Indian Rocks Beach News

A caretaker described by police as a 'family friend' hired to assist a woman dying of cancer was arrested June 26 on charges she stole a credit card and racked up thousands of dollars in purchases.

Truck on it's way to clean up. Can you help the county figure out some statistics for their trash collection effort? Email your answer by 10:00 PM EST on Thursday for your chance to win a $50 gift code from Thinkgeek! The 4th of July weekend is over and in Pinellas County, FL they have started with the annual cleanup effort.

Dog wash: A dog wash to raise funds for the Dunedin Doggie Rescue will take place 2-7 p.m. at Dunedin Brewery, 937 Douglas Ave., and includes dog merchandise, massages and adoptions.

The Clearwater Coin Club's annual coin show continues from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. today and Sunday at Harborview Center, 300 Cleveland St., Clearwater, with more than 150 dealers, daily free gold coin giveaway and hourly door prizes.

A group of young sailors graduated from sailing camp on June 19. Now in its eighth season, the two-week sailing camp at Calvary Episcopal Church offered basic sailing instruction and an introduction to dinghy racing.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed off on the Hernando Beach dredge permit Friday, setting the stage for the next phase of the project: seagrass removal.

The Plein Aire Cottage Artists are exhibiting their paintings at the Leepa Rattner Museum of Art through Aug.

On the eve of one of the loudest weekends of the year, Indian Rocks Beach residents might experience a little more quiet this Fourth of July - but just a little.

Pinellas County Utilities will conduct a public meeting on reclaimed water use at the Indian Shores Town Hall auditorium Tuesday, June 30, 6:30 p.m. Information on the county's reclaimed water project will be presented.

The public is invited to attend the 8th Annual Flag Retirement Ceremony at Chic A Si Park, Friday, June 12, noon.

WILL DICKEY/The Times-Union Activities director Linda Westberry leads in singing to Ruth Palmer, who celebrated her 105th birthday Thursday at Doctors Lake Healthcare in Orange Park.

If you're normal you will wish to stand out from the crowd. It's no fun blending in with a mob.

What do they think of this fishing pier the people who attended the opening yesterday at Indian Rocks Beach? They think it's pretty wonderful.

A white phosphorus flare used by the military washed up on Indian Rocks Beach today.

It won't reassure the many St. Petersburg voters still uncertain and confused about their mayoral choices, but the election is coming far sooner than most people realize.

If the nearly 100 people who crowded the City Commission chambers Tuesday are any indication, any thought of eliminating the city's Fire Department is the proverbial third rail of Madeira Beach politics.

A University of South Florida marine science researcher challenges the accuracy of official projections of hurricane storm surges.

Facing tough budget decisions, Clearwater officials late last year hired a consulting firm to study the police department and suggest improvements.

With government budgets so tight, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office can little afford to dispatch deputies unnecessarily in response to false burglar alarms.

It's a space with a pedigree. In the spot that used to house Dockside Dave's, a new three-story building has been erected at the edge of Madeira Bay Marina.