MADEIRA BEACH - After investigating a 14-year-old girl's report that a man tried to lure her to his van Wednesday, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office does not think a crime was committed. ...more

February 21, 2008

TAMPA - Deputies are looking for a man who they say attempted to abduct a 14-year-old girl after she got off her school bus Wednesday afternoon near 140th Avenue and Vivian Drive in Madeira Beach, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. ...more

February 20, 2008

MADEIRA BEACH - The Coast Guard diverted one of its helicopters from a training exercise today to lower a pump to a boat that was taking on water 40 miles out in the Gulf of Mexico, coast guard officials say. ...more

February 1, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG - After a man picked up a hitchhiker Tuesday night, the hitchhiker pulled out a handgun at a gas station and took the man's car, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. ...more

January 30, 2008

"911, what is your emergency?" "I need an ambulance. My mother just called and I think my dad is having a heart attack!" ...more

January 24, 2008

How bad has the termite problem been in a stretch of quaint shops along Village Boulevard on historical Johns Pass? ...more

December 4, 2007

A termite infestation is forcing 42 businesses at Johns Pass to shut down for a few days. ...more

December 3, 2007

MADEIRA BEACH - Skeletal remains found underneath a business on Saturday belong to 53-year-old Willliam Joseph Oberle, Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said today. ...more

November 20, 2007

MADEIRA BEACH - Skeletal remains were uncovered during the renovation of a Madeira Beach business, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office reported Saturday night. ...more

November 17, 2007

The state on Monday announced sweeping changes to its My Safe Florida Home program, including the dismissal of five of 11 companies hired to do hurricane inspections. ...more

October 30, 2007