a rare event in the days of limited news-gathering technology. This video is our only surviving footage of the disaster.
It's their job to spot the oil
As oil continues to gush from the damaged well in the Gulf of Mexico, Coast Guard aircrews are using radar and their own eyes to map the progress of the oil.