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Nearly 40 years after the killing of a former Playboy Club star stunned a Florida community, investigators say new DNA technology could finally bring long-awaited answers. Detectives in St. Petersburg are reopening the 1984 murder of Carolyn Merricks, a former Suncoast Playboy Bunny of the Year whose stabbing death...

ST. PETERSBURG — About 150 people were waiting when the doors opened at 7 a.m. March 12 at the new Publix on 38th Avenue North. Some had been there since before dawn. Art Brown, 73, arrived around 5 a.m. David Lessard, 61, got in line about 6:15. Both were...

A realtor in The Villages has been banned from a local Walmart after skip scanning merchandise. MaryKay Childress, 62, of the Village of Largo, is poised to escape prosecution after two instances of theft at the Neighborhood Walmart at Sarasota Plaza. The Wisconsin native has been allowed to enter into a pre-trial...

Pinellas County is about to lose one of its cornerstone record stores. Sound Exchange, which has had a location in Pinellas Park since 2001, will close at the end of April. The independent retail outlet at 8625 66th Street N., Pinellas Park opened in 2017, replacing an earlier incarnation on Park Boulevard. The...

Some places don’t need fancy marketing or Instagram filters to prove they’re worth your time. Ted Peters Famous Smoked Fish in St. Petersburg has been doing one thing exceptionally well for over seven decades, and the smoke billowing from their outdoor pits tells you everything you need to know before you even park...

There is a place at the mouth of Tampa Bay where history stands in the sand and the water stays impossibly clear. Egmont Key is quiet, car free, and only reachable by boat, which makes every decision you take there feel intentional. You get a working lighthouse, a ghost town’s...

A Pasco County sheriff’s deputy was shot March 9 after a man suspected of shooting two people — one fatally — pointed a gun at him, Sheriff Chris Nocco said. The suspect was shot by other deputies. Both the deputy, who is expected to be OK, and the suspect were taken to the hospital.

In a letter posted on X, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier accused the Tampa Police Department of having "sanctuary policies" that conflict with the state's laws on immigration enforcement. One of the policies in question, Uthmeier wrote, prevents Tampa police from sharing information, including immigration...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Tampa, Florida – Drivers and beachgoers across the Tampa Bay region could see storms erupt quickly this afternoon, with strong wind gusts and bursts of hail capable of disrupting travel and outdoor plans...

Breaking Local News (Tampa Free Press) PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. – Drivers in Pinellas County will...