by Kathryn Varn on November 16, 2018 at 9:25 pm

CLEARWATER - An internal review places no blame on investigators or case managers in a fatal dog attack on a 7-month-old girl while she was in foster care.The Florida Department of Children and Families report also provides new details in the death Khloe Williams last month: t […]

by Megan Reeves on November 16, 2018 at 3:20 pm

ST. PETERSBURG - Following a few setbacks, plans for a 375-bed dormitory on the University of South Florida's St. Petersburg campus are a go, helping to meet the ever-growing demand for student housing.Construction of the $30 million building will begin in February and run […]

by Kathryn Varn on November 16, 2018 at 12:26 pm

CLEARWATER - Pinellas County Sheriff's detectives are investigating a death at a home near Clearwater.Deputies responded to a call about a deceased person about 9:30 p.m. Thursday at 1506 Meadow Dale Drive in unincorporated Clearwater, said spokeswoman Cpl. Jessica Mackesy. […]

by Daniel Figueroa IV on November 16, 2018 at 11:59 am

Don't let that bright Florida sunshine fool you this morning, it's cold outside. Florida cold, that is.In fact, with morning temperatures dipping into the mid 40s, it's the coldest it's been since mid March. Sweater up if you'll be heading out this morning. Hopefully all those folks […]

by Tracey McManus on November 16, 2018 at 12:50 am

When officials from 24 cities and counties met in St. Petersburg on Oct. 8 to form a regional coalition dedicated to addressingclimate change and sea level rise, there was one Tampa Bay county government missing.Pasco did not join the pact with Pinellas, Hillsborough, Hernando, Citrus and […]

by Josh Solomon on November 15, 2018 at 11:34 pm

ST. PETERSBURG - Plastic straws were first. Then polystyrene. Now the City Council is targeting bags. Council members on Thursday heard a pioneering proposal that would force retailers and restaurants citywide to charge customers 5 cents for-"single-use carryout bags." […]

by Kathryn Varn on November 15, 2018 at 9:16 pm

ST. PETERSBURG - A 44-year-old man died Thursday after his motorcycle collided with an SUV, according to St. Petersburg police.The crash took place at about 2:15 p.m. The motorcyclist, later identified as Christopher Sierra, was pronounced dead at a hospital. He was not wearing a […]

by Daniel Figueroa IV on November 15, 2018 at 2:53 pm

The homeless veteran and couple who raised $400,000 for him through GoFundMe are now facing criminal charges in Burlington County, N.J., where prosecutors say the whole thing was a ruse.It was one of last year's most heartwarming feel-good stories: A homeless veteran gives his last […]

by Josh Solomon on November 15, 2018 at 12:15 am

Scott Plantz, the former emergency room doctor who has fought for nearly a decade to clear his name after he was accused of medical malpractice, won a major victory Wednesday in appellate court.A panel of three judges on the Second District Court of Appeals upheld a lower court's decision […]

by Mark Katches on November 14, 2018 at 3:35 pm

Her editor describes Leonora LaPeter Anton as Columbo, the rumpled TV detective who searched for the truth each week by sorting through random clues.Meticulous and thorough.Only she can write.We are getting ready to publish her six-part serial narrative, "Blood and […]