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

The city's firefighters head to the polls beginning today to vote on a proposed contract with the city that includes no pay raises this fiscal year. ...more

December 28, 2009

The city's firefighters head to the polls beginning today to vote on a proposed contract with the city that includes no pay raises this fiscal year. ...more

December 27, 2009

St. Petersburg police officers fatally shot a man Saturday afternoon who had been involved in another shooting, according to St. Petersburg police. ...more

December 26, 2009

Officer Prentice K. Shellman didn't buckle an arrestee into the back seat of his police cruiser. He didn't close the cruiser's window. And he didn't notice when the arrestee escaped out the window as Shellman drove to an inmate transport van. ...more

December 23, 2009

As police officers canvassed downtown streets Tuesday morning to remind pedestrians to stay safe, they almost found themselves with another accident to investigate. ...more

December 16, 2009

Mike Huckabee doesn't deserve the bad press he is getting. In 2000, when he was governor of Arkansas, Huckabee commuted the 108-year prison sentence of a man named Maurice Clemmons. ...more

December 14, 2009

The man suspected of gunning down four police officers in a suburban coffee shop was shot and killed by a lone officer investigating a stolen car early today. Four people were arrested for allegedly helping the suspect elude authorities during a massive two-day manhunt. ...more

December 1, 2009

I live in a deed-restricted town home community and have a neighbor who thinks the county's right of way is her personal property. She will not allow me to put out my trash bags for pickup and throws my garbage and yard waste onto my driveway when I do. The association, various police officers, and waste removal service representatives have all spoken to her about this, and yet she refuses to allow me to utilize this service area. It makes a mess and has to be rebundled. ...more

November 22, 2009

Pasco County deputies are investigating a possible road-rage incident that ended with a stabbing Friday afternoon. ...more

November 21, 2009