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Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Clearwater, FL – Detectives in Pinellas County are using gold in a new way — not as currency, but as a powerful forensic tool to uncover hidden fingerprints on tough surfaces. According to the Pinellas...

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue responded after a home in Brandon caught fire on Saturday.

Investigators were at the scene of a vehicle crash that happened in St. Petersburg Saturday evening.

LARGO, Fla. — On December 22, 2025, the Largo Police Department released a video update with Petro Kuqo’s daughter, Linda Mita, and granddaughter, Elena Mita, renewing a request for public assistance in locating the missing and endangered 87-year-old man. Police said Petro Kuqo was last seen on Friday, December 12,...

WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. – Friends and family in Wesley Chapel are rallying to support the loved ones of a local motorcyclist killed in a collision on State Road 56 just days before Christmas. Michael Acord, 53, died Saturday afternoon, Dec. 20, following a crash near Lajuana Boulevard. Known widely...

A holiday gathering at a popular Overtown restaurant took a violent turn on Christmas Day when a 50-year-old woman allegedly shot her son during an argument about his behavior. Roseita Lavette Smith remains in custody at the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center following the incident, which unfolded just...

Though he’s made of wood and moss and set in the middle of a nature preserve, there’s no amount of camouflage that could disguise the presence of Gnomeo. The 17-foot-tall structure of a mythical gnome is on display at Folly Farm Nature Preserve in Safety Harbor.

RIVERVIEW, Fla. — Emergency crews swarmed a Riverview neighborhood Saturday morning after reports of smoke pouring from a residence on Fawn Dale Drive. Dispatchers at the Emergency Communications Center began fielding multiple calls around 10:22 a.m., sending Hillsborough County Fire Rescue units rushing to the scene...

CLEARWATER, Fla. — A popular public golf course in Clearwater could be replaced by a new sports and recreation complex. Sunshine Recreational and Entertainment is proposing to build the facility where the Landings Golf Club is. Some golfers are split about the potential overhaul. For Deandre Robinson, it’s a...

Newly formed volunteer organization Pride of Tampa is hosting a new set of Pride events in March which had been cancelled previously.