Pinellas County (Florida)

Florida man charged with plotting attacks to avenge Muslims

2012-01-09 16:37:43

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'Macho Man' Randy Savage dies at 58; flamboyant wrestler known for 'Ooh, yeah!' catchphrase

2011-05-21 00:00:00

"Macho Man" Randy Savage, the flamboyant, raspy-voiced former professional wrestler known for his bandanas, exotic sunglasses and "Ooh, yeah!" catchphrase, died Friday in a Florida car crash. He was 58. Savage, whose legal name was Randy Mario Poffo,...

Florida deputies wrangle, handcuff 7-foot-long alligator near elementary school

2010-09-13 16:35:01

A Battle for Control of the Feeding Tube

2003-10-23 00:00:00

As Terri Schiavo received nourishment through a new feeding tube Wednesday, debate raged about whether Gov. Jeb Bush and state lawmakers had done the right thing, or the politically expedient one, in preventing the brain-damaged woman's death. "The...

'Right-to-Die' Ruling Stands

2005-01-25 00:00:00

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to get involved Monday in the case of Terri Schiavo, clearing the way for the husband of the severely brain-damaged Florida woman to have her feeding tube unhooked by a state court order. Barring an unlikely change of heart...

Florida man impaled by branch dies in Tampa Bay

2013-06-18 06:42:00

A Tampa Bay man was killed Monday when a tree he was trying to pull down fell on him. Dan Paul Butts, 63, of Palm Harbor was impaled by a branch in his back yard sometime before 3:15 p.m. The death appears to be an accident, the Pinellas County...

George Zimmerman trial: Jury will be sequestered, judge rules

2013-06-13 18:09:39

The judge presiding over George Zimmerman's trial in the fatal shooting of Trayvon Martin announced Thursday that the jury will be sequestered. None has yet been seated in the case, but when the six jurors and four alternates are chosen to serve, their...

Should Florida school have reprimanded boy for wearing makeup?

2013-06-12 04:21:00

Should the faculty and administrators at a Florida school have reprimanded a boy for wearing makeup to school? Jamie Himes, the boy's mom, thinks the faculty and administrators at Meadowlawn Middle School in St. Petersburg�are insensitive for...

Duke donations key on science, education

2013-06-10 11:26:52

Duke Energy Florida, the Orlando area's biggest electrical utility, lit up a few charities in the region recently by donating a combined $260,000. The St. Petersburg-based unit of North Carolina-based Duke Energy Corp. is distributing the money among...

Smell of marijuana: Who needs a search warrant when police use their nose?

2013-06-09 18:06:00

Who needs a search warrant when you've got a nose? It's a common phrase in South Florida arrest reports: the scent of marijuana wafting from a suspect's vehicle. And while the detail may seem amusing, it's actually a serious legal requirement that...

UCF police: Seevakumaran planned to use 'Molotov cocktails' on fellow students

2013-05-31 18:34:00

Before his suicide, James Oliver Seevakumaran �pounded out �an angry, violent short story on his computer in which the protagonist �wrestled with his mixed-race heritage, �cursed those he despised — and then veered off on a plan to commit mass...

Robert Keller, editor

2013-05-18 12:18:28

Robert Keller, The Evening Sun's first metropolitan editor and later executive director of the Greater Baltimore Committee, died May 12 of complications from Crohn's disease at Harbor Hospital. He was 71. The son of a banker and a bookkeeper, Robert...

Deputies got a report about a gator with it's head stuck in a Largo roadway storm drain just blocks from an elementary school, according to a news release from the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office.

2013-05-28 08:26:00

This photo of a person playing in the surf at sunset along Clearwater Beach was taken by Rebecca Villar. Clearwater Beach is located on the Gulf of Mexico in Pinellas County, Florida. Soft white sands and sparkling seas are some attracting features.

2013-04-08 00:00:00

Volunteer David Bowser peeks outside the Pinellas County Democratic Party headquarters in St. Petersburg, Florida. Bowser showed up to provide rides to polls for those in need.

2012-11-06 00:00:00