A Circle K convenience store was robbed Thursday night by a man with a long blonde ponytail and a gray goatee. ...more

January 15, 2009

The eastbound lanes of Gulf to Bay Boulevard in Clearwater are closed as police investigate a fatal traffic crash involving a pedestrian and a vehicle. ...more

January 14, 2009

Wildlife authorities are asking for the public's help this morning in locating a rhesus macaque monkey that is on the loose. ...more

January 14, 2009

An elderly man on a bicycle collided with a pickup truck this afternoon, prompting authorities to close the westbound lanes of Countryside Boulevard at U.S. 19 while they investigate, Clearwater officials said. ...more

January 13, 2009

A man was struck and killed by a vehicle when he walked into traffic on Gulf to Bay Boulevard on Friday night, said Elizabeth Watts, spokeswoman for Clearwater's public safety department. ...more

January 9, 2009

The person who jumped off a second-story balcony to escape a fire Tuesday night has been identified as Gerald Parks, 60, Clearwater public safety officials said this morning. Parks had already leapt off the balcony when firefighters arrived at the two-alarm blaze at a condominium building at 171 Marina Del Ray Court at about 11:30 p.m. ...more

December 31, 2008

Clearwater police say they arrested a 37-year-old man when he returned to a car he abandoned when a mother caught him having sex with her teenage daughter. ...more

December 19, 2008

With a 2-year-old in his vehicle, a Clearwater man led police on a chase Wednesday evening after he attempted to buy drugs during an undercover narcotics operation, authorities say. Kevin Jefferson, 36, was charged with, among other things, child abuse and the attempted purchase of cocaine, said Elizabeth Watts, spokeswoman for Clearwater's public safety departments. ...more

December 18, 2008

Detectives with the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office do not think a Clearwater house fire is suspicious, but the investigation is continuing. The fire started in the living room and kitchen area of the home at 1215 Palm St. about 10:40 p.m. Monday, detectives said. ...more

December 16, 2008

As the number of Hispanics getting robbed at gunpoint continues to climb, the city's Hispanic outreach center is trying to arrange workshops to encourage the city's Mexican population to keep their cash in banks. ...more

December 15, 2008