Pinellas County News

When a Pinellas County sheriff's deputy tried to stop a car early today, it took off and crashed into a telephone pole near an elementary school, authorities said.

A woman who spent the day at the beach with her husband and friends was found floating face down in the waters off Honeymoon Island tonight, and died later at the hospital, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office ...

A bailiff has been suspended for, among other things, falling asleep during court proceedings, according to a Pinellas County Sheriff's Office memorandum released this morning.

The cabdriver who picked up the three men on 31st Street N near Haines Road about 3 a.m. Sunday did not like them smoking in his car.

Pinellas County investigators say a robbery at a Target pharmacy in Oldsmar this afternoon is linked to five others in Hillsborough and Pinellas counties in the past two months.

Authorities are offering a reward of up to $1,000 for information that leads to the arrest of the armed suspect responsible for robbing five pharmacies in Pinellas and Hillsborough counties between July 3 and ...

Labor Day traditionally marks the end of summer, but for fans of the scenic beach at Fred Howard Park, it means the end of fall, winter and spring, as well, this year.

A 28-year-old Dunedin man was arrested Thursday and charged with being drunk when his car ran a red light in June and struck a car, killing a passenger in that car.

Troopers have identified the people involved in a crash that closed northbound Interstate 275 in Pinellas County for more than an hour Thursday night.

Published: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 8:38 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 8:41 p.m. TAMPA A federal grand jury has indicted a Mulberry businessman on charges that he tried to hire a hit ...

In less than two months, five expensive go-fast boats have been stolen from docks on the Intracoastal Waterway in Pinellas County, and investigators think a sophisticated crime more typically seen in Miami has ...

Florida insurance regulators said late today that they plan to reject State Farm's request to increase home insurance rates an average of 47.1 percent statewide.

Pinellas County authorities say two teenage sisters were injured when their personal watercraft exploded on the Intracoastal Waterway in Clearwater.

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Two teens were injured this afternoon on the Intracoastal Waterway in Clearwater when the personal watercraft they were riding exploded, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said.

Detectives are looking for two suspects following an armed robbery and shooting at Lucky Pool, 4717 49th St.

A shooting at 4717 49th St. has the attention of sheriff's deputies who arrived around 4:30 p.m. to two people with injuries.

St. Petersburg, Florida -- Courtenay Savage was arrested in September of 2006 for opening fire on the home of a business partner.

The Pinellas COunty Board of County Commissioners voted unanimosly to issue a State of Emergency to at their 1 p.m. meeting.

Pinellas County Emergency Management has lifted the mandatory evacuation for Pinellas County residents.