A 15-year-old pedestrian from Oldsmar was killed Friday night after being hit by a pickup on Tampa Road about 200 yards west of the intersection with East Lake Woodlands Parkway. ...more

March 29, 2009

A 15-year-old pedestrian from Oldsmar was killed Friday night after being hit by a pickup truck on Tampa Road about 200 yards west of the intersection with East Lake Woodlands Parkway. ...more

March 28, 2009

A pedestrian has been hospitalized with apparently serious injuries after being hit by a truck in Oldsmar this evening. ...more

March 27, 2009

Joanne Dickson feels fortunate that her dog Barry is alive. Dickson thinks Barry was attacked by a coyote earlier this week. She had just gotten home about 7:30 a.m. after taking her son to school and noticed Barry was not running around her yard as usual. When she called his name, the dog came out of the garage limping badly. ...more

March 21, 2009

Last month, the cash-strapped Pinellas School District decided to close or consolidate a number of elementary and middle schools. Sheriff Jim Coats announced this week a reorganization under which, he said, the Sheriff's Office could "serve citizens as efficiently as possible given the present and future budget challenges." ...more

February 7, 2009

East Lake Woodlands residents will have the final say on whether the city of Oldsmar will annex the community. The subdivision's community association hopes residents say no. ...more

February 7, 2009

In 2008, many real estate companies had to cut back on services and resources but not Prudential Tropical Realty. The company took advantage of the slow housing market to expand operations and improve its services, says Robert Hilliker, vice president of sales and marketing. ...more

January 16, 2009

A bandit held up an East Lake bank, fleeing on foot with an undetermined amount of cash, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said today. ...more

September 17, 2008