The letter containing suspicious powder that was intercepted at the county's criminal justice center today was sent by an inmate at the Pinellas County Jail and addressed to the Pinellas-Pasco State Attorney's Office, the Pinellas Sheriff's Office said. ...more

May 14, 2009

At a recent luncheon for the Newcomers of Northwest Hillsborough, member Gerry Ostroff revisited the place of her birth. The luncheon, which featured period fashions from La France, took place at the historic don Vincente hotel in Ybor City. Ostroff told the group that she was born at the A.A. Gonzalez Clinic and Hospital built by V.M Ybor. Norma Puglisi, another member and fashion show model, said she was a patient in the room used for dressing the models. The fashion show, coordinated by Marianne Sapsera and Karen Trott, included dresses and accessories from 1910 through 1980. ...more

April 29, 2009

A pedestrian's leg was severed when he was struck by a car early today on Main Street in Safety Harbor, Pinellas County sheriff's deputies said. ...more

April 20, 2009

Monday's raid of five connected warehouses in Palm Harbor not only revealed hundreds of marijuana plants and several thousand dollars, but it also led to a second location, where more drugs and money were found, Pinellas sheriff's authorities said. ...more

March 10, 2009

Narcotics detectives this morning dismantled a marijuana-cultivation operation they uncovered in a string of small warehouses behind a Palm Harbor business plaza, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. Search warrants were executed at the five units behind the Four Seasons Plaza, 39070 U.S. 19 N., sheriff's officials said. ...more

March 9, 2009

The interim manager of the BayWalk shopping and entertainment complex in St. Petersburg was arrested today, accused of taking more than $170,000 from a real estate company where he used to work. Howard Rosenthal, 53, of 527 Harbor Groves Circle, Safety Harbor, was charged with one count of felony grand theft. He took over as BayWalk interim manager this week; none of the charges are connected to his work at BayWalk. ...more

January 15, 2009

A standoff between a homicide suspect and Pinellas County deputies has ended peacefully this morning and residents are being allowed back into their homes. ...more

January 1, 2009

A Progress Energy employee is being treated for second-degree burns after making contact with a live electrical wire, an official said. ...more

December 20, 2008

Most of the struggling teenagers don't have a lot themselves, but they know about giving. ...more

December 19, 2008

Most of the struggling teenagers don't have a lot themselves, but they know about giving. ...more

December 18, 2008