Clearwater FL

Harry Davis Jr., Key Largo’s first Black fire chief, was a true Conch who was born in 1944 on his father’s pistol range, in the area that is now called Port Largo. Due to Monroe County’s segregation laws at the time, Davis Jr. was not allowed to attend Coral Shores High School. So he took a Greyhound bus all the way...

The family and friends of Michel Ortega Casanova said he was one of four men killed in an armed confrontation off the Cuban Coast.

Two Clearwater men are behind bars after police say they used fraudulent credit card information to buy four puppies from a Gulf-to-Bay pet store, sticking the owner with more than $11,000 in losses. The transactions took place during visits in late January and early February and only came to light when the shop...

A late-night joyride in a stolen car turned into a brief but chaotic chase through a Tampa neighborhood on Monday, ending with two 16-year-olds in handcuffs, according to deputies. The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office says the trouble started around 9:07 p.m., when a vehicle was reported stolen near Camden Field...

It’s time to lace up the cleats and play ball. The long-anticipated Sprowls Horizon Sports Park will officially open this weekend, bringing a new premier youth sports campus to Pinellas Park. The park is named after former Speaker of the Florida House Chris Sprowls for helping secure state funding...

What if one bite of dessert could transport you straight to the Aegean coast without ever leaving Florida? In Tarpon Springs, where sea breezes mingle with the scent of honey and toasted phyllo, this beloved Greek spot delivers exactly that kind of edible escape. Step inside and you are greeted...

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — The Pinellas Park Police Department arrested a man on "Super Speeder" charges after spotting him driving 120 mph on U.S. 19, according to an arrest affidavit. Andres Baron, 41, was traveling northbound on US-19 in Pinellas Park just after 1:30 a.m. Thursday, when police said...

They can cost a lot in damage, especially when people go without being able to proactively treat them. Experts issue warning as homeowners see surge in pest activity: '[They] cause thousands and thousands of dollars in damage' first appeared on The Cool Down .

This spring, Dunedin will be home to a new restaurant concept drawing inspiration from all over the Mediterranean. Called Tapas El Turco, it’s the brainchild of musician Daryal Kafkasso Erdem, leader of the 12-piece band Kafkasso. “We’re going to be focused on Anatole-style olive-oil cooking,” Erdem told What Now...

Don’t worry, Missouri’s Pentagram String Band is not what happens when Mumford & Sons discovers the Ouija board. Led by drifter and busker Johnny Lawhorn, the Kansas City outfit plays a murderous, misanthropic strain of bluegrass that feels conspicuously optimistic when it gets blasted out of the speakers....