Annual event continues today Just 15 days until school starts. To get the whole family in the classroom groove again, head to the Back to School Bash from noon to 4 p.m. today at the Tampa Convention Center, 333 S. Franklin St. ...more

August 9, 2009

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office and Amscot International will host a bicycle helmet giveaway Thursday in Largo to promote child safety and to help families in need. ...more

October 22, 2008

Breaking into a grin every now and then, 11-year-old Johnathon Ferland seemed to wonder what all the fuss was about Monday as he was celebrated as a model for bicycle safety. ...more

February 5, 2008

LARGO - Breaking into a grin every now and then, 11-year-old Johnathon Ferland seemed to wonder what all the fuss was about this morning as he was celebrated as a model for bicycle safety. The local police chief and a representative from All Children's Hospital, among others, congratulated him for wearing his bicycle helmet Jan. 29 as he was waiting to walk his bicycle across a crosswalk. ...more

February 4, 2008

Sometimes it pays to wear a bicycle helmet even if one is not riding a bicycle. ...more

January 31, 2008

Largo police say a helmet likely saved the life of a 12-year-old boy when a pole fell on his head in a chain of events at a school crossing Tuesday. The boy was holding his bicycle and waiting for crossing guards to guide him and his Largo Middle School schoolmates at Eighth Avenue Southwest and Ridge Road, Largo police said. ...more

January 30, 2008