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FLORIDA — A man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run crash that sent a vehicle into a St. Petersburg home and sparked a fire earlier this week. According to police, 37-year-old Kendric Dennard Stephens was arrested days after the crash and is charged with leaving the scene of a crash involving property da

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For many working families across the Florida Suncoast, earning a paycheck is no longer enough to guarantee financial stability. A new United Way Suncoast ALICE Report shows that a family of four with two young children in childcare must earn more than $106,000 a year in the organization’s five-county region just to aff

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A new tea cafe serving imported matcha, hojicha, and oolong teas alongside Vietnamese comfort food opens tomorrow in Pinellas Park. Oou Cha, located at 6251 34th Street North, will celebrate its grand opening on June 11th in the former Moonlight Boba space. Unlike many cafes, Oou Cha will not serve...

ST. PETERSBURG — Detectives have arrested a suspect in connection with a hit-and-run crash that caused significant damage to a St. Petersburg home and ignited a fire early Monday morning. Police identified the suspect as 37-year-old Kendric Dennard Stephens, who was taken into custody following the investigation into t

Two 16-year-olds from St. Petersburg were arrested Wednesday after they led a high-speed chase through Hillsborough County, the Florida Highway Patrol said.