Pinellas Park News

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.