Golfing with dogs prompts police response on Longboat Key
Suspicious person: A man in a van had his master plan to swipe towels foiled when police were called on him by a guest of a hotel next door to a public beach access. A caller told dispatch there was a man who drove a white van parked in a public beach access parking lot who was also there yesterday. She said she had...
Toddler found in car after fatally shot driver crashes in parking lot, FL cops...
A driver who crashed into a parked car in the middle of the afternoon had been fatally shot, and a toddler apparently witnessed the violence, according to investigators in Florida. The crash happened just after 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7, at the Robco Transmission & Auto shop in St. Petersburg. “When rescue arrived, it...
Two McDonald’s Locations Open in Palmetto – One Rebuilt, One Brand New
McDonald’s fans in North Manatee County have two new options to grab their favorites, as one long-anticipated location finally opened and another was torn down and rebuilt in less time than it took for the new one to open. The McDonald’s at 699 10th St E in Palmetto reopened...
Florida High School QB Transfers Yet Again
Darryon Jones, a Howard commit, will now play for Venice High School
Fugitive wanted in Florida arrested in Penn Yan
A Florida man wanted for armed burglary and shooting into a structure was arrested in Penn Yan last week with help from the U.S. Marshals. Penn Yan Police say 21-year-old Jacques Gentis was taken into custody without incident on August 28 at the Prospect Avenue boat launch. He was wanted out of Sarasota County on…...
Sarasota man sentenced to 8 life sentences after violently raping multiple women on same...
SARASOTA, Fla. (WWSB) – A Sarasota man has been convicted and sentenced to eight consecutive life terms for the rape of two women in 2022. Florida State Attorney Ed Brodsky said Cory Garries was convicted Sept. 8 in Sarasota County Circuit Court of five counts of sexual battery with a deadly weapon, two counts of...
Fiery crash reroutes southbound I-275 traffic for hours in St. Pete on Tuesday
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) — A fiery crash on southbound I-275 shut down part of the highway for hours Tuesday morning, the Florida Highway Patrol said. A tractor-trailer that appeared to be carrying sod failed to negotiate a curve on the exit 30 ramp that leads to Roosevelt Boulevard in St. Petersburg. The trailer...
In St. Pete, activists push for Bay area police to drop ICE agreements
ST PETERSBURG — A crowd of around 75 people gathered here on Saturday to strategize ways to persuade the police chiefs of Tampa and St. Petersburg to void partnership agreements with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) that they entered into earlier this year. Legislation signed into law by Gov....
St. Petersburg won’t see stormwater impact fees anytime soon
St. Petersburg residents face a 17.5% stormwater rate increase in October, after a 25% hike last year. Many would like to see developers contribute more to long-overdue infrastructure projects. Multiple public speakers supported the additional costs approved Thursday evening at the city’s final utility rate public...
Pre-trial hearing date set in deadly Clearwater Ferry crash
On Monday, Jeff Knight had an arraignment in his case, but he was not in court.
