A county judge on Friday said he would consider a motion to dismiss charges against the 76-year-old grandmother accused of obstructing a McDonald's drive-through, while the woman's attorney said he would attack the arresting officer's ability to tell the truth if the case goes to trial. ...more

June 14, 2008

CLEARWATER - A county judge today said he would consider a motion to dismiss charges against the 76-year-old woman accused of obstructing a McDonald's drive-through, and her attorney said he would attack the arresting officer's ability to tell the truth if the case goes to trial. Jean Merola was 75 when she arrested Jan. 17 at the McDonald's drive-through at 1934 Hercules Ave. N., after Officer Matthew Parco repeatedly instructed her to move her Lincoln Town Car while she waited for an order of french fries without salt. ...more

June 13, 2008

More than 125 roller skaters will be in town to compete at the Southern Region Figure Skating Championships, which starts this weekend. ...more

June 12, 2008

Planning and zoning commissioners last month shot it down. County staffers recommended denial. ...more

June 12, 2008

BUT COUNTY WANTS MORE DETAILS ...more

June 11, 2008

It was a chocolate lover's day in the sun. It was melted, sticky, sweet, bitter, dark, rich and creamy. Some was in wrappers, some in broken pieces, some in the form of lollipops. ...more

June 6, 2008

Wal-Mart Stores, the world's largest retailer, has launched an online classified advertising site, a move that opens a broader range of shopping to Wal-Mart's Internet customers. ...more

June 4, 2008

TAMPA - A man who was banned from a racetrack was arrested Saturday after he trespassed on phosphate mine property then built a hunting tree stand in the woods so he could view the races, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

June 2, 2008

SARASOTA — A fight outside a Sarasota club early today escalated into a shooting that left one man hospitalized with a bullet lodged in his face, police said. ...more

May 25, 2008