ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — St. Petersburg now has its first Black Fire Chief, Keith Watts, and he’s getting real on the Rooted in Progress podcast. Back in October, Watts was named the new St. Pete ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — This week on Rooted in Progress, we take a deep dive into the legal firestorm surrounding Sean “Diddy” Combs as his high-profile sex-trafficking trial unfolds. With mounting ...

The holidays are about more than colorful lights and wrapped gifts, they’re about stories that bring us home. In today’s ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — From Halloween traditions to Homecoming season, we are wrapping up the month of October with a twofold episode. On this Halloween, the Rooted in Progress team discusses ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — This week, it was announced USF will be playing their second straight bowl. The Bulls will take on the San Jose State Spartans in the Hawaii Bowl on Christmas Eve. 2024 has been a ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles stepped off the field and got personal on WFLA’s podcast show Rooted in Progress. Leading an NFL organization isn’t an easy feat.

You’ve heard the cliches and the many ways society has deemed men to not express themselves or show emotion. So they tuck it in, and let it build overtime without any outlet. This leads to many issues ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The global economy is shifting — and it’s not just headlines. It’s your paycheck, your 401(k), your local coffee shop, and the price of just about everything going up. In today’s ...