An 11-year-old girl and her 15-year-old boyfriend tried to kill the girl's mother Tuesday morning by burning her as she slept, Clearwater police say. ...more

December 30, 2009

An 11-year-old girl and her 15-year-old boyfriend tried to kill the girl's mother by burning her alive as she slept this morning, Clearwater police say. ...more

December 29, 2009

A Clearwater woman is in the hospital after a suspicious fire at her home, officials say. ...more

December 29, 2009

First there was the crackling sound. And when he ventured into the living room of his second-story apartment, David Scharaldi knew by the pre-dawn orange glow that his building was on fire. ...more

December 29, 2009

A preliminary investigation suggests a dryer caught fire today and destroyed the two-story duplex at 1104 Grove St., in Clearwater. ...more

December 28, 2009

One Clearwater man shoots another following an argument. The injured man reportedly will survive. ...more

December 12, 2009

The Clearwater Police Department clarified its rundown of a shooting, saying a suspect did not fire at an officer before the officer fired at him. Neither the suspect nor the officer was struck with a bullet in the Saturday night incident. ...more

November 2, 2009

Authorities are investigating the deaths of two brothers found dead this morning in a downtown Clearwater lake. ...more

October 1, 2009

Authorities have identified the man who died free-diving in the Gulf as 19-year-old Tyler B. Pillion of Madeira Beach. ...more

September 24, 2009

A Clearwater man is accused of raping and imprisoning a woman in his home Wednesday, public safety spokeswoman Elizabeth Watts said. Juan Costa, 612 S. Duncan Ave., was charged with false imprisonment and sexual battery. He was taken to the Pinellas County Jail and is being held with bail set at $60,000. ...more

July 9, 2009