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

SEMINOLE – A couple were seriously injured today after their car struck a power pole, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. ...more

January 20, 2008

A garage explosion this morning at the home of two Pinellas County sheriff deputies apparently was caused by household chemicals near a damaged motorcycle, investigators reported. ...more

January 19, 2008

CLEARWATER A Largo man was arrested Friday as part of a federal drug bust. ...more

January 18, 2008

A standoff between Pinellas County deputies and a Seminole man Sunday morning led to exchanges of gunfire, but no one was seriously injured. ...more

December 30, 2007

SEMINOLE - A standoff between Pinellas County deputies and a Seminole man this morning led to exchanges of gunfire. No one was seriously injured, and the man now faces three counts of attempted first-degree murder on a law enforcement officer. ...more

December 30, 2007

Tony Giaccone had just gone to bed Thursday night when he heard a blast from the house next door, one so strong it blew out the windows in a bedroom. ...more

December 29, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - A St. Petersburg fireworks display operator lost his left hand Thursday night as he was trying to pry open a pyrotechnic mortar with a screwdriver and it exploded, authorities said. ...more

December 28, 2007

A Pinellas County sheriff's deputy has died of a gunshot wound that authorities think was self-inflicted. ...more

November 30, 2007

ST. PETERSBURG - Late last night and early this morning, Pinellas County sheriff's deputies arrested 31 street-level drug dealers they say have been peddling their merchandise in the Lealman area outside St. Petersburg. An additional 35 remain at large, said sheriff's spokeswoman Marianne Pasha. The arrests come after a six-week operation that began in mid-September, she said. ...more

November 2, 2007