Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Before pirates invaded the land, the scallywags invaded the water and took the key to the city from Mayor ...

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. (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 ...

TAMPA, Fla. — Arrgh you ready?! Ye Mystic Krewe of Gasparilla is set to invade Tampa Bay and take over Bayshore Boulevard on Saturday after Tampa Mayor Jane Castor refused to surrender the key to the ...

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 ...