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Pinellas Park, Florida is located in Pinellas County. Zip codes in Pinellas Park, FL include 33780, 33781, and 33782. The median home price in Pinellas Park is $99,900 which is roughly $74/per square foot. More Pinellas Park information.

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12 hrs ago | St. Petersburg Times

Trooper who fired at Pinellas Park cemetery owner cleared in shooting

The Florida Highway Patrol has cleared a state trooper who shot a man in a cemetery last September, authorities said Friday.

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22 hrs ago | WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Pet of the Day: Jett

Do you have room in your home and in your heart to help Jett? PLEASE SHARE this post to help him find the right person.

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Wed May 22, 2013

Tampa Bay Newspapers

May proves lucky for Pinellas residents

For three Pinellas County residents, May 2013 was a very lucky month. All took home big prizes from the Florida lottery.

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Tampa Bay Newspapers

Celebrating success - Largo High becomes county's third IB World School

Up until recently, students entered into the International Baccalaureate program at Largo High School on faith alone.

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Patch.com

Dunedin Employees to Face Off in 'Public Works Day' Games

Make a basketball shot with a vacuum truck. Navigate and maneuver a backhoe. These are just some of the events in which 10 Dunedin public utility employees will compete against city workers from throughout the county as part of Public Works Day on Wednesday, May 22, in Clearwater.

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Mon May 20, 2013

Patch.com

Omg PD: Accidental Starbucks Shooting, Mayor's Gun Stolen

Starbucks Patron Shot When Friend's Gun Discharges Forget the shot of espresso. A woman having coffee at Starbucks in Tyrone Square Mall in St.

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Mon May 13, 2013

St. Petersburg Times

Pinellas agencies make four more sex-trafficking arrests

Law enforcement agencies announced four arrests Monday in two separate human-trafficking rings that they say dispatched local women and at least two juvenile girls across the Tampa Bay area for prostitution.

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Patch.com

Starbucks Patron Shot, When Friend's Gun Discharges

Forget the shot of espresso. A woman having coffee at Starbucks in Tyrone Square Mall this past weekend was shot in the calf, when her friend's gun discharged from inside her purse.

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News Talk Florida

Woman accidentally shoots friend at Starbucks

PETERSBURG, Fla. - St. Pete Police say the State Attorney's office is looking at filing criminal charges in the case where they say a woman accidentally shot her friend at Tyrone Square Mall over the weekend.

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St. Petersburg Times

Principals key to change at five struggling Pinellas schools

Pinellas Park Middle is one of the lowest-performing schools in Pinellas County.

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Sun May 12, 2013

Tampa Bay Newspapers

Surface water utility tax on June 18 agenda

Pinellas County Commissioners approved advertising of a June 18 public hearing May 7 on creation of a surface water utility and setting an appropriate fee for residents in unincorporated areas.

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WLOX-TV Biloxi

Suspect bitten by alligator after fleeing police

Bryan Zuniga, 20, now has his arm in a sling and a gash on his face. Deputies said Zuniga ran away from a traffic stop and was attacked by a gator while trying to hide in a creek near a water treatment facility.

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Patch.com

Top Headlines: Gator Attack, New Coffee Shop, School Bus Runs Red Light

Petersburg. 2. New Coffee Shop Brewing on Central Avenue The revitalization of Central Avenue continues as Genaro Coffee Co.

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Sat May 11, 2013

Bradenton.com

Florida briefs: Clock is ticking for Gov. Scott to act on budget

The clock is ticking for Gov. Rick Scott, who has until May 24 to act on a proposed $74.5 billion state budget.

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Fri May 10, 2013

St. Petersburg Times

To his mother, Trisomy 18 child in St. Petersburg is forever her perfect boy

Every afternoon about 4 p.m., Karen Heaton walks through her house, out the back door, and stands at the top of the wheelchair ramp.

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Examiner.com

Alligator attack: Bryan Zuniga apprehended by an alligator after traffic stop

According to a May 9 report on Huffington Post , a Florida man was attacked by an alligator while running from the law on foot.

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Patch.com

Accused Grease Thieves Can't Slip Sarasota Police

Two accused grease thieves weren't slippery enough to get away from Sarasota Police.

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Thu May 09, 2013

St. Petersburg Times

Pinellas Park man attacked by alligator while trying to flee traffic stop

Bryan Zuniga took great pains to get away from a Pinellas deputy who tried to pull him over early Thursday.

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Tampa Bay Newspapers

Pinellas Park planning for 5600 block

At the April 23 Community Redevelopment Agency meeting, the Pinellas Park City Council - which doubles as the CRA - began discussions about how the city plans to revamp the ailing 5600 block of Park Boulevard, which falls within the city's Community Redevelopment Area.

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Tampa Bay Newspapers

State intervenes at Pinellas Park Middle School

Following Pinellas Park Middle School earning D grades for two years in a row, the state gave the Pinellas School District three options: close the school, turn it into a charter or implement a district-managed plan that would shake up the school's teaching staff and administration.

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