TAMPA - Intense thunderstorm activity in southern Pinellas County this evening dropped pea- to quarter-size hail, said Nick Petro, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. ...more

June 6, 2008

ST. PETERSBURG -- One of the dogs trapped in a fire at Rep. Rick Kriseman's house earlier this week, while the state lawmaker was out of town with his family, has died, the representative confirmed today. Kriseman said Henry, a black Labrador, succumbed to the injuries he suffered in the 12:30 a.m. blaze Wednesday at the Kriseman home at 6044 Third Ave. N. Meanwhile, the Kriseman family's other dog, Maggie, who suffered severe smoke inhalation, is fighting for her life at the Animal Hospital of Treasure Island. ...more

June 6, 2008

A donation saved the Fourth of July fireworks display for Tarpon Springs that a tight budget forced the city to cancel. ...more

June 3, 2008

Tight budgets and rising fireworks prices might mean less pop and more fizzle in fireworks displays this Fourth of July. ...more

June 3, 2008

TAMPA - Tight budgets and a sagging economy may mean less pop and more fizzle in some fireworks displays this Fourth of July. ...more

June 2, 2008

Everybody always told Joe Pelkington he should write a book. Pelkington had a million stories about being a police officer in Tampa for 25 years, from 1960 to 1985, and the police chief in Treasure Island until he retired in 2005. ...more

June 1, 2008

Pinellas County firefighters will head to Brevard County today to battle brush fires that have burned hundreds of acres and threatened hundreds of homes. ...more

May 12, 2008

TREASURE ISLAND - As Debbie Shoemaker swam in the Gulf of Mexico Thursday afternoon, she said her movements may have mimicked a fish. ...more

May 9, 2008

Two people died following a T-bone crash Saturday night in the Treasure Island area, according to the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office. ...more

February 10, 2008

TREASURE ISLAND - It's safe for members of roughly 30 households to drink their tap water this morning, two days after an underground water main break prompted a mandatory boil-water edict. ...more

February 7, 2008