Pinellas County Sheriff's deputies have arrested a teenager whom they say ran from a deputy Tuesday afternoon and forced a lockdown at three Pinellas County schools. ...more

September 22, 2009

Here is a list of sports bars and neighborhood pubs in and around Tampa that Pittsburgh Steelers Web sites say are Steelers-friendly. ...more

January 26, 2009

After years of drama, deficits and decline, the Suncoast Seabird Sanctuary nearly tripled its charitable income last year, according to a recent filing with the Internal Revenue Service. "Yeah, we just had some great donors. We're really blessed in that area," said Michelle Simoneau, spokeswoman for the sanctuary, now in its 37th year of rescuing birds from a home base at Indian Shores. The year sure didn't start out that way. ...more

December 16, 2008

SEMINOLE Three people were taken to the hospital this morning after a minivan collided with a school bus that was not carrying students, officials said. The minivan's driver was taken to Bayfront Medical Center, and one of the children in the vehicle was taken to All Children's Hospital, said Alison Shanabrook, spokeswoman for Seminole Fire Rescue. Two other children in the minivan were examined but not transported to the hospital. ...more

December 9, 2008

Michael DeMatteo, a sheriff's office Citizen Service Unit volunteer, noticed the gold Honda SUV driving erratically on Starkey Road on Wednesday afternoon and then watched as it suddenly halted in the middle of the road. ...more

December 4, 2008

A masked man entered the Highland Pines nursing home in Clearwater on the night of Nov. 26, pulled out a gun and demanded drugs from the employees inside, police say. ...more

December 3, 2008

The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office and Amscot International will host a bicycle helmet giveaway Thursday in Largo to promote child safety and to help families in need. ...more

October 22, 2008

The Pinellas County School Board is close to choosing a new superintendent to replace Clayton Wilcox. ...more

September 8, 2008

Pinellas County detectives have arrested two Largo teenagers they say committed an armed robbery outside a sports bar this week. ...more

July 11, 2008

LARGO - A woman talking on a cell phone rammed her sport utility vehicle into the rear of a Pinellas Suncoast Transit Authority bus this afternoon that had stopped to pick up and let off passengers, a PSTA spokesman said. ...more

July 7, 2008