A Pasco County Sheriff's Office deputy was cleared of wrongdoing in the shooting death of a suspected drug dealer who had opened fire on the sheriff's SWAT team. ...more

March 13, 2009

Pinellas County should consolidate fire coverage for its unincorporated areas to save taxpayer money and equalize resources, an audit recommends. ...more

March 13, 2009

This is a partial list of crimes and service calls reported March 5-10 to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office. Questions about a specific event should be directed to the sheriff's office at (813) 247-8200. 33556 Berea Dr, Block 15700, domestic violence, March 8, 4:24 p.m. Berea Dr, Block 15700, residential burglary, March 10, 11:36 a.m. Boy Scout Rd, Block 16700, dead person, March 8, 11:34 p.m. ...more

March 13, 2009

The light switch in the New Port Richey home of Evelynne Rosario has a special meaning. She stood next to it for 23 minutes while her ex-husband held a knife to her throat. Today, the husband is gone. Rosario has made progress in ferreting out the psychological factors that drew her to him for two decades. She is the author of "Finally Free from Hell," a self-published book that deals with the causes of her abusive relationship. ...more

March 11, 2009

If these shops could only talk. Over the 80 years it has occupied the spot, a commercial building on North Pinellas Avenue at Athens Street has seen a lot of changes in an area that once was part of this city's thriving sponge industry. ...more

March 7, 2009

Pinellas County tourism officials hope it keeps snowing in New York, where they've taken over the marketing rights in two of the busiest subway stations with the message "Regrettably, the F Train Doesn't Go Far Enough South." ...more

March 5, 2009

Pinellas County tourism officials hope it keeps snowing in New York, where they've taken over the marketing rights in two of the busiest subway stations with the message "Regrettably, the F Train Doesn't Go Far Enough South." ...more

March 4, 2009

A 24-year-old motorcyclist died Friday after a crash in Clearwater involving a sport-utility vehicle, troopers said. ...more

February 28, 2009