A bus purchased by the Pinellas County Jail is equipped with computers capable of video conferencing between inmates and family and friends. ...more

December 26, 2008

A former employee of Bayfront Medical Center was arrested Monday night, accused of bilking the hospital out of more than $368,000 over four years, the St. Petersburg Police Department said. ...more

December 22, 2008

Video visitation for inmates at the Pinellas County Jail is nothing new. What is new, though, is how this service will be provided in the next few weeks. In addition to the 52 booths set up for visits near the jail on 49th Street, the Sheriff's Office has purchased an old bus from the Jacksonville area. The vehicle is equipped with 5 laptop computers capable of video conferencing between the jail and family and friends who can now see and hear them from a remote location. ...more

December 19, 2008

A 22-year-old man in Pinellas County Jail is accused of causing a man's death by selling him Xanax tablets and giving him an Opana pill. ...more

December 17, 2008

Deputies say they discovered about 100 marijuana plants growing in the backyard of a Seminole home. ...more

December 9, 2008

A St. Petersburg businesswoman was arrested today on charges she was part of a scheme to defraud the state Medicaid program of roughly $70,000, the Attorney General's Office announced. A speech pathologist, whom the businesswoman employed, is also expected to be taken into custody in connection with the scheme. ...more

December 8, 2008

When John Silva opened his St. Petersburg variety store about 9 a.m. Sunday, he brought Gertrude with him. ...more

December 8, 2008

When John Silva opened his St. Petersburg variety store about 9 a.m. Sunday, he brought Gertrude with him. ...more

December 7, 2008

Police think 4-year-old Zineah Taylor Johnson was beaten with several objects covered with duct tape -- including an electrical cord, a spatula and possibly a coat hanger — before her grandfather and her grandfather's girlfriend took her lifeless body to Northside Hospital in August. ...more

December 3, 2008

Robert Glenn Temple has pleaded not guilty in the death of his wife, Rosemary Christensen. ...more

December 1, 2008