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Dunedin couple’s Congo adoption hurdle may be fatal
DUNEDIN — A couple are fighting to bring their small, medically frail adopted son home from the Democratic Republic of Congo. → Read More
Prominent black Pinellas leader switches to GOP
ST. PETERSBURG — A prominent African-American community leader has switched political parties from Democrat to Republican, a move that might have implications for both parties. → Read More
Safety Harbor mulls better ways to protect the city’s trees
SAFETY HARBOR — Over the past several days, the shady, Spanish moss-draped lot just west of downtown has lost 14 trees to the chainsaw, some of them decades-old live oaks. → Read More
Florida Aquarium staff helps sea turtle return to the water
TARPON SPRINGS — With umbrellas shielding them against Monday’s rain, volunteers and staff from the Florida Aquarium waded into the water at Fred Howard Park to send Freud, a green sea → Read More
Light turnout is likely for primary
LARGO — Polling places throughout Pinellas County open at 7 a.m. today for the primary election to determine who will be on the November ballot in partisan races, and the final results in other → Read More
Pinellas couple dies in murder-suicide at Tennessee cabin
A Tarpon Springs woman and her husband died in an apparent murder-suicide at a cabin in Tennessee where they had been staying with her relatives. → Read More
St. Pete vet takes cancer fight with VA to public
SEMINOLE — A veteran in the throes of stage 4 melanoma says he has spent years fighting with the Department of Veterans Affairs for adequate care, and he now wants to make his struggles known. → Read More
St. Pete mayor backs fellow Democrat in Senate race
ST. PETERSBURG — With the sun-drenched downtown waterfront as a backdrop, Mayor Rick Kriseman stood at a podium at Demens Landing Park and announced his backing of Judithanne Scourfield-McLauc → Read More
DOT urges fixes for deadly Clearwater crossing
A preliminary report calls for safety improvements at the intersection Gulf-to-Bay Boulevard and Belcher Road, where crossing guard Doug Carey was struck by a car and killed May 20. → Read More
Woman saved by firefighters, medics returns to thank them
ST. PETERSBURG — A year after a jilted ex-boyfriend shot and nearly killed her daughter, Diana Dudley wants to show the first responders who came to her aid that night how much their service m → Read More
‘Operation White Pony’ in Pinellas targets heroin users
LARGO — Standing next to a table atop which sat $90,000, 14 guns and several boxes of bullets in clear plastic bags, Pinellas County Sheriff Bob Gualtieri lauded the success of an undercover h → Read More
2 arrested in undercover sting
ST PETERSBURG — Two people are in jail on charges related to selling heroin, cocaine and other substances after a monthslong undercover sting operation by the Pinellas County Sheriff’s → Read More
Man convicted in cab driver’s murder
CLEARWATER — A man accused of killing a cab driver in 2008 was found guilty Thursday and sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole. → Read More
St. Petersburg exhibit shows feat of building Panama Canal
A new exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts will give visitors a look at the Herculean endeavor to construct the Panama Canal, a pivotal feat of engineering that opened 100 years ago this year. → Read More
St. Pete police paint spice bust as warning
Police are hoping the arrests of 20 people and fines levied on two retailers will send a message to anyone who may be inclined to buy, sell, distribute or smoke synthetic marijuana. → Read More
Dolphin Tale sequel has a new tale to tell
CLEARWATER — In December 2010, cast and crew of the film “A Dolphin Tale” were in the middle of their wrap party at a nearby restaurant when rescuers pulled up to Clearwater Mari → Read More
Rep. Jolly: Gays should have right to marry
U.S. Rep. David Jolly said Monday he supports the right to same-sex marriage, becoming only the eighth Republican member of Congress to do so. → Read More
Robbers sentenced for 2011 violent crime spree
CLEARWATER — Nearly three years after collaborating on a string of violent early morning robberies, all four people who were charged in connection with the spree have been sentenced. → Read More
Details surface in Tarpon Springs doctor’s death
CLEARWATER — A physician found dead in his Tarpon Springs home in May suffered stab and gunshot wounds, according to court records made public this week. → Read More
Aid sought for hit-and-run victims' children
The man accused of killing three women in a hit-and-run car crash last week appeared before a judge for the first time Tuesday, the day after he turned himself in to authorities. → Read More