Probably, to the raccoon, it seemed like a good idea at the time: Tasty peanut butter at the bottom of a jar. There was one problem, however: It was just out of reach. ...more

September 3, 2009

The man killed in a one-car wreck Monday night has been identified as John J. Mrozinski, 51, of Dunedin, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

August 25, 2009

An 84-year-old man missing from his Top of the World apartment in Clearwater since Saturday night turned up at his home this morning, ending a search by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. ...more

August 23, 2009

A helicopter made a hard landing into the water near Caladesi Island today, but the three people on board weren't injured, Pinellas County deputies say. ...more

July 24, 2009

A Tampa woman was detained at the St. Petersburg/Clearwater International Airport this morning and charged with violating a concealed weapons permit as she walked through a security checkpoint with a .32-caliber handgun in her purse. Frances A. Fuller, 55, 3709 N. 36th St., has a concealed weapons permit, but the permit does not allow her to carry her gun onto airport property, according to Pinellas County sheriff's deputies who arrested Fuller shortly after 7 a.m. today. ...more

July 20, 2009

Three Jeep Wranglers were set on fire this morning, one in Largo and two not far away in the jurisdiction of the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office, officials say. ...more

July 16, 2009

Investigators will try to determine the cause of a fire that destroyed a double-wide mobile home this afternoon at Doral Village on U.S. 19 in Dunedin. ...more

July 11, 2009

A warehouse fire Sunday night caused damage estimated at $1.5 million, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said. ...more

July 6, 2009

Cousins riding personal watercraft near Anclote Island collided this morning, leaving both injured. ...more

July 5, 2009

Investigators say a 15-month-old boy's death Thursday night may have been caused when he choked on sunflower seeds. ...more

July 3, 2009