ST. PETERSBURG At least 12 private irrigation wells near the Raytheon defense plant are polluted with industrial waste, the company said on a Web site it launched Wednesday. ...more

May 28, 2008

State regulators knew a toxic plume of industrial waste was migrating from a defense plant toward the Azalea neighborhood at least nine years ago, newly obtained records show. ...more

May 22, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - State regulators knew a toxic plume of industrial waste was migrating from a defense plant toward the Azalea neighborhood at least nine years ago, newly obtained records show. ...more

May 21, 2008

A state lawmaker is asking Florida environmental officials to explain a series of delays in cleaning up groundwater pollution that was first identified more than 13 years ago at a west St. Petersburg plant. ...more

May 20, 2008

If you live in neighborhoods near the St. Petersburg Raytheon plant, you can call a toll-free phone number for answers to health questions about groundwater contamination around the plant. Call 1-877-798-2772, a Department of Health switchboard, and ask for Randy Merchant or Elizabeth Tull. They generally are available 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays, and messages left will be returned within one business day, Merchant said. ...more

May 7, 2008

CLEARWATER - A 21-year-old Oldsmar man was killed Monday evening when a van turned in front of the car he was driving on Mandalay Avenue, authorities said. ...more

May 6, 2008

A week after test results showed that at least six private irrigation wells in the Azalea neighborhood are contaminated with industrial waste from the Raytheon defense plant, officials with the state's Department of Environmental Protection met with residents to hear their concerns. ...more

May 5, 2008

Una organización de derechos civiles de los musulmanes está pidiendo a los funcionarios de una escuela en Pinellas que investigue una amenaza, que según dicen, se le hizo a una niña musulmana del sexto grado en la escuela intermedia Azalea en St. Petersburg. ...more

November 12, 2007