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updated: Sat Jul 19, 2008 02:10 pm

St. Petersburg News

Local news for St. Petersburg, FL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

1 hr ago | 95.7 The Beat

Four Shot In Saint Petersburg

Saint Petersburg, Fla. - Police are investigating separate shootings that have one dead and three hospitalized.

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5 hrs ago | News Chief

Burglar fatally shot by St. Petersburg resident

Published: Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, July 19, 2008 at 4:30 a.m. ST.

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Related Topix: Tampa Metro

10 hrs ago | News Chief

Gov. Crist travels to Russia on trade mission

Gov. Charlie Crist will be spending the weekend in St. Petersburg - not his home on Tampa Bay, but rather Russia.

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Related Topix: Tampa Metro

14 hrs ago | Tulsa World

Overseas mission trips under scrutiny

Not long ago, the families of Fairfax Presbyterian Church spent thousands of dollars to fly their teens to Mexico for eight days of doing good.

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Related Topix: Tampa Metro

Fri Jul 18, 2008

Tampa Bay Online

St. Petersburg Shootings Leave 3 Injured

Three people were shot in the lower body about midnight today in St. Petersburg, police said.

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Related Topix: Tampa Metro

Seminole Heights

Starbucks is Staying

From SESH email list: " Good news: They're closing three Starbucks in Tampa, but the one on Hillsborough in Seminole Heights is not one of them.

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Related Topix: Tampa, FL, Tampa Metro, Citrus Park, FL, Clearwater, FL

Tampa Bay Online

Father, Sons Injured In St. Petersburg Shooting

By STEPHEN THOMPSON of The Tampa Tribune ST. PETERSBURG - A father and his two sons were sitting in the back yard of a relative's home today at about midnight when a masked gunman emerged from an alley and shot ...

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Related Topix: Tampa, FL, Tampa Metro

WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater

Three people died today in the crash of a plane on an "Angel Flight" mission. The sheriff's office identifies the victims as the pilot, Harlan E. Northcott, 81, of Sun City Center, and passengers Tyler ...

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Related Topix: Tampa Metro, Sun-City-Center, FL, Tampa, FL, Stuart, FL, Hillsborough County, FL

Thu Jul 17, 2008

Tampabays10.com

Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater

Prepare for the invasion of the earworms, those melodies that diabolically sneak into your head and can't be removed.

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Related Topix: Theater, Arts, Tampa Metro, Abba, Pop/Rock

ComputerWorld

DBA who stole consumer data gets 57 months in prison, $4M bill

Security Management Zone Security management is the process of developing a comprehensive data protection plan.

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Related Topix: Tampa, FL, Pinellas County, FL, Largo, FL, Tampa Metro

WSVN-TV Miami Beach

Activist groups plans to protest police shooting of black teen

An activist group plans another demonstration to protest the fatal shooting death of a black teenager by a white St.

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Related Topix: Violent Crime, Tampa Metro

WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater

William Petersen is leaving "CSI: Crime Scene Investigation." Petersen has agreed to return for occasional guest appearances and will remain a "CSI" executive producer but his run as an original cast member ...

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Related Topix: Action TV, Entertainment, Television, CSI, Crime TV, Drama, Tampa Metro, Jorja Fox

Wed Jul 16, 2008

Tampabays10.com

Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater

At Frida's Caf & Bakery, people can indulge in any number of sweet treats. But there's one item here that's clearly a head above the rest.

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Related Topix: US Politics, John McCain, US News, Barack Obama, Tampa Metro, 2008 Presidential Election

Secondhand Smoke

Dehydration of a Conscious Patient in Florida Reported as No Big Deal by St. Petersburg Times

Wednesday, July 09, 2008 Dehydration of a Conscious Patient in Florida Reported as No Big Deal by St.

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Related Topix: Tampa Metro, Terri Schiavo

WTSP-TV Saint Petersburg

Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater

A central Florida man who slammed his car into a bicyclist then shouted racial slurs at her has been charged with committing a hate crime.

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Related Topix: Tampa Metro, Daytona Beach Metro

Tue Jul 15, 2008

Tampa Bay Online

Fire At St. Petersburg Home Displaces 3 People

Three people were displaced this morning by a fire in a bedroom of their home, fire officials say.

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Related Topix: Tampa Metro, Natural Disasters, Wildfire, Fire

ABC Action News

Progress Energy's $17B twin nukes approved

Progress Energy's request to build two nuclear reactors in Levy County won approval Tuesday from the Florida Public Service Commission.

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Related Topix: Levy County, FL, Tampa Metro, Crystal River, FL

WSVN-TV Miami Beach

Group home worker charged with beating resident

A man who works at a St. Petersburg-area group home has been arrested for allegedly beating a resident who refused to do his chores.

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Related Topix: Tampa Metro, Pinellas County, FL

St. Petersburg Times

Driver, 87, plunges to his death in Madeira Beach

By Chris Tisch and Stephanie Garry , Times Staff Writers In print: Sunday, July 13, 2008 A Pinellas County Sheriff's Office forensics investigator examines a car that plunged into the water near the Sea Towers ...

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Related Topix: Pinellas County, FL, Madeira Beach, FL, Tampa Metro

Mon Jul 14, 2008

WFLA-AM Tampa

Bill Nelson Promises Federal Help To Clean Up Toxic Groundwater In St. Pete

Click Here FOR PICTURES! ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., - They want to know why nobody told them about a toxic plume seeping into their groundwater 15 years ago and what will be done to clean it up.

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Related Topix: Tampa Metro, US Politics, US News, US Senate, Democrat, Bill Nelson, Environmental Law, Law, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

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St. Petersburg, Florida is located in Pinellas County and is part of the Tampa Metro Area. Zip codes in St. Petersburg include 33728, 33710, and 33713.

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