An 11-year-old boy is recovering this afternoon after being bitten by what appears to be a water moccasin, authorities said. ...more

July 28, 2008

Hundreds of auto accidents happen here every year, and city officials say most of them are caused by motorists from somewhere else. ...more

July 26, 2008

A Clearwater police officer received an employee notice after her gun discharged in April as she was entering a hotel room where authorities believed a woman might be in distress, according to Clearwater police. The officer, Keisha Bradley, 35, was also ordered to undergo remedial training, said Elizabeth Daly-Watts, Clearwater's public safety spokeswoman. ...more

July 25, 2008

The woman who drowned Wednesday night in the Gulf of Mexico was a Norwegian tourist who was overtaken by a wave as her children watched from the beach, Clearwater police said. The woman was identified as Alicja I. Dyga, 51, said Clearwater public safety spokeswoman Elizabeth Daly-Watts. ...more

July 24, 2008

A nicely-dressed man robbed a Blockbuster video store on Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard this morning handcuffing the manager before breaking into a safe, police said. ...more

July 22, 2008

CLEARWATER - A 43-year-old man was arrested Monday on charges he molested a girl over a four-year period, police said. ...more

July 15, 2008

Faced with a shaky economy and under pressure to make deep cuts, Budget Director George Zoettlein on Monday unveiled a proposed 2009 budget that keeps intact the county's 5.43 millage rate. ...more

July 15, 2008

Mill levy unchanged at 5.43 ...more

July 15, 2008

CLEARWATER - A man was found shot to death this morning outside a house at 913 Engman St., police said. ...more

July 14, 2008

Twenty-five Pinellas County sheriff's deputies are to lose their jobs as of Aug. 8, but all they have to do to land a job elsewhere is look across Tampa Bay. ...more

July 11, 2008